Morning Digest | Government forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy; States ask Centre to curb its cess habit, and more

[ad_1] Representational image of labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) working at a site in Ajmer. | Photo Credit: PTI Government forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy The Central government has constituted a committee to review the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, especially to […]

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Morning Digest | SC Collegium lists 7 HC judges for transfer; India slams U.S. comments comparing PM Modi to Saudi’s MbS, and more

[ad_1] File picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz-Al-Saud. India said the U.S. comments comparing PM Modi with the Saudi PM were not “relevant, necessary or contextual”. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena U.S. remark comparing PM Modi with Saudi PM Mohammed bin Salman was unnecessary, says India […]

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Morning Digest | Assam opts for CBI probe into clash with Meghalaya villagers; Japan stuns Germany in FIFA World Cup, and more

[ad_1] Japan’s Ritsu Doan celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the World Cup group E match against Germany, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on November 23, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Boundary violence | Assam opts for CBI probe into clash with Meghalaya villagers In the backdrop of violent clashes […]

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Morning Digest | SC asks why minorities cannot be determined State-wise; Religious freedom in India under threat, says USCIRF, and more

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned a petitioner’s argument that minority status for religious communities should be granted district-wise. Image for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: AP Why can’t minorities be determined State-wise, Supreme Court asks petitioner The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned a petitioner’s argument that minority status for religious communities should be […]

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Morning Digest | Agitating lawyers meet CJI over proposed transfers of HC judges; no more Air Suvidha form for international arrivals, and more

[ad_1] Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud met Gujarat and Telangana lawyers on Monday over the Collegium’s proposed transfers of their High Court judges. File picture. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India, Collegium judges meet protesting Gujarat, Telangana High Courts’ lawyers over proposed transfers of their HC judges Chief Justice of India D.Y. […]

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Morning Digest | 12 die in Bihar as speeding truck ploughs into crowd; Ecuador beats Qatar in FIFA World Cup opener, and more

[ad_1] Ecuador’s Enner Valencia celebrates with teammates after scoring his second goal against Qatar in the FIFA World Cup 2022 opener at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar, on November 20, 2022 | Photo Credit: Reuters FIFA World Cup 2022 | Ecuador coast past hapless hosts Qatar in opener Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants […]

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