<p>In your evening news brief, Supreme Court strikes down as arbitrary and discriminatory benchmarks set for permanent commission for women Army officers; fuel prices cut for the second day, and Covid-19 negative test certificate must for those travelling to Bengaluru.</p>.<p>Here is the top news of March 25, 2021:</p>.<p>The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as arbitrary and discriminatory the benchmarks set for permanent commission for women Army officers. In a strong observations, the top court said structures of our society has been created by males for males. Some look harmless but it is a patriarchal reflection of our society. Equality is farce, if it does give equal opportunity to women.</p>.<p>A bench presided over by Justice D Y Chandrachud directed the Indian Army to consider the grant of permanent commission for women officers within a month and complete the process within two months thereafter by following the due process.</p>.<p>Petrol and diesel prices were on Thursday cut for the second straight day as international oil prices cooled fell on prospects of speedy recovery in consumption getting clouded by the second wave of Covid-19 cases.</p>.<p>Petrol price was cut by 21 paise per litre and diesel by 20 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.</p>.<p>Petrol now costs Rs 90.78 per litre in Delhi and a litre of diesel comes for Rs 81.10. Rates have been reduced across the country and vary from state to state depending on the local incidence of taxation (VAT).</p>.<p>Travellers who are coming to Bengaluru from outside Karnataka will have to show a negative RT-PCR certificate from April 1, announced Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar here on Thursday. </p>.<p>The minister said the rule is applicable only to Bengaluru and not the rest of Karnataka.</p>.<p>Source: DHNS/ PTI</p>
<p>In your evening news brief, Supreme Court strikes down as arbitrary and discriminatory benchmarks set for permanent commission for women Army officers; fuel prices cut for the second day, and Covid-19 negative test certificate must for those travelling to Bengaluru.</p>.<p>Here is the top news of March 25, 2021:</p>.<p>The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as arbitrary and discriminatory the benchmarks set for permanent commission for women Army officers. In a strong observations, the top court said structures of our society has been created by males for males. Some look harmless but it is a patriarchal reflection of our society. Equality is farce, if it does give equal opportunity to women.</p>.<p>A bench presided over by Justice D Y Chandrachud directed the Indian Army to consider the grant of permanent commission for women officers within a month and complete the process within two months thereafter by following the due process.</p>.<p>Petrol and diesel prices were on Thursday cut for the second straight day as international oil prices cooled fell on prospects of speedy recovery in consumption getting clouded by the second wave of Covid-19 cases.</p>.<p>Petrol price was cut by 21 paise per litre and diesel by 20 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.</p>.<p>Petrol now costs Rs 90.78 per litre in Delhi and a litre of diesel comes for Rs 81.10. Rates have been reduced across the country and vary from state to state depending on the local incidence of taxation (VAT).</p>.<p>Travellers who are coming to Bengaluru from outside Karnataka will have to show a negative RT-PCR certificate from April 1, announced Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar here on Thursday. </p>.<p>The minister said the rule is applicable only to Bengaluru and not the rest of Karnataka.</p>.<p>Source: DHNS/ PTI</p>
