Morning Digest | SC asks why minorities cannot be determined State-wise; Religious freedom in India under threat, says USCIRF, and more
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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 granted district-wise. “Can minorities be determined district-wise? Why not State-wise?” Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, accompanied by Justice A.S. Oka, asked advocate-petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.
Skill training of MGNREGS workers lags; Centre blames it on the States
Facing less than a lukewarm response to project Unnati, which aims to reduce dependence on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by imparting skill training to its beneficiaries, the Union Rural Development Ministry wants to link performances of the States under the project with its labour budget for the upcoming financial year.
Supreme Court to hear plea on electoral bonds on December 6
The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed December 6 for hearing a petition challenging the government notification allowing the sale of electoral bonds for an additional 15 days in Assembly election years.
IAF Mi-35 attack helicopters undergoing overhaul, to add six years life