INDIA
Pooling of vehicles instead of work from home for employees: Centre to SC on air pollution
The Centre, in an affidavit, said the number of vehicles used for the Central government business in NCR was not very significant, therefore "the Central government decided that in view of the recent normalisation of functioning of Central government offices post-Covid pandemic, the advantage of not passing work from home direction would outweigh the advantages which would be gained from work from home directions".
BRO gets Guinness recognition for building road at 19,024 ft in Ladakh
The Director General of BRO, Lieutenant Genreal Rajeev Chaudhry, received the Guinness World Records certificate on Tuesday for the achievement of constructing and black topping the world's highest motorable road at 19,024 feet in Ladakh.
Implications of China's new boundary law
According to Xinhua news agency, the law has the following broad principles. To begin with it stipulates that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of China are sacred and inviolable. The law also informs that China shall "take measures to safeguard territorial integrity and land boundaries and guard against and combat any act that undermines territorial sovereignty and land boundaries".
Air pollution: No lockdown, but several other restrictions in Delhi-NCR
The directives, however, do not include lockdown as suggested by the Supreme Court while hearing a case filed by a minor Delhi resident, who has claimed that the severe air pollution is causing health hazards for him and other children.
Delhi Riots: Facebook India to appear before Assembly panel on Nov 18
Shivnath Thukral and G.B. Anand Bhushan will appear before the committee on behalf of Facebook India on Thursday. The Committee on Peace and Harmony had summoned the senior representatives of the social media giant to depose over the North East Delhi riots before the panel on November 2. To which, Facebook India had sought an extension of 14 days to prepare.
Time to take our story to the world: India's defence manufacturers at Dubai Airshow
As many as 15 small to big-time players, including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Brahmos Aerospace and Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), are participating in the five-day biennial event being held at the Al Maktoum International Airport at the Dubai World Central here until November 18.
Government extends ban on Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation for 5 more years
A notification issued by the MHA on November 15, said that Islamic Research Foundation (IFB) has been indulging in activities prejudicial to the security of the country and have the potential of disturbing peace and communal harmony and disrupting the secular fabric of the country.
'White collar' terrorism won't be allowed in J&K: Army
Lt General, D.P. Pandey, GOC of Srinagar headquartered 15 corps said, "Won't allow white collar terrorism to prevail in Jammu and Kashmir. "People who act behind (earning money, status, great jobs for their own families and Children) to recruit and fund terrorism in Kashmir should be questioned by our people".
Kartarpur corridor to reopen from Nov 17, Amarinder thanks PM Modi and HM Shah
The government's move came after a Sikh delegation on Sunday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to reopen the corridor. The Sikh pilgrimage corridor, connecting the Darbar Singh Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan from Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in Gurdaspur in Punjab, was closed since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
PM Modi inaugurates much-awaited 341-km long Purvanchal Expressway in UP
He also slammed previous governments for lack of development and lauded the development push given by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that anyone who has any doubts about the capabilities of Uttar Pradesh and its people should come to Sultanpur today to witness their capability.
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