India
16 Jun 2025 | 7:19 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) In a significant administrative shift, the Ministry of Law and Justice has notified the Supreme Court (Amendment) Rules, 2025, declaring that second and fourth Saturdays—which were previously observed as off days—will now be working days once again for the Supreme Court's registry and offices.
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16 Jun 2025 | 6:55 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging its recent judgment that mandated a minimum of three years' practice as an advocate for candidates seeking entry into the judicial service at the level of Civil Judge (Junior Division).
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16 Jun 2025 | 6:00 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) In a major step towards strengthening India’s maritime security and promoting indigenous defence capabilities, Achal, the fifth Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) in a series of eight being built by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), was launched in Goa on Monday.
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16 Jun 2025 | 5:50 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Reaffirming India's pivotal role in the global pharmaceutical industry, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel on Monday pointed out that 70 percent of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) total vaccines are sourced from India.
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16 Jun 2025 | 5:47 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday emphasised the need to adopt a zero-casualty approach in the face of disasters, asserting that while the country is well-prepared to handle such situations, it must also address their root causes.
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16 Jun 2025 | 5:15 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday held that an individual working in a registered society, even if it qualifies as a "state" under Article 12 of the Constitution, cannot be treated as a government servant.
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16 Jun 2025 | 5:09 PMNew Delhi, Jun 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain the plea of Amtek Group promoter Arvind Dham seeking interim relief in a money laundering case, questioning the maintainability of his fresh application after a previous rejection by a three-judge bench.
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16 Jun 2025 | 4:52 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Samajwadi Party (SP) challenging an Allahabad High Court order that restrained its district president in Pilibhit from filing further writ petitions related to the alleged eviction of the party from its office in Pilibhit. However, the top court clarified that the party itself is not barred from approaching the High Court for appropriate relief.
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16 Jun 2025 | 4:19 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Soon after the government issued a notification declaring the 16th Caste Census to begin from 2027, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused the opposition Congress party of always cheating and suppressing the rights of OBCs.
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16 Jun 2025 | 4:14 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) In the past five-and-a-half months, India has lost 91 royal tigers—an alarming figure - due to poaching, territorial disputes, human-wildlife conflicts, train mishaps and natural causes, according to data from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
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16 Jun 2025 | 4:06 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticised the Gazette notification issued by the Government on the 16th Census, calling it a "damp squib" that offers no clarity and "remains silent on the inclusion of caste data”.
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16 Jun 2025 | 3:06 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Amid the continued missile attacks between Iran and Israel, India has been in touch with the UAE and Armenia in the likely evacuation of some 1,300 Indian students stuck in Iran.
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16 Jun 2025 | 2:29 PMNicosia/New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was today awarded Cyprus’ highest honour, the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III, by President Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace in Nicosia.
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16 Jun 2025 | 2:26 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) In yet another incident involving an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, flight AI 315 from Hong Kong to Delhi was forced to return to its origin shortly after takeoff due to a suspected technical issue.
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16 Jun 2025 | 12:54 PMNew Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The government of Monday officially notified that the next Census of the population of India will be conducted in the year 2027.
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