‘Can’t be labs of hate’: JNU vows strict action over anti-PM slogans; FIR filed against students | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Tuesday warned strict action against students who raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah during a campus protest, stating that the university “can’t be laboratory of hate.”Sharing a post on X, the university said, “An FIR has already been lodged in…

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Air pollution: Car now status symbol, says SC; adds ‘rich people should also sacrifice’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday backed the use of electric vehicles as Delhi continues to battle air pollution. The apex court said that car ownership has turned into a status symbol and urging greater responsibility from rricher sections of society.Hearing a plea related to air pollution, CJI Surya Kant remarked that personal…

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UP completes high-resolution aerial surveys along Ganga; measures to help in tech-driven river rejuvenation | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Providing an impetus to technology-driven river rejuvenation and pollution abatement measures, the Uttar Pradesh govt, in coordination with central agencies, has completed high-resolution aerial surveys of areas along the Ganga main stem in the state, generating precise geospatial datasets that are being integrated into a live GIS-based drain dashboard for round-the-clock monitoring.The…

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Govt bets on young doctors, women scientists to widen India’s health research base | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Centre has amended its Human Resource Development (HRD) Scheme for health research to expand India’s medical research base beyond a handful of leading institutes, enabling many more medical colleges to undertake quality health research. The overhaul focuses on inclusion—supporting medical students, young doctors, faculty members and women scientists—so that research capacity…

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Evening news wrap: SC raps air quality body over Delhi pollution; JNU seeks FIR on students over anti-Modi slogans and more | India News

[ad_1] Supreme Court raps CAQM for inaction on Delhi air pollution, orders to meet experts within two weeks to frame long-term solutions. Prithviraj Chavan made a bizarre statement regarding the PM in context to US operation in Venezuela. JNU seeks FIR against JNUSU members over alleged slogans during protest marking 2020 campus violence anniversary. An…

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‘Not even in human cases’: SC observes surge in pleas over stray dogs case; hearing on Wednesday | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed the unusually high number of interlocutory applications being filed in the stray dogs case. It also remarked that these many applications are not even seen in human cases.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed this when two lawyers mentioned the interlocutory application filed…

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Sonia Gandhi admitted with respiratory discomfort, condition stable | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital late Monday night after she developed respiratory discomfort due to a mild exacerbation of bronchial asthma, hospital authorities said on Tuesday, adding that her condition is now stable.Doctors said the asthma flare-up was triggered by the combined effects of cold…

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SIR verification: EC summons Mohammad Shami in Kolkata; cricketer seeks fresh dates | India News

[ad_1] Mohammed Shami (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has asked Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami to appear in Kolkata for a hearing under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The hearing has now been rescheduled after Shami cited professional commitments.Shami was originally called to appear on Monday at a school in…

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