"The policy draft has been approved. The ministry has been renamed as education ministry," a senior HRD ministry official said. The existing NEP was framed in 1986 and revised in 1992. A new education policy was part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto ahead of the 2014 general election.
With a breakthrough elusive, government sources said the Delhi Police has obtained vital leads.
Amid growing demands for his resignation, Kumar told the MHRD officials that efforts were being made to facilitate semester registration for 'willing' students.
Yuvraj has switched focus to business.
'The judiciary cannot trespass on the powers of Parliament and Parliament in turn cannot trespass on the territory of the judiciary,' says former Chief Justice of India V N Khare.
The Centre pleaded in HC that it is waiting for responses from various states over UCC.
Providing some relief to borrowers under the Securitisation Act, the Supreme Court has ruled that secured creditors cannot straightaway attach the defaulter's assets after giving the mandatory 60-day notice.
Boston Acoustics, the United States-based manufacturer of high performance audio solution for home entertainment equipment, has announced the launch of its India operations.
Delhi youngster Rishabh Pant's stroked a fluent 87 and left-arm paceman Khaleel Ahmed claimed four for 41 to steer India to a comfortable 33-run win over Afghanistan in the Under-19 tri-series match, in Kolkata, on Saturday.
Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Union government and public sector oil majors Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation on a public interest litigation challenging the Centre's decision to privatise.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played across the country on Saturday
It gave five days to an Ahmedabad magistrate and three lawyers involved in the 'cash for arrest warrant' scam to give their replies.
The Supreme Court on Monday in-principle agreed to reconsider its earlier judgement on Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd divestment, and stayed proceedings before all high courts concerning divestment.
It issued notices to the Centre, the attorney general, and all states and UTs on a petition challenging a recent amendment to the election law.
But it asked them not to leave the country till it took a decision on an appeal filed by the Maharashtra government challenging a Bombay high court order reducing their sentence.
Victims and witnesses have sought protection from central forces.
'She is not a criminal. There has to be some fairness in the prosecution of persons,' the chief justice observed.
The petition, filed by advocate Ajay Aggarwal, was mentioned on Tuesday before a bench headed by Chief Justice V N Khare.
The apex court stayed the Karnataka high court proceedings against several newspapers and journalists.
Leaving behind rivalry over acquisition of shares of liquor company Herbertsons Ltd, the UB group and the Chhabrias on Monday agreed in the Supreme Court
The case pertains to the Union government's plea for vacation of the stay on any kind of religious activity in the 67 acres of acquired land around the disputed structure.
The new bench headed by Justice Ruma Pal will consider six departmental inquiry reports against three top officials of the state on May 7.
It laid down strict guidelines to stop commercialisation of education by the schools.
The government said the court could not have done it as it was not an issue before it.
The government should frame appropriate guidelines to fix standards for drinking water to rid it of pesticides and other harmful chemicals.
S Rajendra Babu, a Supreme Court judge, was on Thursday appointed the Chief Justice of India with effect from May 2.
The court said the fee structure of all private professional colleges will be monitored by a committee headed by a retired high court judge.
The court directed the government to frame a scheme within two months to ensure that life saving drugs were available at reasonable prices.
The Voluntary Health Association of Punjab has alleged that AIDS patients were given no treatment at any government hospital and 'simply left to die'.
In a major step to keep the price of essential medicines under control, the Union government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that 75 new medicines have been added to the essential drugs list after reviewing the pharmaceutical policy, 2002.
The Supreme Court on Friday ended the legal challenge to the government's decision to drastically reduce the admission fee to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management by disposing of a petition on the issue.
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