Top news of the day: Supreme Court upholds notification amending employees pension scheme as ‘legal and valid’; AAP announces former TV journalist Isudan Gadhvi as Gujarat CM candidate, and more
The Hindu
The major news headlines of the day and more.
Supreme Court upholds notification amending employees pension scheme as ‘legal and valid’
The judgment by a three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit came in an appeal filed by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation challenging decisions of the Kerala, Rajasthan and Delhi High Courts quashing the 2014 amendments on “determination of pensionable salary” under the Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) of 1995. The court held that the amendments to the pension scheme notified on August 22, 2014 would apply to the employees of “exempted establishments” in the list of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which number over 1300 companies and entities, in the same manner as for the staff of regular establishments.
AAP announces former TV journalist Isudan Gadhvi as its chief ministerial candidate
Delhi CM and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal announced TV journalist turned politician Isudan Gadhvi’s name as the party’s chief ministerial face for the Gujarat Assembly polls where AAP has turned its focus and challenge the ruling BJP in its strongest bastion. Mr. Gadhvi joined the AAP last year, taking a political plunge after quitting as editor of VTV, a local Gujarat news channel where his evening show Mahamanthan became a hugely popular news program in the state.
Morbi’s chief officer suspended days after bridge collapse incident
The Gujarat government has suspended Morbi Municipality’s chief officer Sandipsinh Zala in the wake of the bridge collapse incident that claimed 141 lives, a senior official said. “The State Urban Development Department has suspended Chief Officer of Morbi Municipality Sandipsinh Zala,” said Morbi District Collector G. T. Pandya. “Resident Additional Collector of Morbi has been given the additional charge of the Chief Officer until further orders,” he said.
Terror funding case | ED attaches J&K separatist Shabir Shah’s Srinagar house