GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON BINOD KARMAKAR AND ORS V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS

GUWAHATI, India, June 17 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on May 19: 1. Heard Mr. K.K. Mahanta, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. K.M. Mahanta, learned counsel for the petitioners and opposite party No. 1 - 87 in the connected interlocutory application. Also heard Mr. P. Nayak, learned standing counsel for the respondents/applicants in the Sarba Siksha Abhiyan Mission Assam (SSA) and Mr. B. Kaushik, learned standing counsel for the respondents/opposite party in the Element...


JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON MONGIA STEEL V/S SALUJA STEEL & POWER CASE

RANCHI, India, June 17 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on May 19: 1. It is very unfortunate that though the Hon'ble Apex Court has directed the parties to appear before this Court today i.e. 19.05.2025 looking to the urgency that this is a commercial appeal, but surprisingly a prayer for adjournment has been made by Mr. Piyush Poddar, learned counsel submitting that as per instruction he would be appearing in this case on behalf of the appellant by filing a fresh Vakalatnama....


NHRC, INDIA 4-WEEK SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME - 2025 FOR UNIVERSITY-LEVEL STUDENTS BEGINS IN NEW DELHI

India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The four-week Summer Internship Programme (SIP) 2025 of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India began at its premises in New Delhi on 16th June, 2025. The programme aims to foster human rights awareness among university-level students. 80 students out of 1,468 applicants from 42 institutions of 20 States/ UTs with diverse academic disciplines have been shortlisted for this programme. They include the student...


CCI APPROVES THE PROPOSED COMBINATION INVOLVING ACQUISITION OF SML ISUZU LIMITED BY MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED

India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Competition Commission of India has approved the proposed combination involving acquisition of SML Isuzu Limited by Mahindra and Mahindra Limited. The proposed combination relates to acquisition of SML Isuzu Limited (Target) by Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (Acquirer). The Acquirer is the flagship company of the Mahindra group, which is a leading Indian federation of companies with diversified interests across va...


CCI APPROVES ACQUISITION OF AT LEAST 99.44% OF THE EQUITY AND PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDING (ON A FULLY DILUTED BASIS) OF ECOM EXPRESS LIMITED BY DELHIVERY LIMITED

India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of at least 99.44% of the equity and preference shareholding (on a fully diluted basis) of Ecom Express Limited by Delhivery Limited. The Proposed Combination comprises acquisition of at least 99.44% of the equity and preference shareholding (on a fully diluted basis) of Ecom Express Limited (Ecom) by Delhivery Limited (Delhivery). Delhivery is a public...


MINISTER OF STATE FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, THAKUR, VISITS SETHI NAGAR ANGANWADI CENTRE IN INDORE

India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Minister of State for Women and Child Development (WCD) Government of India, Smt. Savitri Thakur today visited the Anganwadi Centre (AWC) at Sethi Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, as part of an outreach and field inspection programme. The Minister was accompanied by a national media delgation, senior officials of the Ministry, local administration, and ICDS stakeholders. The MoS reviewed the services being delivered at ...


TRANSPARENCY, INCLUSIVITY, AND EFFICIENCY ARE THE CORE PARAMETERS ON WHICH THE TRIBAL WELFARE PROGRAMS OF THE GOVERNMENT HEADED BY PM SHRI. NARENDRA MODI IS BEING IMPLEMENTED: UNION MINISTER ORAM

India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Addressing a gathering in New Delhi today, the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri. Jual Oramreiterated his government's commitment for the overall development of tribal community in the nation. He said that the vision of a developed India will remain incomplete until the tribal communities of the country are empowered, self-reliant, and respected. Participating in the Bharat NirmanConclave 2025 organized by private...


UNION MINISTER OF STATE SINGH CONVENES A HIGH-LEVEL MEETING OF ALL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTES AND REVIEWS PROGRESS OF INSTITUTES IN NORTHEAST

India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and MoS in the Prime Minister Office, Deptt. of Space and Atomic Energy chaired a high-level review meeting of all science and technology institutes operating in the Northeast, along with key departments of the Nagaland government, in Wokha district today. During the meeting, Dr. Singh emphasized the recent break...


A 24-MILLION-YEAR-OLD SECRET UNEARTHED BY THE DISCOVERY OF FOSSIL LEAVES, FOUND TO BE FAMILIAR IN THE MAKUM COALFIELD OF ASSAM

India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In the dense layers of ancient coal beds in northeast India, scientists have unearthed a leafy secret that rewrites the story of South Asia's biodiversity. The research was sparked by the discovery of fossil leaves that some scientists found to be familiar in the Makum Coalfield of Assam - a region long known for its fossil wealth. A team of researchers from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Luckno...


A SIMPLIFIED METHOD TO SYNTHESIZE NANO-CUPS THAT CAN BLAZE THE CANCER WITH HEAT

India, June 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Researchers have developed a novel one-step colloidal synthesis method for nanoparticles with a unique shell structure with nano-cup morphology that is partly covered with polyethylene glycol (PEG) that can help with photothermal therapy (PTT) to treat cancer. Conventional fabrication techniques of these so-called semi shells (SS) with nano-cup morphology are multi-step, labour-intensive, or require harsh etching agen...