Year: 2024

Scenes from WhatsApp University foundation laying ceremony at Gala Ghot Diya University. Enjoy. #ViksitBharat#GalgotiaUniversity #UrbanMaxwell pic.twitter.com/fSsZWDNmad

— Dr.Medusa (@ms_medusssa) May 2, 2024

A viral video of Galgotias University students unable to explain the motive behind their protest against Congress has drawn laughter and criticism on social media. In a video posted by Aaj Tak (below), the students are seen about inheritance tax, and “urban naxals”, among others. However, upon being quizzed by journalist Ashutosh Mishra, the students were unable to explain the reason for protesting.

#Congress के खिलाफ वेल्थ डिस्ट्रीब्यूशन-कथित इन्हेरिटेंसी टैक्स के मुद्दे पर छात्रों का प्रदर्शन लेकिन ज्यादातर को न मुद्दे पता थे ना वजह। कुछ बैनर भी ठीक से नहीं पढ़ पाए। देखिए कांग्रेस मुख्यालय की ओर प्रदर्शन करने चले छात्रों के गजब जवाब।#ReporterDiary | (@JournoAshutosh) pic.twitter.com/ystudZDqYm

— AajTak (@aajtak) May 1, 2024

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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conclude the online application process for recruitment to Medical Officer, Scientist B, Assistant Professor and other posts today, May 2. Eligible candidates can apply for the vacancies on the official website upsconline.nic.in till 11.59 PM.

The recruitment drive aims to fill up a total of 109 posts.

Candidates can check the age limit, eligibility criteria, and other details available in the notification below:

Here’s the official notification.

Application Fee

The applicants (Except Female/SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs 25. No fee for SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates of any community.

Steps to apply for UPSC recruitment 2024

1. Visit the official website upsconline.nic.in

2. Go to “ONLINE RECRUITMENT APPLICATION (ORA) FOR VARIOUS RECRUITMENT POSTS”

3. Apply for the post, fill in the details, and upload the required documents

4. Pay the fee and submit the form

5. Take a printout for future reference

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.

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Salima Tete has been announced as the captain of the Indian women’s hockey team for the upcoming FIH Pro League matches in Europe. Hockey India on Thursday announced the 24-member squad which will play matches in Belgium and England.

India will play against Argentina, Belgium, Spain, Great Britain and Germany twice each across both legs, beginning their campaign against Argentina on May 22. India are currently placed sixth in the Pro League standings having eight points from eight matches.

Tete, who was recently honoured with the prestigious Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of The Year 2023 in the women’s category will lead the side with midfielder Navneet Kaur named as vice-captain.

The goalkeeping responsibilities will rest with Savita Punia and Bichu Devi Kharibam, while the defensive line-up includes Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Monika, Jyoti Chhatri and Mahima Chaudhary.

The midfield will be marshalled by Tete, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Navneet Kaur, Neha, Jyoti, Baljeet Kaur, Manisha Chauhan and Lalremsiami. The forward line boasts of Mumtaz Khan, Sangita Kumari, Deepika, Sharmila Devi, Preeti Dubey, Vandana Katariya, Sunelita Toppo and Deepika Soreng.

Speaking on the team selection and on being appointed as the captain, Tete said, “I am happy that I have been appointed to lead the team….

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The Delhi Police on Thursday appealed to citizens not to believe the audio messages being circulated on WhatsApp making false claims about bomb threats sent to multiple schools in the national capital, reported PTI.

“Some audio messages are being pushed on WhatsApp and other chat groups that some suspicious objects were found in some schools,” read a statement issued by the Delhi Police. “These messages are false and have no truth in them. We request all to please convey further that these are false messages.”

On Wednesday, nearly 100 schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region received bomb threats on their official email addresses.

Subsequently, officials from the police and the fire department conducted inspections in the schools. The police confirmed that the threats were found to be hoax.

Senior police officer Rohit Meena said the schools were closed and the students were sent back home after the threat emails.

Later in the day, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena told media persons the police had traced the origin of the emails and that an investigation was underway. “I am assuring citizens of Delhi that the police are alert, getting leads, and will take strict action,” he said.

On a preliminary reading, the emails seem to have been sent from Russia, The Indian…

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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the sacking of 223 employees of the Delhi Commission for Women on grounds that their employment is “irregular” and “illegal”, reported The Indian Express on Thursday.

“The approval of government is hereby conveyed to DCW to discontinue service of all contractual staff with immediate effect who have been appointed by the DCW at any point in time, by going beyond its delegated powers and without following various procedures laid down and in violation of DCW Act/rules/regulations/guidelines issued by Govt. of NCT of Delhi,” read a notice issued by Saxena’s office on April 29.

Former Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, who is now a Rajya Sabha member representing the Aam Aadmi Party, labelled the lieutenant governor’s direction as a “Tughlaqi farmaan [order]”, a reference to the eighteenth Sultan of Delhi Muhammad bin Tughluq’s whimsical decision in 1327 to move the Sultanate’s capital from Delhi to Daulatabad, in present-day Maharashtra.

“Today, the Women’s Commission has a total staff of 90 out of which only 8 people have been provided by the government, the rest are on 3-month contracts,” Maliwal in a social media post. “If all the contract staff is removed, the Women’s Commission will be locked. Why are these people doing this? This institution has…

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The Supreme Court recently observed that appropriate rites and ceremonies must be performed for a Hindu marriage to be valid under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, reported Live Law on Tuesday.

The court passed the judgement on April 19 in a petition by a woman seeking the transfer of divorce proceedings. Amid the divorce proceedings, the woman and her husband had jointly applied for a declaration that their marriage was not valid as they had not performed any customs and rites.

A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih held that the marriage of the petitioners was not valid since it was not solemnised, reported Live Law.

“Where a Hindu marriage is not performed in accordance with the applicable rites or ceremonies such as saptapadi [the rite where a couple walks around a fire seven times] when included, the marriage will not be construed as a Hindu marriage,” the judgement said.

The bench also held that the registration of a Hindu marriage under Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act only facilitates proof of the marriage but does not provide it legitimacy.

“Unless the parties have undergone such ceremony, there would be no Hindu marriage according to Section 7 of the Act and a mere issuance of a certificate by an entity in the absence…

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Paul Auster was born on February 3, 1947, in Newark, US. Besides novels, he wrote poetry, screenplays, essays, and translated from the French. Some of his best-known works include The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Brooklyn Follies(2005), Sunset Park (2010), and 4 3 2 1 (2017). His books have been translated into more than forty languages.

The search for identity and personal meaning was a common theme in Auster’s later publications, many of which concentrated heavily on the role of coincidence and random events and also the relationships between people and their environment. Auster’s heroes often find themselves obliged to work as part of someone else’s inscrutable schemes.

In 1995, Auster wrote and co-directed the films Smoke and Blue in the Face. He has also translated Jean-Paul Sartre, Jacques Dupin, and Stéphane Mallarmé from the French.

On March 11, 2023, Auster’s wife, the writer Siri Hustvedt, posted on Instagram that he had been diagnosed with cancer in the previous year. He died of complications of lung cancer at his home in Brooklyn on April 30, 2024. He was 77.

The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party alleged on Wednesday that the deferring of polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat by the Election Commission is “aimed at manipulating the voting pattern”, The Hindu reported.

On Tuesday, the Election Commission deferred the Lok Sabha elections in Anantnag-Rajouri from May 7 to May 25. The poll body said that it had received several representations stating that there would be logistical and communication-related difficulties in holding the polling on May 7.

On Wednesday, Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged there was “a collusion at play between the officials and the Election Commission to manipulate the electoral process”.

On Tuesday, Mufti had also said that the deferment should be viewed in light of threatening voters to vote for the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party. The National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party have alleged that the Apni Party is working hand in glove with the BJP.

“The authorities deliberately delayed elections to manipulate voters in favour of BJP allies and frighten the people not to exercise their franchise against the ongoing onslaught of Jammu and Kashmir’s identity and resources,” The Hindu quoted her as saying.

Former chief minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah also raised similar concerns.

“We are seeing a conspiracy [in the delaying of polls],” Abdullah said, reported the newspaper….

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The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) will conclude the online application process for the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service Competitive Examination 2024 today, May 2. Eligible candidates can apply for the exam on the official website hppsc.hp.gov.in.

The Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service Competitive (Preliminary) Examination 2024 will be conducted on June 30 in two sessions — 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon and 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM.

The recruitment drive aims to fill up a total of 26 vacancies.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit: The applicant should have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 35 years on or before January 1, 2024.

Educational Qualification: A candidate must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognized University.

Exam Fees

An examination fee of Rs 600 will be charged online. Reserved category candidates will have to pay Rs 150.

Steps to apply for HPPSC HPAS 2024

1. Visit the official website hppsc.hp.gov.in

2. Go to the ‘Apply Online’ section and click on online application

3. Register yourself in the new portal through the ‘New Registration’ link

4. Login and apply for the exam and fill application form

5. Upload documents, pay fees, and submit

6. Download application form and take printout

Direct link to apply.

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.

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The Supreme Court’s registry refused to receive the Centre’s application seeking clarification of its 2012 judgement in the 2G scam case in which the court had directed that spectrum allocation to be done through auctions, The Indian Express reported on Thursday.

The alleged 2G spectrum allocation scam is said to have originated in 2008, when the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology sold 122 2G licences on a first-come-first-served basis.

The Supreme Court judgement in 2012 had mandated that public resources such as telecommunications spectrum be allocated through an auction. The verdict had also cancelled the licences that had been allocated to several companies by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the time.

On Thursday, the Supreme Court registry returned the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s plea and said in a note that it was an attempt to seek a review of the judgement in the guise of asking for a clarification, the newspaper reported. It also described the application as “misconceived”.

The court registry said that the Centre in May 2012 had withdrawn a review petition against the judgement and the latest application is trying to get the matter heard after a long delay, reported The Indian Express.

In its application, the Centre had said that spectrum was assigned not only for commercial…

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It was an incredible batting effort from Mumbai Indians as the hosts at the Wankhede Stadium beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets in the 2024 Indian Premier League on Thursday.

Bengaluru were sent in to bat first and put up a solid 196/8 after captain Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar and Dinesh Karthik scored half-centuries, albeit of different natures.

It was a good start for the home team with Jasprit Bumrah getting the best of Virat Kohli, yet again, along with Akash Madhwal dismissing debutant Will Jacks cheaply. But du Plessis and Patidar came good as the duo put on an 82-run partnership for the third wicket. While the former South African captain reached his half-century in 33 balls, Patidar found some good form with his 26-ball fifty.

However, Bumrah came back to break the Bengaluru batting flow with consecutive wickets in both the 17th and 19th overs to finish with 5/21 in his four-over spell. Karthik ended unbeaten on 53 off 23 balls with the final over going for 19 runs.

However, the dew came into full effect in the Mumbai chase along with some shoddy bowling on the part of the Bengaluru team. Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma put on a stunning 101-run partnership for the opening…

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