Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the BJP had become people’s most preferred choice for governance in the country. Addressing the BJP parliamentary party meeting, PM Modi cited the poll data over the decades to assert that the BJP record of retaining power was better than the Congress and other parties. Sharing details of Modi’s...
Read MoreUnion law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday told the Rajya Sabha that the government is in the process of filling up 112 vacant posts of HC judges. Appointment of judges in higher judiciary is a collaborative and integrated process involving the executive and the judiciary. He also said while some state governments and...
Read MoreSenior advocate Dushyant Dave points out irregularity in listing of sensitive matters in an open letter to the Chief Justice of India. Supreme Court Bar Association president Adish C Aggarwala expresses full faith and confidence in Justice D Y Chandrachud’s neutrality and administrative skill. Aggarwala defends the assignment of cases, stating it is not...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court questioned why Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, which protects and grants citizenship to migrants in Assam, does not cover migrants in West Bengal. The court asked why Assam was singled out when West Bengal has a longer border and also faces the issue of influx. The solicitor general argued that...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court will on Monday deliver its judgment on a batch of pleas against the scrapping of Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu & Kashmir.The Centre had scrapped Article 370 on August 5, 2019 and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.In September, a five-judge bench of...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court expanded the proceedings to address illegal migration and secure India’s north-eastern borders. It directed the Centre to file an affidavit on the magnitude of the problem and remedial measures to stop migration from Bangladesh and deportation of migrants. This intervention highlights the resentment of the original inhabitants of Assam. It is...
Read MoreJaishankar denies equitable treatment of US and Canada allegations regarding Sikh separatists Pannun and Nijjar. Canada provided no evidence, so equitable treatment is irrelevant. The US wants India to join Canadian probe into Nijjar’s killing, citing intelligence shared among ‘Five Eyes’ countries. India dismisses Canadian claims but investigates US allegation of Indian official’s role....
Read MoreAfter NCP MLA Nawab Malik sat on the treasury benches in the legislative assembly, deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis expressed concern about his inclusion in the Shiv Sena-BJP-NCP grand alliance. Fadnavis wrote to deputy CM Ajit Pawar stating that it would be inappropriate for Malik to be part of the alliance due to the charges...
Read MoreThe health ministry denies that the seven cases of Mycoplasma pneumoniae detected at AIIMS Delhi are linked to the recent surge in respiratory infections among children. The ministry states that the cases were part of an ongoing study at AIIMS and are not a cause for concern. Additionally, the ministry reports that no Mycoplasma...
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