Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) The Kerala High Court, in an interim order on Wednesday, restrained the state Waqf Board from taking any major decisions after finding that its present constitution appears to be contrary to the provisions of the Waqf Act.A division bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice V.M.Syam Kumar observed that the Board was prima facie not constituted in accordance with Section 14 of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development (UMEED) Act,…
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Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) Animesh Bhargave, one of the two Hindu members in the recently reconstituted Waqf Board committee of Madhya Pradesh, outlined his priorities while defending his appointment as an ‘inclusive’ move and one aimed at bringing more transparency in the board’s functioning. Speaking to IANS, Bhargave said that the ten-member Board’s foremost priority was to increase the efficiency of Waqf board properties, prevent income leakages, and transfer benefits to the disadvantaged…
Shillong, June 29 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday reviewed the reform initiatives being undertaken in the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) and Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), aimed at strengthening the functioning of the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) through institutional and administrative reforms.Chairing a review meeting, the Chief Minister said the state government had recently urged both the councils to work closely with it t…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) At a time when many companies are doubling down on workplace culture and employee wellbeing, fintech startup Bolt is taking a sharply different path.Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow has defended his controversial decision to eliminate the company’s entire human resources department, arguing that HR teams often create unnecessary complications instead of solving problems.Speaking at Fortune’s Workforce Innovation Summit, the 31-year-old founder said the move was part of a broade…
Chennai, May 20 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) in Tamil Nadu is planning to introduce a comprehensive biometric attendance system for its employees in an effort to improve workplace discipline and ensure staff complete their mandatory eight-hour work shifts. The move comes in response to repeated complaints regarding employees not reporting to work on time and concerns over attendance monitoring, particularly among field-level staff. Corporation officials said complaints had surfac…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Zoho Corporation on Wednesday announced an investment of Rs 70 crore in Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to support the development of sovereign technology and strengthen India’s digital public infrastructure.The Chennai-headquartered global technology company said the investment is aimed at making technology more accessible and inclusive for businesses of all sizes, particularly micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).“India’s economy depends heavily o…
Washington, May 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at overhauling federal contracting practices by shifting towards fixed-price agreements, a move the administration says will reduce waste and curb cost overruns.White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf said many government contracts currently operate under a “cost plus” system.“Many federal contracts currently operate on a cost plus basis… leads to cost overruns, and costs the federal government a lot of mo…
Jaipur, April 18 (IANS) Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Vasudev Devnani, emphasised that legislative drafting is central to the law-making process and must reflect the aspirations of the people in clear and simple language. He stated that the process of passing bills in the Assembly is conducted with utmost care, transparency, and attention to quality, ensuring effective, people-centric legislation.Devnani was addressing participants at the 37th International Training Progr…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A significant milestone in the country’s energy sector was marked on Wednesday as the PowerXchange App was showcased live and the Interstate Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Trading Platform was officially launched at the India Energy Stack Pavilion during the Global AI Summit.Union Power Minister Manohar Lal was shown the app, demonstrating how consumers and prosumers can trade surplus solar energy seamlessly. Earlier, the platform was demonstrated live before Prime Minister N…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Life sciences leaders in India are scaling artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation, said a report on Friday.The report by KPMG, which surveyed 110 global Life Sciences leaders, noted that life sciences CEOs in India are also investing in enhancing workforce skills, and the country is on track for sustainable growth in the sector.“India’s life sciences sector is moving from aspiration to execution. CEOs are scaling AI and digital transformation, pursui…