indu sarkar movie to release on slated date
New Delhi: Bollywood movie ‘Indu Sarkar', based on the 1975-1977 Emergency period, would hit the screens on Friday as the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the plea of a woman, who claimed to be the biological daughter of late Sanjay Gandhi, for a stay on its release. A three-judge Bench, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, said that the Madhur Bhandarkar-directed movie was an "artistic expression" within the parameters of the law and there was no justification to stall its scheduled release.
IIIts get statutory status
New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday passed a Bill to grant statutory status to the Indian Institutes of Information Technology in private-partnership mode after the Government assured members that reservation policy would apply there.
130 officers given premature retirement
New Delhi: More than 130 officers have been given premature retirement in the past over two years, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. He said service records of 11,828 Group 'A' and 19,714 Group ‘B' officers have been reviewed so far.
sr iis officer becomes cbi spokesperson
New Delhi: Senior IIS officer Abhishek Dayal was on Thursday appointed as the new spokesperson of the CBI. Dayal, 1997-batch officer, who had handled assignments in the Home Ministry and the CRPF, has been deputed to the CBI as Chief Information Officer for a period of three years.
s-e asia should have more prog on hepatitis
New Delhi: On the eve of World Hepatitis Day, the WHO on Thursday said India and countries in the South-East Asia should enhance awareness and actions to eliminate hepatitis, which kills over 400,000 people in the area every year.,
odisha bjp chief meet ec to disqualify cm
New Delhi: An Odisha BJP delegation, led by party leader Sambit Patra, on Thursday met the Election Commission seeking to disqualify Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as MlA over alleged irregularities in the BJD election-funding. The delegation alleged that Patnaik, while contesting from the Hinjili constituency in 2014, undervalued his election expenditure in an affidavit submitted to the poll panel. "
73% indians facing protein deficiency
New Delhi: Around 73 per cent of the Indian diets are protein deficient and the shortfall is more alarming among the vegetarian ones, according to a new study by the research firm, IMRB. Among cities, lucknow is the most protein deficient followed by Ahmedabad, Chennai, Vijayawada, Mumbai and Delhi,s aid the study, 'Understanding Protein Myths & Gaps among Indians.'
mtai cheers centre for forming mtab
New Delhi: The Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) on Thursday welcomed the Government's decision to establish MTAB (Medical Technology Assessment Board) to optimize clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness, and safety, social, ethical, and legal applications of healthcare interventions.
Army officer, associate held taking bribe
Bengaluru: The CBI on Thursday arrested an Army officer who was working as a Garrison Engineer, and an Assistant Garrison Engineer for taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 and 30 gold coins in Karnataka, an official said. The Army official, identified as lt Col JS Bath, and Assistant Garrison Engineer RB Chawan, who are deputed to MES, Karwar, were held while accepting the bribe for clearing pending bills of a civil contractor, the CBI official said.