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The process of appointment of a new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (ICs) in the Central Information Commission is going on, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.

A date has to be announced by next week regarding the decision on the disqualification of 22 defectors in the Madhya Pradesh assembly, the Supreme Court said today. A decision on the matter has been pending since March, when the MLAs changed camp from the Congress to the BJP, leading to the collapse of the Kamal Nath government. Many of the defectors have become ministers in Chief Minster Shivraj Singh's government, a petition has pointed out.

The Delhi government today said it will challenge the high court's order staying reservation of 80 per cent ICU beds for COVID-19 patients in 33 private hospitals.

During US President DonaldTrump's India visit in February this year there was no requirement of mandatory COVID-19 test for travelers from foreign countries as the disease was not given pandemic status at that time, said V Muraleedharan, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs on Tuesday in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

The Delhi High Court Tuesday set aside an interim stay on the publication of a book on self-styled god-man Asaram titled 'Gunning for the Godman: The True Story Behind Asaram's Conviction''.

Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Tuesday said the NEP will facilitate creating of jobs and entrepreneurs and help the country's education system meet the global standards.

High Courts across the country are witnessing a substantial increase in abortion cases, a new report released on Tuesday said.

The Gujarat government on Tuesday defended "restraining" of a COVID-19 patient suffering from "delirium" by staff members of Rajkot civil hospital.

The BS Yediyurappa-led state government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, allegations of corruption and suspension of Rajya Sabha MPs over protests against contentious farm sector bills are likely to dominate the remaining monsoon session of the Karnataka state assembly, the duration of which has been shortened by two days and will now end this Saturday.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd could begin late-stage clinical trials of Russia's potential coronavirus vaccine in the next few weeks, an executive at the drugmaker said.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to allow online electronic voting and asked the petitioner to file a representation before the Government of India.

Swami Vivekananda made a significant mark during his hitherto unreported visit to the China, according to a recently made documentary film. In 1893, Swami Vivekananda visited Hong Kong, then under the British rule, and the busy Chinese port of Canton, now known as Guangzhou.

After a six-month-long hiatus due to COVID-19, schools and colleges were reopened in Assam on Monday.

The Delhi High Court today stayed the Aam Aadmi Party government's order directing 33 big private hospitals to reserve 80 per cent of ICU beds for COVID-19 patients, holding that the decision appeared to be arbitrary and unreasonable.

The government's multiple admissions in parliament that it has no data on various subjects -- from migrant labourers to farmer suicides -- have made it the target of the Congress, whose leaders have launched a concerted attack. Today senior Congress leader and former Union minister Shashi Tharoor tweeted a list laced with sarcasm.