While efforts continue to protect Gir lions which are perishing at an alarming rate, experts try to trace the DNA of Indian tigers Stunned by the deaths of 23 lions since September 12, the Gujarat government, which initially insisted that the lions had died due to infighting for territorial domination, …
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Leave God out of the examination, says university
RGUHS bans writing of religious names or symbols on answer sheets It is a truth universally acknowledged that students desperate to do well in an exam will turn not only to their notes for last-minute revision but also to God. Evaluators have often noticed religious words such as ‘Om’ and …
Read More »Chief Justice Gogoi rings in change in Supreme Court
Alters norms for out-of-turn hearing “I am what I am. I cannot change.” This is how the new Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, described himself at a felicitation function held on the Supreme Court lawns on Wednesday. However, his first day after being sworn in as the 46th Chief …
Read More »‘Rafale a booster dose for IAF’
Will be a game-changer: Air Force chief The acquisition of the Rafale fighter jets and the S-400 air defence system will go a long way in addressing the depleting squadron strength of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Chief Marshal (ACM) B.S. Dhanoa said on Wednesday. “We had reached an …
Read More »SC: nativity cannot be a predominant criterion
For allotment of judicial officers between AP and Telangana Nativity cannot be the predominant criterion for allotment of judicial officers between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday. The judgment by a Bench of Justices A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan was based on the issue of bifurcation …
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