The Supreme Court has again reiterated in its judgement that a man having sex with a woman with the intention to cheat the victim by promising to marry her will amount to rape. The judgement comes in the backdrop of a case where a man had engaged in sexual relations with a women on the… Continue reading Sex on false promise of marriage is rape
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Drug advisory board proposes stringent norms for medical devices
Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has recommended that the Centre should include all medical devices in the country under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act,1940 in a phased manner.Currently,the government regulates 27 notified medical devices under the law. Recommendations of DTAB to the Government are binding in nature.The Health Ministry will now be required to issue… Continue reading Drug advisory board proposes stringent norms for medical devices
Oil imports from Iran may be reduced as U.S. mulls waiver
Indian officials has been working closely with the United States to ensure that India gets a better deal on (a)the extension of the Iran oil sanctions waiver and (b)decision on withdrawing India’s preferential Generalised System of Preferences(GSP) status. During discussion with US officials,it was indicated that decision on the GSP withdrawal could be deferred until… Continue reading Oil imports from Iran may be reduced as U.S. mulls waiver
Plea to remove dual control of Assam Rifles
The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on a plea seeking directions to remove the dual control of Assam Rifles and bring it under the Defence Ministry. The petition was filed on the grounds that the administrative control of Assam Rifles lies with the Home Ministry,while the… Continue reading Plea to remove dual control of Assam Rifles
Tea Board to discuss industry road map
The Tea Board will organize a ‘Young Entrepreneurs’ Meet’ on April 24. It aims at drawing a future roadmap for tea industry.The meeting will discuss ways to (a)enhance the quality of Indian tea (b)restrict marketing of low quality products and (c)the steps needed to be taken to bring good tea to the market. According to… Continue reading Tea Board to discuss industry road map
Israel’s moon dream shattered as craft crashes into lunar surface
Beresheet, an Israeli spacecraft could not successfully soft land on the moon and crashed on the lunar surface. Beresheet was the first privately funded spacecraft which aimed to land on the moon. Only government space agencies from the former Soviet Union, the US and China have achieved soft lunar landings. If the landing had been… Continue reading Israel’s moon dream shattered as craft crashes into lunar surface
Malaysia approves Chinese project after price is slashed
Malaysia has reopened a closed Chinese rail construction project after China agreed to slash the price by 30% from the original cost.Under the reworked deal,the 648-km rail link will now cost $10.6 billion. The concession to Malaysia is part of a broad reassessment of China’s ambitious infrastructure program known as the Belt and Road Initiative,… Continue reading Malaysia approves Chinese project after price is slashed
CERC nod for higher tariff for Adani’s Mundra plant
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved higher tariff for Adani Power’s 2,000 megawatt (MW) capacities at its Mundra power plant. The power plant was facing hardships after compensatory tariff was disallowed by the apex court in April 2017.The power plant had got into trouble due to unforeseen hike in Indonesian coal prices.The Mundra… Continue reading CERC nod for higher tariff for Adani’s Mundra plant
Taliban declare start of spring offensive amid talks with US
The Taliban has announced the opening of their annual spring offensive. They said that they would continue fighting as long as foreign forces remained in Afghanistan.The spring offensive has been named as ‘Operation Fath’. Operation Fath which means victory in Arabic will be conducted across Afghanistan.The aim of the operation is for (a)eradicating foreign occupation… Continue reading Taliban declare start of spring offensive amid talks with US
3 person baby’ born in Greece with new IVF method
A team of Greek and Spanish doctors has produced a baby in Greece using genetic material from two women and a man. The technique used is called as ‘Maternal Spindle transfer’. In this technique, maternal DNA is put into the egg of a donor woman,which is then fertilized using the father’s sperm. The procedure was… Continue reading 3 person baby’ born in Greece with new IVF method
