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Retirement age is a policy matter lies within govt : Supreme Court

New Delhi, August 28: Retirement age is a policy matter that lies within the concerned state government or central government and it is not for the courts to prescribe a different age of retirement from the one applicable to government employees under the relevant service Rules and Regulations, the Supreme Court said in a recent judgment. The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by a group of teachers in Homeopathic Medical Colleges in Kerala seeking increase of their retirement age from 55 years to 60 years at par with the teachers of other Medical Colleges. The Bench of Justice

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra wins India’s first gold at world championships in javelin

BUDAPEST, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships when he pipped Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in the men’s javelin on Sunday with an 88.17 metre effort in the final. Chopra won Olympic gold in Tokyo but managed only a silver at the worlds in Eugene last year. The only other Indian to win a medal at the worlds was Anju Bobby George, who took bronze in the women’s long jump in 2003 in Paris. Pakistan’s Nadeem, coming back from elbow surgery and a knee injury, produced

India capable to travel to Moon, Mars, Venus: ISRO chief Somanath

India has the capability to travel to the Moon, Mars and Venus, said Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chairman S Somanath. The ISRO chief further said that the ISRO is ready to fulfill the vision put forth by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “India has the capability to travel to the Moon, Mars and Venus but we need to increase our confidence. We need more investment and the space sector must develop and by this, the whole nation should develop, that is our mission. We’re ready to fulfil the vision that was given to us by PM Modi,” Somanath said while

Heat waves becoming more frequent, deadly, study finds

Heat waves becoming more frequent, deadly, study finds

The risk of fatal heat waves has risen sharply over the past 20 years, and such extreme weather will become more frequent in the future, increasing heat-related excess mortality, a study shows. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that Europe will be particularly affected. Heat waves of the kind we are currently experiencing are particularly deadly for the elderly, the sick and the poor, the researchers said. The 2003 heat wave, which saw temperatures in Europe reach 47.5 degrees Celsius, was one of the worst natural disasters of recent decades, claiming an estimated 45,000 to 70,000 victims

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