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Creamy layer principle not applicable to quotas for SCs, STs: Govt's affidavit to SC

India, Aug. 7 -- The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the principle of creamy layer was not applicable to reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Government has o... Read More


Panel urges water cess framework for hydropower projects

India, Aug. 7 -- A parliamentary panel on Thursday suggested the power ministry to devise a viable water cess framework for hydroelectric projects in the country that are mutually agreeable between th... Read More


Allahabad HC quashes remand order against man

India, Aug. 7 -- The Allahabad High Court has quashed the remand order against a petitioner and directed his release upon furnishing a bond, stating that he was not provided the grounds at the time of... Read More


SC allows Asaram to engage trained care taker of his choice, no interim bail

India, Aug. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday denied interim bail as of now to self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a 2013 case of sexually assaulting a minor, but allowed him... Read More


Trump strikes back at SC, signs fresh orders on birth tourism

India, Aug. 7 -- US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders to crack down on birth tourism and limit the number of people eligible for birthright citizenship, weeks after the Supreme Co... Read More


Do anything to ensure return of Tatas to Bengal: Industries minister Tapas Roy

India, Aug. 7 -- The Bengal Government would go any distance to bring the Tatas to the State, Industries Minister Tapas Roy has said. Roy, who had led a delegation of State Government officials to Mum... Read More


PM Modi's foreign visits cost Rs 74.5 crore this year, Govt tells Parliament

India, Aug. 7 -- The Centre on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's overseas visits this year have cost the exchequer nearly Rs 74.5 crore, while also stating that Ind... Read More


Opposition MPs protest in rain over alleged Ram temple donation theft, police excesses

India, Aug. 7 -- Opposition MPs protested in Parliament House complex on Thursday against the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and "police excesses" against student protesters. ... Read More


Rajnath reviews ways to enhance effectiveness of territorial army

India, Aug. 7 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday chaired a meeting of a parliamentary committee, with discussions focusing on the Territorial Army and its members offering suggestions to fu... Read More


India demonstrates strategic might with successful Agni-4 missile test

India, Aug. 7 -- India on Thursday successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-4 from the integrated test range in Odisha's Chandipur, demonstrating its strategic strike capabilitie... Read More