Bombay High Court refuses to revoke MBBS admission taken in OBC quota with false information, says it will be a national loss

The Bombay High Court refused to cancel the MBBS admission of a doctor, who gained her entry into a Mumbai medical college under the OBC-Non-Creamy Layer Certificate based on false information. The Court noted that the ratio of doctors to the population is very low in India, and hence revoking her admission now will be … Read more

Two district judges from Himachal Pradesh move Supreme Court to challenge decision by collegium, cite injustice in appointment process of Judges

Two senior-most district judges from Himachal Pradesh have approached the Supreme Court to challenge the selection process of judges by the collegium of their state High Court. The judges have raised questions on the decision of the HC collegium and alleged that it ignored their merit and seniority during the selection process. They further alleged that the collegium overlooked the specific … Read more

Government directs telecom operators to block 28,200 mobile handsets and re-verification of associated 20 lakh mobile connections

Telecom companies have been ordered by the government to disable 28,200 mobile phones that were used in cybercrimes. Furthermore, it has also asked telecom companies to re-verify 2 million mobile numbers associated with these handsets. The Ministry of Communications stated that these numbers would be disconnected if the second verification is unsuccessful, in a statement. The government is combating cybercrimes … Read more

“It is embarrassing”: Japanese economists and analysts in shock after IMF predicted that India will overtake Japan by 2025 to become 4th largest economy

In late April 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates revealed that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Nominal terms will reach $4.34 trillion in 2025 while Japan’s GDP will be at $4.31 trillion. With this, India will overtake Japan to become the World’s 4th largest economy by next year. Incidentally, New Delhi’s jump to fourth place … Read more

Reserve Bank of India steps in, says RBL Bank health status ‘stable’ after shares tank 25% following central bank’s action over weekend

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has assured investors that the RBL Bank is well capitalised and the financial position of the bank remains satisfactory. The statement from the central bank came after the share price fell nearly 25% on Monday morning early trade following the weekend action by the central bank. At 11:33 am, the stock was trading … Read more

Raids by DRI find that Indian subsidiary of Chinese phone maker Xiaomi evaded Rs 653 crore in customs duty, notices served for recovery

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday issued three show-cause notices to Chinese phone maker Xiaomi’s India unit ‘Xiaomi Technology India’ for evading customs duty by way of undervaluation. With notices, the tax authorities are demanding Rs 653 crore in tax from the company. This is after a detailed investigation was initiated by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) … Read more

Air India Express cabin crew ends strike, airline agrees to take back termination letters of ‘sick’ employees

On Thursday, May 9, the Air India Express cabin crew agreed to end its ongoing strike. The cabin crew withdrew the strike after the airline agreed to look into issues raised by them, news agency PTI reported. Following the decision by the cabin crew to end the strike, Air India Express has agreed to take back the … Read more

Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Army to stop importing ammunition from next financial year as India now capable of manufacturing all it requires domestically

According to a senior procurement officer, the Indian Army will stop importing ammunition in the upcoming fiscal year since its domestic industry has increased its production capacity to satisfy the military’s requirements. The Indian Army’s Additional Director General (Procurement), Major General V.K. Sharma, said that although the army had previously placed a significant emphasis on imports to … Read more

Union Budget 2023-24: MSME sector gets a boost, more focus on skilling and entrepreneurship, credit line extended

Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman presented the Union Budget 2022 on February 1. This year’s budget was Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fourth successive budget. In her speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Union Budget sought to lay the foundation and give a blueprint of the economy over ‘Amrit Kal’ of the next 25 years … Read more

Deposits in Jan Dhan Yojana bank accounts surpass the Rs 1.5 trillion mark, was at Rs 1 trillion in August 2013

Deposits in bank accounts opened under the Modi government’s Jan Dhan initiative, which was introduced roughly seven and a half years ago, have surpassed Rs 1.5 lakh crore. The total balance in approximately 44.23 million Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts was Rs 1,50,939.36 crore at the end of December 2021, according to the latest … Read more