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The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea for the disclosure of information by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) under the RTI Act. The appellant had sought information regarding a recruitment examination and alleged irregularities in the process. The court stated that the IB is exempt from the RTI Act as it falls under the Second Schedule. It added that unsubstantiated allegations of corruption cannot be used as a basis to direct the disclosure of information. The appellant had requested details inc...

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 18): The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has declared a 15-year-old autistic boy — who was born in Sabah to a Malaysian father — as a Malaysian citizen, and has ordered the government to issue the child with a MyKad. The boy is stateless, as the Malaysian government did not recognise

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These changes to the rules build on an earlier move to ease the issuing of mining leases and composite licences for 24 critical and strategic minerals, which are vital in key supply chains that include electric vehicle batteries, energy storage devices, and high-end motors.

The approval by the Union cabinet will enable the Centre to auction lithium, niobium and REE blocks for the first time in the country

The decision on the royalty rates for the three critical and strategic minerals was taken by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says official

The auction rate for lithium has been decided at 3% of London Metal Exchange price, Niobium's at 3% of average sale price, and that of rare earth elements at 1% of average sale price of rare-earth oxide

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday said it has approved royalty rates of 3 per cent each for lithium and niobium and 1 per cent for Rare Earth Elements (REEs). The decision on the royalty rates for the three critical and strategic minerals was taken by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to an official statement. The royalty