Special NIA court rejects anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi’s bail plea
Gogoi was arrested on 12 December last year as a 'preventive measure' in view of deteriorating law and order situation in Assam. He was also booked under UAPA.
Allow field trials of Bt brinjal to ensure safety of crops, agri-tech body writes to govt
In its letter to agriculture ministry and CMs of 8 states, Alliance for Agri Innovation has claimed studies over past 23 yrs found no evidence of adverse health effects of GM crops.
Landslide in Kerala’s Idukki kills 14, over 50 plantation workers missing
Idukki District Collector H Dinesh said most of the people who died in the incident were tea estate workers from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
DU professor Hany Babu remanded to judicial custody till 21 August in Elgar Parishad case
The NIA, who had earlier accused Babu of having links with the CPI (M), arrested him on 28 July for his alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad case.
Serum Institute ties up with Gates Foundation for 10 crore doses of Covid vaccine
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide around Rs 1,125 crore funding to produce and supply around 10 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine at Rs 224 each.
Andhra Pradesh begins sero survey, will cover 4 districts in 6 days to collect 15,000 samples
Andhra will collect 3,750 blood samples each from Krishna, Nellore, East Godavari & Anantapur districts. Samples will be taken from frontline health workers, police, among others.
Kerala court grants bail to Bishop Franco Mulakkal in rape case
The Supreme Court Wednesday had directed Mulakkal to face trial as it dismissed his plea seeking discharge in the rape case, saying there was no merit in his petition.
Officer probing Sushant Singh Rajput case released from quarantine, will return to Patna
IPS officer Vinay Tiwari reached Mumbai Sunday when he was placed in quarantine, after which the city municipal commissioner was asked to exempt him from the protocols.
Pradeep Kumar Joshi appointed as UPSC chairman
Joshi, who was the chairman of both Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commissions, joined the UPSC as member in May 2015.
There should be peace in J&K, dialogue with people will start soon, says new L-G Manoj Sinha
Taking oath as J&K L-G, the former union minister said there will be no discrimination against anyone and Constitution will be Gita in that.
Students in Kashmir attended regular classes for only two weeks in the last one year
The price Kashmir’s economy paid for 5 August: ₹40,000 cr and unemployment levels twice the national average.
India isn’t facing up to the true financial cost of Covid
Truth is currently as scarce as capital in India. The govt doesn’t have the appetite for large-scale socialisation of private losses, lest the opposition accuse PM Modi of cronyism.
Defence
India, China generals meet today as ‘PLA keeps up Pangong incursions, blocks army at Depsang’
The fresh round of dialogue comes as India and China have hit a stalemate in military talks with regard to disengagement at multiple flashpoints in Ladakh.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.