SC Collegium recommends elevation of 14 advocates as judges of Bombay HC

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New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai, has recommended the elevation of fourteen advocates as judges of the Bombay High Court. The Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues, forwarded the recommendation for the elevation of advocates Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande, Amit Satyavan Jamsandekar, Ashish Sahadev Chavan, Vaishali Nimbajirao Patil-Jadhav, Abasaheb Dharmaji Shinde, and Farhan…

14,329 electric buses operating on Indian roads under NEBP: Minister

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New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India now has 14,329 electric buses operating on the roads as part of the National Electric Bus Programme (NEBP), the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.NITI Aayog has requested Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) to perform the role of a programme manager for the demand aggregation of 50,000 e-buses.The government has introduced a number of schemes, such as “PM-eBus Sewa” and “PM E-Drive”, which extend financial assistance for electric vehicles.”State Transport…

Uttarakhand Assembly clears Minority Educational Institutions Bill amid Oppn uproar 

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Dehradun, Aug 20 (IANS) The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday cleared the Minority Educational Institutions Bill, which seeks to regulate all the minority institutions in the state by setting up a new authority, amid chaos and uproar by the Opposition members.The bill, introduced in the House a day ago, witnessed heated debate between the treasury and Opposition benches on Wednesday, with the latter creating a ruckus over alleged rigging in recently held Panchayat elections and also cornering th…

Some people don't like Musi rejuvenation, Future City, says Telangana CM

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Hyderabad, Aug 20 (IANS Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said that some people do not like his plans for the Musi River rejuvenation and building Bharat Future City. Stating that the government is working for the comprehensive development of Hyderabad, he exuded confidence that by 2034, the city will be developed in such a manner that the entire world will look towards it.He was speaking at an event to lay the foundation stone for district registrar office and integrated re…

Commissioning of Kulasekarapattinam spaceport targetted for FY 27: Jitendra Singh

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New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The commissioning of Kulasekarapattinam spaceport targeted for FY 2026-27, said Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, in the Parliament on Wednesday.Located in the coastal village of Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu, the spaceport is being built to launch small satellites, such as microsatellites and nanosatellites, using Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). It is the second launchpad of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Its c…

They believe lies can secure mandate, but this is their misconception: BJP on LoP Gandhi’s ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’

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New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday hit out at Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav over their ongoing ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ and accused them of ‘spreading lies’ to mislead people. It stated that such tactics would never secure them a mandate. The sharp counter came as LoP Rahul Gandhi, along with Tejashwi Yadav, launched the 1,300 km-long ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ from Sasaram in Bihar, ai…

Step to end democratic era of India forever: Mamata Banerjee on 130th Constitution Amendment bill

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Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday lashed out at the Centre for bringing the 130th Constitution Amendment bill, saying it was a step towards “super-emergency” and “end the democratic era of India forever”.Using her X handle, Banerjee said, “I condemn the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, proposed to be tabled, by the Government of India today. I condemn it as a step towards something that is more than a super- Emergency, a step to end the democratic…

Bengal Guv approved chargesheet against minister in schoolteachers' recruitment case, says ED in court

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Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose has approved the chargesheet filed against state minister Chandranath Singh in the primary schoolteachers’ recruitment case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told the court on Wednesday.The chargesheet was accepted in a special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata, after receiving the Governor’s approval.The court ordered that Chandranath Sinha, West Bengal Minister incharge of the micro, small and medium ente…

SC rejects review pleas against cancellation of 25,753 appointments made in Bengal schools

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New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of review petitions challenging its April 3 judgement that had invalidated 25,753 teaching and non-teaching appointments made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in 2016.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma observed that the review pleas were an attempt to seek a “re-hearing of the entire matter on merits” despite the fact that “all relevant aspects have already been examined and conside…

Class 10 boy dies after knife attack by junior in Gujarat school

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Ahmedabad, Aug 20 (IANS) In a shocking case, a Class 10 student of Seventh Day School in the Khokhra area of Gujarat’s Ahmedabad died following a knife attack allegedly carried out by a Class 8 student. What began as a scuffle between the two students soon spiralled into deadly violence. According to police, the victim, who was attacked by the Class 8 student along with seven to eight others on Tuesday afternoon, was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries during treatment.The clash…