[ad_1] Despite judicial orders issued three years ago, the Delhi government had failed to issue administrative instructions for registration of marriages solemnised under Muslim and Christian personal laws on its e-portal, the Delhi High Court recently observed. A single-judge bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula, in its July 4 order, observed, “In spite of the assurances given, it is disconcerting to observe that appropriate administrative instructions have yet to be issued, nearly three years following the order dated 4th October 2021. The persistence of the issue, as evident in the present…
Read MoreTag: Income Tax Form 16 Part B
Ex-Army Chief NC Vij’s new book says ‘intelligence failure led to Kargil war’ | India News
[ad_1] Elaborating on the circumstances that led to the 1999 Kargil war, former Army Chief NC Vij (retd) writes in his new book ‘Alone in the Ring’ that intelligence agencies had “gravely failed to detect the large purchases of winter fighting equipment from international weapons markets by Pakistan” and “inaccurate assessment” of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) that there was no possibility of a war with Pakistan in the current year. The book, yet to be released, also dwells upon the lessons from the war at a time when…
Read MorePunjab seeks 100 per cent central funding for crop residue management | India News
[ad_1] Observing that burning of crop residue is an “important” issue, the AAP-led Punjab government on Thursday urged the Central government to restore the funding pattern for Crop Residue Management Scheme from 60:40 (Centre:State) to 100 per cent centrally funded. The state also asked the Centre to provide compensation to farmers for management of paddy stubble to tackle stubble burning menace and the resultant air pollution in Delhi NCR, Haryana and Punjab. It demanded that the Centre gover Rs 7,000 per acre to farmers who plant any crop other than…
Read MoreVigil up in Vadodara as three more Cholera cases reported | Ahmedabad News
[ad_1] Vadodara’s Padra municipality on Thursday reported three cases of cholera, prompting the district health department to initiate a surveillance. Over 20 other patients with suspected cholera are already undergoing treatment. Vadodara Chief District Health Officer Dr Minaxi Chauhan, who visited the affected areas in Padra Thursday, said that three patients, including a minor, have tested positive for cholera and are undergoing treatment. “While around 22 to 25 patients with suspected cholera are admitted at the hospital, three have tested positive,” she added.Chauhan said since July 15 the municipality “witnessed…
Read MoreUkraine creating AI drones amidst war with Russia | World News
[ad_1] A number of Ukrainian startups and firms are taking to AI-powered drones, in the midst of a growing conflict with Russia. The key to this approach is deploying these drones along the front lines, to resist Russian signal jamming and allow large-scale operations of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Developing the drones Ukrainian firms are concentrating on three main areas: terrain mapping, visual systems for target recognition and navigation, and sophisticated AI algorithms that allow drones to fly in coordinated swarms. Swarmer is one out of the hundreds of tech…
Read MoreFirst national scientists round table conference to be held in Pune | Pune News
[ad_1] MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU) is set to host the National Scientists Round Table Conference (NSRTC) from July 19 to 21. The first-of-its-kind conference in India aims to unite the nation’s leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars, providing a platform for the exchange of pioneering ideas and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. The announcement of NSRTC was made recently by distinguished figures in the scientific community, including Padma Vibhushan Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, Padma Bhushan Dr Vijay Bhatkar, MIT-WPU executive president Rahul Vishwanath Karad, MIT-WPU Vice Chancellor Dr R M Chitnis, and…
Read MoreSC orders release of detained TN YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar | India News
[ad_1] Tamil Nadu YouTuber Savukku Shankar, who has been in preventive detention for over two months, got some interim relief Thursday as the Supreme Court directed his release. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah ordered the release pending a decision by the Madras High Court on his plea challenging his preventive detention. “We are definitely of the view that the delay which has been caused in the matter, the petitioner has no hands in it. In the peculiar facts, the petitioner be released till the case against…
Read MoreBMC receives 150 dog-related complaints in a week on new portal | Mumbai News
[ad_1] Last week, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched a new portal designed for residents to report issues related to the city’s dog population, including complaints about stray dogs, rabid dogs, and dog bites. In its first week, the portal received nearly 150 complaints, with 43 concerning stray dogs and 15 related to dog bites. Dog bite incidents are a frequent issue on Mumbai’s crowded streets, where an estimated 164,000 dogs live. The city reports approximately 70,000 dog bite cases annually. To enhance public accessibility, the Veterinary Health Department has…
Read MoreBengaluru Court extends judicial custody of actor Darshan & 16 others in murder case till August 1 | Bangalore News
[ad_1] A special court here on Thursday extended till August one the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his friend Pavithra Gowda, and 15 others in the Renukaswamy murder case. All the 17 accused, including Darshan and Pavithra, were produced before the magistrate through video conferencing from Bengaluru and Tumakuru prisons, where they are lodged, as their judicial custody ended today. The special public prosecutor argued that releasing the accused could hinder ongoing investigations, as more details needed to be collected. The prosecution highlighted alleged attempts by…
Read MorePM Modi meets BJP workers at party headquarters | India News
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the BJP workers and those employed at the party’s headquarters here on Thursday in what is being seen as his appreciation for their work following his return to power for a third straight term. Modi was greeted by BJP president J P Nadda as he arrived at its headquarters. He had shown a similar gesture after the BJP’s 2019 poll win as well. [ad_2] Source link
Read More