INDIA
Supreme Court upholds 10% EWS quota in admissions, jobs
The judgment was pronounced by a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and also comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S. Ravindra Bhat, Bela M. Trivedi and J.B. Pardiwala.
Indian Navy plans to stop Chinese spy ship from entering India's EEZ
Though it is known fact that the Yuan Wang-6 is a spy ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), sent to the Indian Ocean Region to track India's missile tests from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast, she is officially registered as a research and survey vessel. While foreign vessels, including warships, can freely sail through the EEZ, Indian law forbids any survey, research or exploration there by a foreign nation without permission.
Indian Aerospace industry witnessing unprecedented growth towards becoming self-reliant: IAF chief
The Indian Air Force Chief was speaking after inaugurating an International Flight Test Seminar (IFTS) organised to celebrate 50 years of the ASTE. The Air Chief Marshal complimented the efforts of the Indian Flight Testing fraternity in design, development and operationalisation of successful weapon platforms such as LCA Tejas, ALH Dhruv and LCH Prachand, thereby underlining the capability of Indian defence airspace eco system.
If I am country's biggest 'thug', why did you accept Rs 50 cr from me? Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar tears into Arvind Kejriwal
"If I am country's biggest thug on what basis did you accept Rs 50 crore from me and offered me Rajya Sabha seat," he asked the Delhi Chief Minister in a letter released by him on Friday.
Election Commission announces by-poll schedule for 1 Parliamentary, 5 Assembly seats
As per the Commission's schedule, the by-polls will be held on December 5 and the results will be declared on December 8. The Assembly seats are Padampur (Odisha), Sardarshahar (Rajasthan), Kurhani (Bihar), Bhanupratappur (Chhattisgarh) and Rampur (Uttar Pradesh).
Delhi reels under thick smog blanket, air quality remains 'severe'
In a slight improvement, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 431 on Saturday morning, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). The AQI on Friday night deteriorated to 437 from Thursday's 418, said SAFAR.
In Naya J&K, foreign terrorists find no support, 40 killed in 10 months, local recruitment zero
Post abrogation of Article 370, a temporary provision in the Constitution of India, terrorist bosses sitting across the Line of Control have made multiple attempts to disrupt peace in J&K but all their attempts have been thwarted due to security forces working in close coordination with each other and the people.
COP 27: India looks forward to substantial progress on discussions related to climate finance
In the 56th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies held in June 2022 in Bonn (Germany), developing countries made it clear that UNFCCC is the centre of the collective and multilateral response to the issue of climate change. "There must be a faithful, balanced and comprehensive implementation of the Convention and the Paris Agreement, in accordance with its goals and principles," said the Ministry in a statement on Friday.
Explainer: What India can expect at COP27 climate summit in Egypt?
Unlike other "gap" reports, including last week's UNEP Emissions Gap report, which describe a divide between mitigation ambition and the emissions reductions needed to achieve the climate goals to be discussed at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6-20.
India rejects references to J&K in China-Pak joint statement
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that the references were "unwarranted". Adding that India has consistently rejected such statements, Bagchi said that the union territories of J&K are and will remain India's integral part. Commenting on the China-Pakistan-Economic Corridor (CPEC), he said India has consistently conveyed "protests and concerns" to China and Pakistan as it includes projects in the "sovereign territory" of India.
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