Khosla takes over as air ops DG
New Delhi: Air Marshal Anil Khosla on Tuesday took over as Director General Air Operations at Air Headquarters. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, he was commissioned in the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in December 1979.
Panel on nomadic tribes formed
New Delhi: The Government on Tuesday constituted a Commission on Denotified and Nomadic Tribes for a period of three years. The Commission will prepare a state-wise list of castes belonging to Denotified and Nomadic Tribes.
‘Apprise us on leprosy situation’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and State Governments to apprise it of steps taken to eradicate and curb leprosy, saying it was their responsibility to curb the spread of the disease which is curable. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant sought responses from the Union Health Ministry and State administrations within four weeks.
Expedite sex selection trial in up: sc
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Uttar Pradesh to finish trial of cases resulting from violation of illegal sex determination within three months in view of the alarming drop in sex ratio in the State. The bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra found nearly 143 cases registered under the Pre- natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act pending in the State.
Sc okay with online political views
New Delhi: Posting of extreme political views on internet will not attract the bar of being “objectionable” content punishable under Section 66A of Information Technology Act, said the Government in Supreme Court on Tuesday. However, outrageous and offensive contents hurting religious sentiments will be blocked under the same provision.
Court slaps Rs3K cost on Patkar
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs3,000 on Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar for non-appearance before it in cross-defamation cases filed by her and the head of an Ahmedabad-based NGO against each other.
‘No talks without Kashmir issue’
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday said it will not start any dialogue with India if Kashmir issue was not part of the agenda, even as US Secretary of State John Kerry advised the nations to resume peace talks overcoming “historical mistrust”. National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz and Kerry addressed a joint press conference here after talks which were part of the bilateral Strategic Dialogue.