-TheWire.in Over the years, the parliament, under powers granted by Article 368, added a number of constitutional provisions under Article 371 to grant special powers and privileges to several states. New Delhi: The announcement of the Narendra Modi government’s decision in parliament to scrap the exclusive position enjoyed by the state of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the constitution has brought about mixed responses from both political parties and the...

-Livemint.com * The briefing to diplomats comes in the backdrop of Pakistan condemning Amit Shah’s move to scrap Article 370 * PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to travel to the US for the UN General Assembly session and address the session on 28 September New Delhi: India on Monday briefed all current members of the UN Security Council –five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members – hours after revoking the special status granted...

-The Telegraph 'The existing system of the HRD minister chairing the panel for selecting IIT directors was a bad practice' New Delhi: A panel of educationists set up by the University Grants Commission has found flaws with the existing system of selecting academic heads of institutes of higher learning and called for a review, implying that politicians should not be part of the process. The recommendations came in a report the four-member committee,...

-Livemint.com * Minimum wage is a contentious issue for both industries and workers’ groups, said an official * The economic survey had mentioned that a national mandatory minimum wage is a requirement New Delhi: India will not have a single mandatory minimum wage floor as talked earlier as the the union Labour ministry has stayed away from making it part of the wage code bill. Instead it has left this important provision open...

-The Telegraph The government worked the phones to bring around three unattached parties that had reservations about the amendments New Delhi: A depleted Opposition fought valiantly in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday to try and have the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill 2019 referred to a select committee but lost as the government worked the phones to bring around three unattached parties that had reservations about the amendments. The government defeated the motion...