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Supreme Court swears in five new judges, strength increases to 37 | India News | ACTPnews
The Supreme Court on Tuesday welcomed five new judges to its ranks, taking the court’s effective strength to 37 (including the Chief Justice of India) and leaving just one vacancy against the newly expanded sanctioned strength. The appointments follow the Centre’s decision to raise the sanctioned strength of the apex court from…
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Maha is the 3rd state to announce a farm loan waiver after TN, Telangana | India News | ACTPnews
The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved the ‘Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karja-mukti Yojana’ to provide farm loan waiver of up to ₹2 lakh, and also introduced incentive benefits for those farmers who have repaid their loans on time. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, an…
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Sonam Wangchuk to join CJP protest seeking Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on June 6 | India News | ACTPnews
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Tuesday announced that activist Sonam Wangchuk will join its protest on June 6. The protest, scheduled for Saturday, is part of the CJP’s campaign seeking the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.“Prominent educationist and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee @Wangchuk66 will join the peaceful protest on 6 June…
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‘No role for third parties’: India’s clear message to Nepal after PM Balen Shah calls for UK, China intervention | India News | ACTPnews
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Tuesday firmly rejected any role for third parties in resolving the India–Nepal boundary dispute, days after Prime Minister Balendra Shah sought the involvement of China and the UK to address the long-standing dispute.“We have established bilateral mechanisms to deal with all aspects of boundary matters. It…
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Centre transfers CBSE chief, secretary; orders probe into OSM procurement | India News | ACTPnews
The Centre on Tuesday transferred Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Chairman Rahul Singh and Secretary Himanshu Gupta amid the escalating controversy over the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system and complaints related to evaluation, answer-book access and re-evaluation processes, according to sources. The move comes as scrutiny of the digital evaluation framework…
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Supreme Court strength rises to 37 after five new judges sworn in | India News | ACTPnews
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday administered the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court, taking the strength of judges at the top court to 37, the highest ever. The CJI administered the oath of office to Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli and…
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Why India’s UPI boom has not stopped cash in circulation from rising | India News | ACTPnews
India’s digital payments revolution is rewriting how millions transact every day. Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the country’s flagship real-time payments system, now processes billions of transactions each month, powering everything from roadside tea stalls to utility bills and ecommerce purchases. Yet even as UPI scales record highs, the physical cash in circulation…
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Karnataka CM-designate Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah hold high-level meet with Kharge, Rahul over Cabinet plan | India News | ACTPnews
NEW DELHI: The Congress high command on Tuesday held a crucial meeting with Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar and caretaker chief minister Siddaramaiah to finalise the composition of the new state Cabinet ahead of the swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Wednesday.Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi chaired the meeting, which…
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Power consumption in May rose nearly 11% year-on-year | India News | ACTPnews
Photo credit: IANS NEW DELHI: Electricity consumption in May rose nearly 11% year-on-year, driven by hot weather conditions prevailing across the country for most of the month, leading to increased use of air-conditioners in domestic and commercial sectors.Grid India data showed that 165 billion units (BU) of electricity were consumed in May this year, compared…
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Ebola outbreak: India sends 43 tonnes of aid to Africa CDC in second relief tranche | India News | ACTPnews
. NEW DELHI: India has dispatched a second tranche of emergency medical assistance weighing 43 tonnes to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to strengthen Ebola response efforts across the African Union, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Monday. The consignment, sent to Kampala, Uganda, follows a request from…
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