New Delhi, Nov 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the lawyers to have the option of attending courts physically or virtually, in view of the Air pollution. Solicitor General(SG) Tushar Mehta, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Kapil Sibal and Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan requested the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that all NCR schools has to take an immediate call to stop physical classes upto standard 12 in view of the deteriorating Air Quality. Earlier the Delhi government had directed the discontinuation of physical classes for all students, barring standards 10 and 12the classes….
Rio de Janeiro/New Delhi, Nov 19 (UNI) India and the UK decided to resume negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement at an early date, during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. It was the first meeting between PM…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi High Court to decide quickly on whether to stop Zydus Lifesciences from making a breast cancer drug that Swiss company F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG claims infringes its patent. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed that the Graded Response Action Plan IV (GRAP IV) restrictions should remain in force in Delhi even if the air quality index (AQI) improves and goes below 300. GRAP IV restrictions include a complete ban on construction activities, closure of schools and an odd-even…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (UNI) Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday accused the BJP-led central government of negligence in addressing the worsening air quality in Delhi and North India. During a high-level meeting with officials from concerned departments at the Delhi Secretariat, Rai instructed them to strictly follow the guidelines and restrictions outlined under…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (UNI) The air quality in the national capital plunged to hazardous levels on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 495 by 7 pm, placing it in the “severe plus” category. Delhi and other parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) were enveloped in a thick layer of smog with…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (UNI) Defence Minster Rajnath Singh will be on an official visit to Vientiane, Lao PDR, to attend the three-day ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) from November Wendesday. He will address the forum on regional and international security issues during the meeting, an official statement said. On the sidelines of 11th…
Rio de Janeiro/New Delhi, Nov 18 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday warmly welcomed to the G20 Summit venue in Rio de Janeiro by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. As PM Modi arrived at the venue, President Lula da Silva shook hands with him. The two leaders then exchanged a warm…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (UNI) Raghvendra Shaukeen, a two-time councilor and currently serving as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Nangloi Jat for the second term, will join Delhi Chief Minister Atishi’s cabinet as a new minister, senior party leader Manish Sisodia announced on Monday. This decision came following the resignation of senior Aam…
