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Hijab row: All eyes on K'taka High Court scheduled to take up hearing today

The Karnataka High Court will on Tuesday take up the hearing of petitions, filed by students of the Government Pre-University College for Girls, Udupi, demanding permission to attend classes wearing hijab. The bench headed by Justice Krishna S. Dixith is expected to give the ruling on the issue by noon.

Feb 8, 2022

Hundreds of truckers moving toward Canada's capital for protests

Anti-vaccine protest takes ugly turn in Ottawa; protestors attempt setting apartment on fire [details]

After starting the fire, the protestors reportedly ran away. Things could have ended very differently, but for a good Samaritan passing by who managed to extinguish the flames.

Feb 8, 2022

Australian Supermountains, Himalayas key behind evolution of life on Earth, shows study

The increase in atmospheric oxygen associated with the erosion of the Transgondwanan Supermountain is the largest in Earth's history and key for the appearance of animals

Feb 7, 2022

As Bengal's debt piles up, state govt applies brakes on spending [details]

Recently West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee directed all the departments to cut down unnecessary expenditure beyond the approved budget and not to take any new project without the approval of the Chief Secretary or the finance department.

Feb 6, 2022

Govt to ensure multi-layered security features in e-passports: Jaishankar

The data of the soon-to-be launched e-passport will protected through multi-layered cyber security features, the government has assured the Lok Sabha.

Feb 5, 2022

No penalty on driving alone without mask in Delhi; DDMA eases COVID rules [details]

Solo drivers in Delhi are no longer required to wear a face mask after DDMA has relaxed some COVID curbs citing improving situation.

Feb 4, 2022

Hijab row: K'taka HC to hear students' plea on Feb 8

The Karnataka High Court will take up the petitions filed by students of the Government Pre-University College for Girls, Udupi, demanding permission to attend classes while wearing 'hijab', on February 8.

Feb 4, 2022

Sahil Sachdeva shares his proven strategies that can help you ace your branding this year.

Sahil Sachdeva said Building a brand is not an overnight thing. You need to have patience for that. Keep being you and one day your hard work will shine in building your brand

Feb 3, 2022

400 Vande Bharat trains in 3 years: What it means for Integral Coach Factory [Details]

It was a moment of great pride for the team that created Vande Bharat trains (also known as Train 18) when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced production of 400 trains over the next three years, said the train creator.

Feb 2, 2022

J&K gets ₹35,581 crore from Budget; ₹33,293 crore to be utilized to meet resource gap [details]

Rs 273 crore has been allocated as grants towards rehabilitation of Dal-Nageen Lake, Rs 279 crore as grants towards contribution to Disaster Response Fund. Read more.

Feb 2, 2022

10 tips for a safe and comfortable bus journey during these times!

10 Tips for a safe bus journey during the Covid times

A bus journey is perhaps what most of us relate to when thinking of inter-city or inter-state travel and rightly so as it is by far the most convenient, safe and cost-effective mode of transport there is, to travel fairly long distances in India.

Feb 1, 2022

Nirmala Sitharaman delivers Budget 2022-23; Shortest speech, sans many taxes and positive

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday delivered the Budget 2022-23 with her shortest budget speech so far.

Feb 1, 2022

Freedom Convoy: Why are Canadian truckers protesting in Ottawa; what is govt saying [details]

Hundreds of truckers arrived in Ottawa on Saturday as part of a "Freedom Convoy" of long-haul drivers to oppose the Canadian government's requirement that all cross-border essential workers, including truckers, must show proof of vaccination at a port of entry.

Jan 31, 2022

Couple behind India's indigenous Covid vaccine gets Padma Bhushan

Dr. Krishna Ella is the Chairman and Managing Director of the biotechnology company while his wife is Joint Managing Director. Bharat Biotech, India's first indigenous vaccine for Covid-19 has been awarded Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country.

Jan 26, 2022

Indigenous communities of Jharkhand have long defended their native forests from exploitation.

Environment Ministry seeks to justify its star rating for green clearance

First it offered star rating as an incentive to promote ease of doing business and now the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has justified/clarified it as a further step "for encouraging the efficiency, transparency and accountability" in states' functioning.

Jan 25, 2022

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