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1:01 PM

Mundka blaze: 5 affected families to get Rs 5,000 monthly ration

A Delhi-based NGO has decided to bear the cost of monthly ration of Rs 5,000 per family whose kin died in a massive blaze on May 13 in the national capital's Mundka. The NGO -- Aao Saath Chalein -- being run by Visshnu Mittal, Treasurer at Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit will provide the said amount every month for the period of next two years. "We have identified five families among the list of the deceased who lost their sole breadwinners in the fire incident," Mittal told IANS.

1:00 PM

No decision yet on joining BJP or AAP: Hardik Patel

A day after resigning from the Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Thursday said he has not taken any decision yet on joining any other party, be it the ruling BJP in Gujarat or the new entrant AAP.

 

Addressing a press conference here, Patel (28) claimed the Congress had no vision and that leaders of the party were biased against Gujarati people.

 

Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls due later this year, Patel on Wednesday resigned from the Congress, claiming top leaders of the party were distracted by their mobile phones and that Gujarat Congress leaders were more interested in arranging chicken sandwiches for them.

12:53 PM

NIA court convicts Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in terror funding case

Yasin Malik, the Kashmiri separatist leader, has been convicted by National Investigating Agency (NIA) court in Delhi after he previously pled guilty in a terror funding case. NIA authorities will have to assess his financial situation and arguments on the quantum of the sentence will be heard on May 25. 

 

Earlier, Yasin Malik pleaded guilty before a special NIA court on all charges including UAPA in connection with a terror case, for hatching a criminal conspiracy, waging war against the country, and other unlawful activities disturbing the peace in the Valley.

 

11:35 AM

SC grants interim bail to Azam Khan in a matter concerning Kotwali police station in Rampur

Supreme Court grants interim bail to SP leader Azam Khan in a matter concerning Kotwali police station in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.

 

11:30 AM

Today we are taking a collective resolve, making efforts to build a new India: PM at 'Yuva Shivir'

Today we are taking a collective resolve, making efforts to build a new India. A new India, whose identity is new, forward-looking and traditions are ancient and move ahead by taking both new thinking and age-old culture together: PM Narendra Modi while addressing 'Yuva Shivir'

 

11:29 AM

PM Modi addresses 'Yuva Shivir' in Vadodara

Our saints and scriptures have taught us that the foundation and development of any society is based on its youth...We've taken pledge to make a New India that is built on new thinking but is rooted in our rich cultural heritage: PM Modi while addressing 'Yuva Shivir' in Vadodara

10:56 AM

Recommendation of GST Council are not binding on the Centre and the States : Supreme Court.

Recommendations of the GST Council aren't binding on Centre and States, the Supreme Court said. It only has a persuasive value. Parliament and state legislatures possess equal powers to legislate on GST. It is for the GST Council to advise suitably, SC further added.

10:54 AM

PM to address a Yuva Shivir in Vadodara via video conferencing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a Yuva Shivir organised by the Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Kundaldham and Shree Swaminarayan Temple Karelibaug in Vadodara, shortly via video conferencing.

10:53 AM

Tata vs Mistry in Supreme Court

Supreme Court to hear today the review plea filed by Shapoorji Pallonji Group challenging SC’s order allowing Tata Son's appeal against the NCLAT order to reinstate the ousted Chairman Cyrus Mistry.

10:45 AM

India, fastest-growing major economy, projected to grow 6.4% in 2022: UN

As the Ukraine conflict impacts the global GDP, India is projected to grow by 6.4 per cent in 2022, slower than the last year's 8.8 per cent but still the fastest-growing major economy, with higher inflationary pressures and uneven recovery of the labour market curbing private consumption and investment, according to a UN report.

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said in its World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report released on Wednesday that the war in Ukraine has upended the fragile economic recovery from the pandemic, triggering a devastating humanitarian crisis in Europe, increasing food and commodity prices and globally exacerbating inflationary pressures.

The global economy is now projected to grow by only 3.1 per cent in 2022, down from the 4.0 per cent growth forecast released in January 2022. Global inflation is projected to increase to 6.7 per cent in 2022, twice the average of 2.9 per cent during 20102020, with sharp rises in food and energy prices, it said.

10:27 AM

CUET for PG admissions from 2022 academic session: UGC chairman

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to introduce the common university entrance test (CUET) for post graduate courses also from this year, Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said on Thursday.

 

The decision comes weeks after the UGC chief announced that CUET scores, and not Class 12 scores, will be mandatory for admission to 45 central universities and that the central universities can fix their minimum eligibility criteria.

 

"CUET for PG admissions will also be introduced from the 2022 academic session. The exam will be conducted in the third week of July and the application process will begin today and will conclude on June 18," Kumar told PTI.

10:24 AM

CUET for PG courses in third week of July, application process to begin today: UGC Chief Jagadesh Kumar.

CUET for PG courses to be conducted in third week of July, application process to begin today: UGC Chief Jagadesh Kumar.

10:24 AM

UGC to also introduce Common University Entrance Test for post graduate courses: UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar

UGC to also introduce Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for post graduate courses: Chairman Jagadesh Kumar

10:21 AM

Delhi: Resident doctors Of LHMC announce strike against physical assault

Resident doctors Of LHMC announce strike against physical assault

10:20 AM

Parliamentary panel to hold meeting on Mediation Bill 2021 consideration

Parliamentary panel to hold meeting on Mediation Bill 2021 consideration