• Government enlists private players to restore 75 heritage monuments

The Delhi government has approved two schemes including the Chief Minister Monument Adoption Scheme and a grant-in-aid scheme to conserve and develop the city’s protected heritage monuments, allowing private firms, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other institutions to adopt 75 monuments for five years. The government will also provide grants of up to ₹2 crore for specialised conservation and restoration work

  • Kerala House resolution demands Reforms in exam system

The government resolution, moved by Higher Education Minister Roji M. John, states that the credibility of National Eligibility cum-Entrance Test (NEET) has come under serious doubts due to various reported incidents and administrative lapses. It faults the Centre and government agencies for failing to acknowledge serious lapses.

  • General Dhiraj Seth takes over as Army chief

General Dhiraj Seth on Tuesday assumed charge as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi, who retired after more than four decades of distinguished service to the nation.

  • Amit Shah launches new FCRA portal and e-OCI card

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the FCRA 2.0 portal and e-OCI card to simplify registrations, reduce paperwork, enable real-time monitoring of foreign funds, enhance transparency and security, and provide OCI holders with digital, secure, and convenient identity verification services.

  • Ram Temple embezzlement an attack on faith: Congress

The party questions PM’s silence on issue and accuses Centre and U.P. govt. of shielding senior Trust members. It also calls for probe under supervision of SC judge. The Congress also demanded that the report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) be made public, the trust be dissolved FIR be registered against its office bearers, and an independent audit be conducted of all donations received since the trust’s inception.

  • Right to get a lawyer

The Faizabad Bar’s got to a resolution to deny legal representation to the accused in the Ram Temple embezzlement case.  In a 2010 judgment in A.S. Mohammed Rafi v. State of Tamil Nadu, S.C. declared that such resolutions by Bar bodies were “wholly illegal, against all traditions and professional ethics”. This judgment that even a “wicked” person has a fundamental right to a competent advocate.