The Supreme Court criticized the Uttar Pradesh police for not invoking relevant provisions of law in the Muzaffarnagar incident, where a schoolboy was allegedly slapped by his classmates on the instruction of a teacher because of his religion. The court directed the UP government to appoint a senior IPS officer to investigate the case...
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Farmers from Nashik threatened an agitation in New Delhi on Monday if the Centre did not drop the 40% export duty on onions, according to Tushar Pawar. Farmers also refuse to allow Nafed and NCCF to sell their buffer stock of onions anywhere in the country till average wholesale onion prices reach Rs 6,000...
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The Gujarat high court took suo motu cognisance on Monday of allegations involving the rape of a woman student by a batch-mate and harassment of a queer student at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) in Gandhinagar, asking the institute to submit a report. These allegations were reported anonymously on an Instagram page, and the...
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The National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) has released a report stating that certain areas of Joshimath in India have sunk vertically by over 3 feet and moved by 1.4 feet. The report highlights the development of steep, air-filled fissures extending to a depth of over 100ft.
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The Supreme Court in India has started allowing sign language interpretation for hearing impaired lawyers, demonstrating that not everything needs to be spoken aloud in court. In a recent case, a deaf advocate was permitted to virtually argue with the help of a sign language interpreter.
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Tomato prices in Maharashtra have crashed from Rs 200 per kilo to as low as Rs 3-5, causing growers to abandon their crops or destroy their produce. This drastic decrease in prices is due to a bumper yield, which caught the industry off-guard. Farmers are calling for a minimum support price for tomatoes to...
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Read MorePharmaceutical company Strides Pharma has received board approval for a scheme of arrangement to create a separate contract development and manufacturing entity called OneSource. The new entity aims to become a specialty pharmaceutical CDMO powerhouse, offering services in biologics, oral soft-gels, complex injectables, and sterile injectables. The scheme will merge Strides’ oral technology business,...
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