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A benchof Justices Vikram Nath and Rajesh Bindal ordered personal presence of the highest bureaucrat of the state government on October 9 after it found that no one has put in appearance on behalf of the State of Jharkhand despite due service of notice. “In such a sensitive matter, the State of Jharkhand has been sleeping over it and not even concerned with engaging a counsel in this matter. Let the Chief Secretary of the State of Jharkhand to remain present before this Court on 09.10.2023,” it ordered. The top court had issued notice to the Union government, Bihar and…

The RBI released a discussion paper in January suggesting banks switch to the ECL method, in which lenders assess the probability of default upfront and provision accordingly, rather than after a default as is the current norm.The discussion paper envisages a forward looking, principle-based framework for provisioning for credit risk, which has already been implemented under International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the RBI said.It has been decided “to constitute a Working Group in order to get independent inputs on some of the technical aspects having a bearing on the significant transition involved,” the…

Rahul Gandhi shared the video of his Goa visit in early August this year on Wednesday, on the occasion of World Animal Day.“Animals teach us the meaning of unconditional love! For the few months she’s been with us, little Noorie has lit up our lives,” he captioned his video.In the video he can be seen paying a private visit to Goa and meeting the puppy, who is later brought to Delhi.“I’d like you all to meet the newest and the cutest member of our family, our little pup, Noorie. She flew in from Goa straight into our arms, and has…

The bench headed by Justice PrasannaB. Varale and Justice Krishna S. Dixit also directed the Secretary in the Urban Development Department to personally attend thecourtproceedings on November 2.The government made a submission to thecourtregarding the steps taken to address the impropermanagementofpublictoilets.The PIL in this regard was filed by the LetzKit Foundation, stating that the government should be responsible towards the citizens of Bengaluru. Accordingly, the state government was directed tosubmitareporton the construction ofpublictoiletsand maintenance of hygiene. But thereporthas not been submitted yet, the petitioner’s counsel pointed out.The highcourthas rapped the Bengaluru civic agency with regard to monitoring ofpublictoilets. As per…

“The way Neeraj Kumar revealed the individual data of Upendra Kushwaha, it raises serious questions over the caste based survey. How has he obtained the data? The Nitish Kumar government should answer these questions,” Modi said.He said that releasing the personal data of Upendra Kushwaha or others is a violation of privacy right and it is also a contempt of court.Bihar Chief Secretary Aamir Subhani had filed affidavits in Patna High Court and Supreme Court about maintaining the secrecy of individual data at any cost.During the presentation of caste based survey report by incharge Chief Secretary Vivek Kumar also mentioned…

The Pixel 8 is priced at Rs 75,999 and the Pixel 8 Pro will cost Rs 106,999. Both devices will be available for purchase on Flipkart, starting October 12.The Google Pixel Watch 2 is priced at Rs 39,900 and will be available for purchase on the same day on Flipkart, the company announced.The limited-time launch offers in India include a bank offer of Rs 8,000 on select banks and exchange offer of Rs 3,000 on Pixel 8, with its terms and conditions.There will be an offer of Rs 9,000 on select banks and exchange offer of Rs 4,000 on Pixel…

According to a senior CBI official, the agency has registered a case on the basis of a complaint filed by the IDBI Bank Ltd., NPA Management Group, Mumbai, against a private company, private persons andunknown others accusing them of causing a loss of Rs 63.71 crore (approx) to IDBI Bank.The official said the accused named in the FIR are – SPG Multitrade Pvt. Ltd. (the company), Madan Lal Goyal, Prince Goyal, Shally Prince Goyal and unknown public servant(s) and private persons.“It is alleged that the borrower company and its promoters entered a conspiracy with others and cheated IDBI Bank by…

The pre-clinical research, published in the journal iScience, has yet to be replicated in humans, but points to the ACE2 protein as a key contributor to differences in Covid-19 outcomes between males and females. “Covid-19 severity and mortality are much higher in males than in females, but the reasons for this remain poorly understood,” said Haibo Zhang, a staff scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, and a Professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine, and physiology at the University of Toronto. Located on the cell’s outer surface, ACE2 plays an important role in controlling blood pressure and inflammation and protecting organs from…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and minister Atishi Marlena, and AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj spoke to the media on Wednesday on the arrest of the party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh.Hitting out at the BJP, Marlena said that for past 15 months, the BJP government, along with all its agencies and several officers has been working very hard to find evidence of corruption by the AAP in the Delhi liquor policy case. However, all this has turned out to be a futile exercise as they could not find any evidence of corruption.Sanjay Singh has…

According to the final electoral roll published by the Chief Electoral Officer, the state has 3,17,17,389 voters, an increase of 5.8 per cent since January 5, 2023. After the completion of the second special summary revision of the electoral roll, the final electoral roll was published in all 119 assembly constituencies on October 4. The voters comprise 1,58,71,493 males and 1,58,43,339 females while 2,557 belong to the third gender. There are 15,338 service electors and 2,780 overseas electors. CEO Vikas Raj said applications received before September 19 were disposed of. As a result, from the date of draft publication of…