NEW DELHI: The opposition MPs, who were suspended on Friday after chaos during a JPC meeting on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla claiming they were suspended after the panel chairman “spoke to somebody on the phone”.In a letter addressed to the Speaker, opposition MPs recounted the sequence of events,…
NEW DELHI: Railways has set up a high-level inquiry committee headed by principal chief safety officer (PCSO) into Jalgaon train tragedy terming it an “unusual incident” of run over. Sources said since this was an incident outside the train and not a technical matter, a probe by Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) won’t be required.The…
Representative image (Picture credit: IANS) NEW DELHI: A suggestion to give non-resident Indians representation in Parliament was made on Tuesday at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on external affairs due to their growing numbers and unique issues concerning the diaspora interest. Sources said Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda cited examples of countries such as…
NEW DELHI: The chief of Madhya Pradesh Parshuram Kalyan Board, Pandit Vishnu Rajoria, announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for couples from Sanadhya Brahmin community who have four children.The announcement was made during a ‘parichay sammelan’ held on Sunday for men and women of marriageable age from the community.In a video that went viral…
NEW DELHI: India has joined UN committee of experts on big data and data science for official statistics, an entity that was created to further investigate benefits and challenges of big data, including potential for monitoring and reporting on sustainable development goals.Inclusion in this expert committee comes at a crucial time, as India recently assumed…
Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) has decided to investigate irregularities and shortcomings in all previous elections, including the three preceding elections that have been controversial during the Awami League-rule in 2014, 2018 and 2024. The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported that following a meeting, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin instructed all 10 regional election officers…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court appointed high-powered committee headed by former judge of Punjab and Haryana HC Nawab Singh will hold further talks with the agitating farmers on Jan 3 and an invitation has been sent to them for a virtual meeting.The court had in Sept constituted the independent and neutral panel to hold talks with…
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) revoked Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR.“Observing a downward trend in the AQI levels of Delhi on 27.12.2024, the Sub-Committee on GRAP further reviewed the air quality scenario in the region as well as the IMD/IITM forecasts and observed as under,” the statement…
MUMBAI: RBI has formed a panel to guide ethical AI adoption in the financial sector. The committee on Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of Artificial Intelligence (FREE-AI) will be chaired by Pushpak Bhattacharyya of IIT Bombay.Others in the panel include experts from academia, industry, govt, and regulatory bodies. Its mandate includes assessing AI adoption…
JAISALMER: The GST Council on Saturday decided to waive tax on gene therapy used to treat cancer and reduced the levy on fortified rice kernels used in PDS to 5%, but deferred a call on lower rates for health and term assurance and food delivery services as more consultations were required.The all-powerful panel led by…