The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to pass any judicial order on the Supreme Court Bar Association’s petition seeking to convert the land measuring 1.33 acres allotted to the Supreme Court of India into chamber blocks for lawyers and said that let the apex court take up the matter on […]
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Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan gives Suspension of Business notice in RS
Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan gave a Suspension of Business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 demanding discussion on the government’s questionable role in promoting the business interests of the Adani Group. In a notice addressed to the Rajya Sabha chairman, Ranjan said, “I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of […]
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Health Ministry advise states to follow 5-fold strategy to fight Covid-19
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Thursday advised all the states to continue focusing on the 5-fold strategy of Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination and Covid Appropriate Behaviour to fight Covid-19. The notification stated, “We will do another mock drill to see the COVID-19 preparations. Mock drills will be done soon in all the states/UTs.” According […]
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SC to form Constitution Bench on pleas against Nikah-Halala, polygamy
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will form a Constitution Bench to conduct proceedings on pleas against Nikah-Halala and polygamy, practiced among Muslims. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said, “At an appropriate time I will constitute a Constitution Bench and have it decided.” The bench […]
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PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat 100th episode to broadcast worldwide
This time not only India but even other countries too would listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 100th episode of the radio programme Mann Ki Baat and for this, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is also preparing in full swing. In this regard, a BJP source told ANI, “Purpose of […]
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World Water Day: India provided tap connections to over 11 crore rural households
World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year. It is an annual United Nations Observance, started in 1993, that celebrates water and raises awareness of the two billion people currently living without access to safe water. A core focus of World Water Day is to inspire action towards Sustainable Development Goal […]
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SC agrees to constitute new bench to hear plea against early release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will constitute a bench to hear a plea challenging the pre-mature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said, “I will have a bench […]
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Membership of MPs, MLAs with “fake caste certificates” should be cancelled: VHP
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has demanded cancellation of membership of all those “fraudulent” MPs and MLAs who won reserved seats by submitting “fake caste certificates.” Reacting over the recent Kerala High Court order, setting aside the election of CPI(M)’s A Raja from Devikulam Assembly seat in Idukki district, VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal […]
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NIA makes first arrest in NGO Terror Funding case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Irfan Mehraj from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir in the NGO Terror funding case registered in October 2020, the agency said on Tuesday. The anti-terror agency arrested Mehraj on Monday. He was a close associate of Khurram Parvez and was working with his […]
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SC upholds abolition of Orissa Administrative Tribunal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Centre’s decision to demolish the Odisha Administrative Tribunal as it held it constitutionally valid. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud rejected the plea by Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bar Association. Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bar Association has challenged the Orissa High Court’s decision which upheld the abolition of OAT. The […]
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Interpol revoking Red Corner list against Mehul Choksi won’t have bearing in PNB bank scam case: Sources
The removal of Mehul Chinubhai Choksi’s name from the Interpol database of Red Notices will make the fugitive diamantaire eligible to travel at will to any other country, apart from India, where he faces multiple cases, according to government sources. The sources said that the removal of the Red Corner […]
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DMK MP gives Suspension of Business notice in RS to “discuss govt’s failure to constitute JPC…”
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Tiruchi Siva on Tuesday gave suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to discuss “the Government’s failure to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the charges of corporate fraud in the country”. In a notice addressed to the Rajya Sabha chairman, MP Siva said, “I […]
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PM Modi holds meeting with top ministers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with his top ministers to discuss Parliamentary strategy for the second part of the Budget session. The PM arrived in Parliament to conduct the meeting before proceedings of both Houses resumed on the seventh day of the second leg of the Budget Session. Leaders from like-minded opposition […]
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SGPC leader condemns attacks by extremists worldwide, says Sikhs have contributed to India’s freedom movement
Reacting to the recent incidents of violence by extremist and separatist elements worldwide, Baljit Singh Daduwal, the Former President of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee said that such incidents affecting the Sikh community should not take place. The former president of the SGPC, Baljit Singh Daduwal said, “It has […]
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Congress MP Manish Tewari gives Adjournment Motion notice in LS over issue of “freedom of speech”
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday gave an Adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the matter concerning the issue of “freedom of speech” in Parliament. The notice said, “I hereby give notice of my intention to ask for leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the business of the […]