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Canada Stops Multiple-Entry Tourist Visas

November 7, 2024 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Nov 7: The Canadian government has revised its visa policy and has decided to stop issuing tourist visas with a validity of up to 10 years marking a major shift in the policy to allow tourists with multiple-entry visas to stem the flow of temporary migration. Under the new guidelines, immigration officers will […]

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CJI Impressed by AI Lawyer Deftly Answering Question on Death Penalty

November 7, 2024 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Nov 7: The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday looked highly-impressed in dealing with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) lawyer at the inauguration of the National Judicial Museum and Archive. To test the AI lawyer’s knowledge, the Chief Justice asked, “Is the death penalty constitutional in India?” The AI lawyer, in the […]

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SC Orders Liquidation of Jet Airways

November 7, 2024 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Nov 7: The chapter of revival of Jet Airways was closed for ever as the Supreme Court on Thursday invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to order its liquidation setting aside a tribunal’s decision upholding a resolution plan and transfer ownership – to the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium – without full payment to creditors. […]

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Canada Blocks Australian Media Pages for Carrying Reports on Jaishankar

November 7, 2024 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Nov 7: Amidst strained relations between the two countries over Indian government’s alleged involvement in the murder of a Khalistani terrorist, India on Thursday highlighted the Canadian move to block an Australian media outlet hours after it broadcast the press conference of External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar and his Australian […]

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Food Kits with Pictures of Congress Leaders Spark Political Controversy in Wayanad

November 7, 2024 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Nov 7: A political controversy has erupted in the by-election bound Lok Sabha constituency of Wayanad in Kerala after the detection by the flying squad of the Election Commission and the local police some 30 food kits with pictures of Congress leaders including the party candidate for the by-poll Priyanka Gandhi […]

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SC Refuses to Move Kolkata Rape and Murder Case Trial outside West Bengal

November 7, 2024 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Nov 7: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea to transfer Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case outside West Bengal and termed as “canteen gossip” a lawyer’s claim that the people of the state were losing faith in the judiciary to justify the demand for […]

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Union Cabinet Approves PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme to Support Meritorious Students

November 6, 2024 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Nov 6: The meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a new Central Sector Scheme, PM Vidyalaxmi, which seeks to provide financial support to meritorious students in their pursuit of higher education. Under the scheme, a student who secures admission in any of the top […]

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LMV Licence Holders can also Drive Some Transport Vehicles: SC

November 6, 2024 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Nov 6: In a jolt to the vehicle insurance companies and major relief to the commercial vehicle drivers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a person holding a driving licence for Light Motor Vehicles (LMV) is also entitled to drive a transport vehicle with an unladen weight not exceeding 7,500 kg. The […]

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US Presidential Elections: Two Contradictory Scenes in Two Indian Villages

November 6, 2024 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Nov 6: The residents of the sleepy Indian village Vadluru in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday burst crackers to celebrate the return of Donald Trump as the president of the United States, the disappointed people of Thulasendrapuram in neighbouring Tamil Nadu hope that the “fighter” Kamala Harris will one day stage a […]

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Congress Dissolves HP State Unit

November 6, 2024 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Nov 6: The Congress has dissolved its Himachal Pradesh state unit, one of the only three states where the party is in power. In a statement on Wednesday, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said, “Honourable Congress President has approved the proposal to dissolve the entire state unit of the PCC, District Presidents and […]