August

"A Delhi court agreed to hear a complaint alleging that India 's education minister lied about her college degree, triggering calls for her resignation. The petition claims federal Education Minister Smriti Irani made contradictory declarations about her college degree in different years to electoral authorities. The complaint says that in 2004 Irani said she had an arts degree but in 2014 � ahead of the general elections � she claimed she had pursued a degree in commerce. ""Cognisance is taken. The matter be now fixed for pre-summoning evidence on August 28,"" said judge Akash Jain. The case has sparked strong demands from opposition leaders from both the AAP and Congress Party for Irani 's resignation, saying she had no ""moral or constitutional or legal"" right to continue as education minister."

"The Supreme Court, which generally repels challenges to appointments in service after lapse of long period of time, made an exception in the case of Khub Ram, who was appointed as a checker in Haryana Roadways in 1990. Fake certificates submitted in support of work experience led to Khub Ram's dismissal from government service more than 25 years later, despite earning two promotions for good work. A bench of justices FMI Kalifulla and Shiva Kirti Singh said the experience certificates, which were essential for getting the job, were faulty on two counts. ""Had the appellant not committed such acts for obtaining selection and appointment, we could have considered the issue of delay as well as judgments supporting such a claim,"" said Justice Singh."

"Jobseekers in New Zealand 's Bay of Plenty are failing pre-employment drug tests. At the same time the country 's Drug Detection Agency figures showed 4.8% of all pre-employment drug tests were positive in 2014. Phil van Syp, managing director of 1st Call Recruitment, said most of those tested positive to cannabis in a urine test. ""About 20% to 30% fail depending on the sort of roles. We do a lot of [road laying] and people seem to think that it is okay."" Kirk Hardy, CEO of the Drug Detection Agency, said businesses want to implement drug and alcohol policies due to high-profile accidents and tragedies involving someone who may have been using drugs."