Akshita Kapoor

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Can Supreme Court force the President to approach SC under Article 143 of the Constitution seeking its opinion on constitutionality of a bill? This is one of the key questions that has emerged on a closer study of the SC's recent judgment on the President's powers regarding bills passed by state legislatures.Article 201 of the Constitution does not prescribe a time limit or warrant the President to provide a reason for withholding assent to a bill reserved for her by governors. But a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan asked the President to do what is not mandated by the Constitution - to specify elaborate reasons for withholding assent to a bill or returning it to the state legislature. SC also appeared to have stepped into the legislative process, that includes assent of the […]

[ad_1] BHOPAL: If a candidate hides information about a criminal case against him while applying for a job, it amounts to "moral turpitude", regardless of whether he is acquitted later, Madhya Pradesh HC ruled, while upholding the cancellation of a job offer to an applicant at the Itarsi ordnance factory.The petitioner, Ram Bhuvan Yadav from Azamgarh in UP, applied for the post of turner (semi-skilled) in response to advertised vacancies in the factory. He appeared in a written test in May 2016 and then a trade aptitude test. He cleared both and made it to the merit list.After the results were declared, he submitted documents and a self-attestation form. During scrutiny, the office of Azamgarh collector notified the ordnance factory that a criminal case under Sections 254 (delivering an altered coin as genuine), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 325 (voluntarily […]

[ad_1] Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis MUMBAI: The state govt has reduced the stipend of eight lakh beneficiaries of its flagship Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana because they were also receiving benefits under another govt scheme, the Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi (NSMN).The eight lakh women will receive a payout of Rs 500 instead of Rs 1,500 per month because they already receive Rs 1,000 under Namo Shetkari programme. The Ladki Bahin scheme stipulates that its beneficiaries can avail of other govt schemes only if the benefit is capped at Rs 1,500 per month.This is part of state's move to scrutinise beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin scheme and to restrict the stipend only to those who fit the eligibility criteria. In Oct, state had around 2.63 crore applicants for the scheme. The scrutiny process reduced that figure by 11 lakh to […]

[ad_1] SS chief Mohan Bhagwat (File Image/PTI) KANPUR: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat praised Ambedkar's lifelong mission to eradicate social inequality, describing his efforts as a force that helped awaken Hindu society, reports Faiz Siddiqui. "If RSS is seen as a catalyst, then Ambedkar's efforts were also catalytic. While RSS acted as an initiator that turned the key, Ambedkar was a force that gave a push, as Hindu society was not listening," he said Monday.Speaking at the inauguration of a Sangh Bhawan named after RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Kanpur, Bhagwat drew a symbolic connection between Ambedkar and Hedgewar. "Both dedicated their lives to societal progress and held a common aspiration for the nation's growth." [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India skipper MS Dhoni produced a vintage finishing act, smashing an unbeaten 26 to guide Chennai Super Kings to a five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL on Monday. The win ended CSK’s run of five consecutive defeats, with Dhoni and Shivam Dube (43*) stitching an unbroken 57-run stand to help the visitors chase down 167 with three balls to spare at the Ekana Stadium.Leading the side in place of the injured Ruturaj Gaikwad, the 43-year-old Dhoni walked in at No. 7 and lit up the night with a flurry of boundaries — four fours and a six — in a dazzling 11-ball knock. The master finisher silenced critics and fans alike, proving he's still got the spark when it matters most.For his game-changing cameo, Dhoni was named Player of […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi HISAR: PM Narendra Modi accused Congress of humiliating Dr B R Ambedkar during his lifetime and attempting to erase his legacy after his death. "Congress humiliated Baba Saheb Ambedkar while he was alive, ensuring his electoral defeats and conspiring to keep him out of the system," he said, speaking at an event in Hisar marking Ambedkar's birth anniversary Monday."And when he was no longer among us, they tried to eliminate even his ideas. Congress has become the predator of the Constitution," Modi said.He accused the opposition party of distorting Ambedkar's vision of a just and equal society for political gain. "Ambedkar wanted every poor and deprived person to live with dignity and realise their dreams. But Congress reduced SC, ST, and OBC communities to second-class citizens," he said.Modi highlighted development schemes under BJP-led govt, saying […]

[ad_1] Harvard University in Cambridge (File photo) The Trump administration announced Monday it will freeze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts for Harvard after the university refused to comply with its policy demands concerning changes in its policies. The mandates, issued in an April 3 directive, required changes to university governance, hiring and admissions processes, the closure of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices, and cooperation with federal immigration screenings for international students. In its response, Harvard President Alan Garber declared the university would not “negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights.” Garber emphasized that while the university is committed to addressing discrimination, it rejects federal overreach into academic autonomy. Following Harvard’s refusal, the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism suspended the fundings and grants. The Task Force cited concerns about elite universities’ commitment to civil […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A fresh encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday night.According to officials, the exchange of fire took place in Lasana village of Surankote after security forces launched a search operation based on intelligence inputs regarding the presence of terrorists in the area.One Army personnel was injured during the firing and was subsequently shifted to a hospital for treatment, officials said.The Army stated that additional troops have been deployed and search operations are ongoing to prevent the terrorists from escaping."Contact was established with terrorists during a joint operation with Police at Lasana, Surankote last night. Additional troops have been inducted, and search operations are ongoing to prevent the terrorists from escaping," the Jammu-based White Knight Corps posted on X. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Supreme Court Justice B R Gavai (File Image) NEW DELHI: It is the Constitution which kept India united, strong and stable in the last 75 years despite facing turbulent times during external aggressions and internal disturbances, senior-most judge of Supreme Court Justice B R Gavai said on Monday while showering praise on B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.Justice Gavai, who will take over as CJI next month, said the Constitution paved the way for upliftment of women and oppressed sections of society and brought them into the national mainstream which was manifested in Droupadi Murmu, a Scheduled Tribe woman, becoming President, and Narendra Modi, despite coming from a humble background and belonging to the backward classes, assuming the office of PM. Justice Gavai said many neighbouring countries failed but India stood the test […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Calling the BJP-RSS "enemies" of Ambedkar, and stating that Ambedkar had blamed V D Savarkar for his election defeat in 1952, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said PM Modi should read the letter that the framer of the Constitution wrote to his friend about his defeat. He said RSS-BJP only pay lip service to the late neta for political reasons.Kharge slammed the PM's allegations against Congress, saying the party gave respect to Ambedkar by making him a member of the Constituent Assembly and chairman of the drafting committee, in contrast to RSS, which burnt a copy of the Constitution and condemned Ambedkar for not including "manusmriti" in the statute. "They are enemies of Ambedkar, and did not respect him when he was alive. They condemned Ambedkar's conversion to Buddhism by mocking that 'Buddha has become SC'," he said. […]