On November 7, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution Amendment which provides 10% reservation to the economically weaker sections (EWS), but excludes from this quota the ‘poorest of poor’ among the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Socially and Educationally Backward Classes and Other Backward Classes …

First, in the months prior to the latest extension made in late September 2022, there was much debate on the relevance of freebies. Second, there were reports in June that the Expenditure Department at the Centre did not favour it, citing a funds crunch. It also held the view that …

The discourse around political finance in India usually revolves around the issue of corruption. We see this in the political contestation over the introduction of electoral bonds. It is either presented as a pious instrument for ‘cleansing’ politics, by routing funding through legal channels, or as a murky mechanism for …

India has a great scope to emerge as a sizeable player in electronics and semiconductor products manufacturing as part of China-plus-one diversification strategy, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said here on Thursday. “We are well-positioned to become a trusted global partner under China-plus-one strategy …

A rare winter migrant, Siberian rubythroat (Calliope calliope), has been recorded in the Nilgiris. The bird, which breeds in the coniferous forests of Siberia, is known to winter in Thailand, India, Indonesia and Bangladesh. Chandrasekar Das, an ecologist with the Keystone Foundation, has recorded the bird at Kotagiri. He said …

COLLEGIUM SYSTEM REVIEW Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday agreed to list in due course a writ petition to reconsider the Collegium system of judicial appointments to the Supreme Court and the High Courts. The petition sought the revival of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), which briefly …

The National Commission for Women (NCW) launched the fourth phase of Digital Shakti Campaign, a pan-India project on digitally empowering and skilling women and girls in the cyberspace, yesterday. In line with its commitment to create safe spaces for women and girls online, Digital Shakti 4.0 is focused on making women …

With the handover of the gavel from Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over leadership of the G-20 process on Wednesday, which will position India at the helm of forming consensus among the most advanced economies over the next year. India’s presidency, which begins on December 1, …

A batch of cases filed before the Madras High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Ordinance, 2022, was withdrawn on Tuesday after the State government told the court that the Ordinance has not come into force as yet. …

Armed commandos stormed vital installations across Tamil Nadu following an intelligence input on a possible terror attack and intercepted ‘intruders’ in a mock drill codenamed ‘Sea Vigil-22’. Security forces successfully apprehended 111 ‘intruders’ who tried to enter 15 target locations. The exercise, which began on November 15, will be held …