New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Bar Council of India (BCI) has said that offering LLM or equivalent legal courses online or through hybrid mode without its approval was unauthorised and unrecognised. The BCI, as a result, issued an advisory against the proliferation of unapproved Master of Laws (LLM) programmes offered online, through distance or hybrid modes. The advisory, authored by Justice (retd) Rajendra Menon, former chief justice of the Delhi High Court and co-Chairperson of the standing co...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Samirul Islam on Monday alleged that Bengali-speaking migrant workers are facing "persecution" in BJP-ruled states, and being branded as "Bangladeshis". "The persecution of Bengali-speaking migrant workers continues unabated in BJP-ruled states. Despite possessing valid documents, many poor workers from Bengal are being wrongly branded as Bangladeshis. They are being harassed in every possible way -" including illegal detention and ...Read More
Sangareddy (Telangana), Jun 30 (PTI) Eight people were killed and 26 others injured in an explosion triggered by a suspected chemical reaction in a pharma plant in this district on Monday, officials said. The explosion took place at a reactor in the plant of Sigachi pharma company in the Pashamylaram industrial estate due to the suspected chemical reaction where fire also broke out. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths. Inspector General of Police (Multizone) V Satyanarayana said:...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Eco-friendly paper manufacturer Sillverton Industries has filed draft papers with markets regulator Sebi seeking its approval to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The proposed IPO is a combination of fresh issuance of shares worth Rs 300 crore, and an offer-for-sale of 3.22 crore equity shares by promoters and promoter group entities, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed on Friday. At present, promoters and promoter group entiti...Read More
Srinagar, Jun 30 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC), People's Democratic Front (PDF), and Jamaat-e-Islami-backed Justice and Development Front (JDF) on Monday announced the formation of People's Alliance for Change (PAC), with an aim "to raise the issues of common masses, including restoration of the constitutional position that existed before August 5, 2019". The alliance formation was announced at JKPC president Sajad Gani Lone's official residence here in the presence of PDF p...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Amid protests by opposition parties, the Election Commission on Monday said the special intensive revision is needed as the electoral roll keeps changing due to a variety of reasons and the Constitution mandates it to ensure that only eligible citizens are part of the voters' list and those not, do not get to vote. Several opposition parties have said that the intensive revision carries the risk of willful exclusion of voters using the state machinery. In a statement, t...Read More
Sonbhadra (UP), Jun 30 (PTI) Tragedy repeated itself in a family here, eerily in a similar manner, after two years and claimed the life of a girl child on each occasion. Shailendra, a native of Jhansi, and his wife, who run a roadside stall selling street food in the Duddhi bazaar area of Sonbhadra district, lost their one-and-a-half-year-old girl after she accidentally fell into a boiling pot of chickpeas at their home, police said on Monday. This incident is strangely similar to another trag...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) "Sarzameen", starring Kajol, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Ibrahim Ali Khan, is set to stream on JioHotstar from July 25, the makers announced on Monday. Described as a powerful and emotionally charged thriller that delves into the quiet conflicts that rage behind the frontlines, the film is directed by Boman Irani's son, Kayoze Irani and produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, according to a press release. Set against the backdrop of an increasingly volatile Kashmir, ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Gross GST collections doubled in five years to reach an all-time high of Rs 22.08 lakh crore in the 2024-25 fiscal year, from Rs 11.37 lakh crore in FY21, government data showed on Monday. The gross goods and services tax (GST) collections touched its highest-ever level of Rs 22.08 lakh crore in 2024-25, registering a 9.4 per cent growth over the previous fiscal year. The average monthly collection stood at Rs 1.84 lakh crore in FY25, up from Rs 1.68 lakh crore in FY24 ...Read More
Nalbari, Jun 30 (PTI) The Assam government launched an eviction drive on Monday morning to clear encroachments from 82 bighas of village grazing reserve (VGR) land in Assam's Nalbari district, officials said. The eviction drive began at Bakrikuchi village under Borkhetry revenue circle early in the morning amid tight security. No untoward incidents have been reported so far, District Commissioner Nibedan Das Patowary told reporters here. Through a notice, the circle office on June 3 asked the...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jun 30 (PTI) Seven yellow anacondas were born at Nandankanan Zoological Park here on Sunday, an official said. The parent snakes were brought from the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust in October 2019. The last breeding happened in July 2022. With the new births, the zoo now has two adult males, two adult females, and ten young yellow anacondas. One more snake is expected to deliver soon, the zoo official said. This is an important step in the zoo's efforts to protect and care for rept...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The GST Council, comprising finance ministers from the Centre and states, should simplify compliance, reduce tax slabs to three, and broaden the base by bringing petroleum products under GST, a PwC India report said on Monday. Goods and Services Tax (GST), launched on July 1, 2017, completes eight years on Monday. GST subsumed about 17 local taxes and 13 cesses into a five-tier structure, simplifying the tax regime. Over the last 8 years, the average monthly GST collect...Read More
Bengaluru, June 30 (PTI) Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday termed statements made by some leaders within the ruling Congress, indicating the Chief Minister change in the state, as personal opinion, and said one should not cross the "Lakshman Rekha" drawn by the party. While speaking to reporters, he was responding to certain recent comments made by some party leaders, which led to speculations about a leadership change in Karnataka later this year. Congress MLA, H A Iqbal Hussai...Read More
Hyderabad: International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on June 30 every year to raise public awareness of asteroids and the importance of defending Earth against potential threats from the asteroid belts. This day has been sanctioned by the United Nations. Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Even though these rocky remnants are the leftovers from the formation of our solar system that occurred about 4.6 billion years ago, they still orbit around the sun like planets. There a...Read More
Bengaluru: Even as speculations are rife in the political circles that Karnataka will see a new Chief Minister in the next three months, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the party high command will take a decision on the matter. "That (changing the CM) is in the hands of the high command. No one really knows what the high command is thinking. It is entirely up to them, and the high command has the authority to take further action," Kharge told reporters in Bengaluru. While some...Read More
Vijayawada, June 30 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday announced that a quantum computing centre will begin operations in Amaravati by January 1, 2026, marking the beginning of the state's quantum valley initiative. Addressing the Amaravati Quantum Valley Workshop in Vijayawada, Naidu stressed the need for quantum computing and highlighted the importance of creating a robust ecosystem and identifying relevant use cases. Quantum computing is the need of the hour. ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Indian team, headed by special secretary in the department of commerce Rajesh Agrawal, will remain in Washington till Monday for negotiations on an interim trade agreement with the US, an official said. The stay of the Indian officials has been extended for three days until June 30. Initially, the delegation was scheduled to stay for two days with the talks having commenced on June 26. These negotiations are significant as both countries are engaged in negotiations ...Read More
Thane, June 30 (PTI) Saquib Nachan, a former office-bearer of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and an accused in the Pune ISIS module case, was laid to rest in his home village in Bhiwandi taluka of Thane district on Monday amid tight security. Nachan (67) died in a Delhi hospital on Saturday during treatment for a brain haemorrhage. In 2023, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at Padgha as part of a nationwide crackdown on the terror outfit ISIS and...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jun 30 (PTI) The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Monday demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Pravati Parida and Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, holding them accountable for the stampede in Puri that claimed three lives and left over 50 injured, a statement by the party said. The party also demanded Rs 50 lakh ex gratia for each of the deceased devotees and Rs 25 lakh for those seriously injured. While Majhi had announced Rs 25 ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Torrent Pharmaceuticals expects the Rs 19,500-crore deal to acquire majority stake in Mumbai-based J B Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals to complete over the next 15-18 months. As per the deal, which is the second largest in the domestic pharmaceutical space behind Sun Pharma's 2015 acquisition of Ranbaxy, Torrent will acquire 46.39 per cent stake from promoters Tau Investment Holdings Pte Ltd (a unit of global investment firm) for about Rs 11,917 crore. It would additional...Read More
Jammu, Jun 30 (PTI) Ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, the token distribution centre for offline registration of the pilgrims was operationalised here on Monday, even as the authorities successfully conducted a dry run of the arrangements along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, officials said. The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath will commence from the twin tracks -- the traditional 48-km-long Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the 14-km shorter bu...Read More
Lucknow, Jun 30 (PTI) Riddled with debt, a businessman here allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison along with his wife and minor daughter, a police official said on Monday. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Vishwajeet Srivastava, the incident happened at his ancestral residence at Ashrafabad area in Lucknow. The deceased have been identified as Shobhit Rastogi (48), his wife Suchita Rastogi (44) and daughter Khyati Rastogi (16). DCP Srivastava told PTI that on Monday morning...Read More
Bhubaneswar/Balasore/Baripada, Jun 30 (PTI) With major rivers in north Odisha in spate, the state government has started evacuating people from low-lying areas and launched rescue and relief operations in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts, officials said on Monday. The state government has sounded a red alert for both districts as water levels in rivers like Subarnarekha, Budhabalang, Jalaka, and Sono continue to rise. According to official sources, the Subarnarekha river reached a water level...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The organisers of the World Super Kabaddi League (WSKL) on Monday announced that the inaugural edition of the tournament, featuring about 30 countries, will be held in Dubai, tentatively in February-March next year. Backed by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), WSKL will adopt a franchise-based model featuring eight teams in its inaugural season. Each team will have a strong international presence alongside Indian talent. "Kabaddi has always deserved a larger st...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) India stands uniquely poised to emerge as a global manufacturing powerhouse amid the challenging geopolitical environment, according to Mahindra & Mahindra Group CEO and Managing Director Anish Shah. Addressing shareholders in the group's Annual Report for 2024-25, Shah noted that with its growing infrastructure, young workforce, and favourable policies, India's opportunity to lead the world in manufacturing has never been greater. "The current geopolitical and economic...Read More
Bengaluru, Jun 30 (PTI) A day after the body of a 40-year-old woman was found stuffed in a sack and dumped in a garbage truck here, her partner was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing her following a drunken altercation, police said. The body was discovered by locals on Sunday, who alerted officials at the Chennammanakere Achukattu police station. The deceased, identified as Asha, a resident of the same area, had been living with the 33-year-old man from Assam. Both worked as housekeeping...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jun 30 (PTI) The Odisha Vigilance on Monday launched simultaneous raids on the properties and office of a joint director-rank officer at eight locations in three districts in connection with its probe into his alleged disproportionate assets. The Vigilance Department launched the search operations on the properties of the Soil Conservation and Watershed Development joint director, following allegations that he amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income. The off...Read More
Sangareddy (Telangana), Jun 30 (PTI) As many as eight were killed and several others suffered injuries in a suspected explosion in a pharma plant in this district on Monday, officials said. Several workers are feared trapped at the accident site in the Sigachi pharma company at the Pashamylaram industrial estate and efforts were on to rescue them, they said. "We have recovered six bodies from the accident site, and two died in the hospital," a fire department official told PTI. The injured pe...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Shares of J B Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals tumbled over 7 per cent on Monday after Torrent Pharma announced the acquisition of majority stake in the firm in a Rs 19,500-crore deal. The stock tanked 6.88 per cent to Rs 1,675.45 on the BSE. At the NSE, the stock dropped 7.12 per cent to Rs 1,673. However, shares of Torrent Pharma climbed 3.89 per cent to Rs 3,474.60 on the BSE. Torrent Pharmaceuticals on Sunday announced the acquisition of majority stake in J B Chemical...Read More
Shimla, Jun 30 (PTI) As monsoon remained active in Himachal Pradesh, news of rain-induced damages, building collapse, landslides and road blockades poured in on Monday. A five-storey building collapsed in Bhattakufer in the suburbs of Shimla on Monday morning, while several cows from a shed washed away in the cloudburst in Rampur. The building at Mathu Colony on the road to Chamiyana Super Speciality Hospital caved in, albeit without casualties as the district administration, sensing grave ris...Read More