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1. ‘State resolutions on Central laws are fine’ Merely opinions, they don’t have force of law: SC The Supreme Court on Friday prima facie found no harm in State Legislative Assemblies, such as those in Kerala and West Bengal, passing resolutions against Central laws like the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act or the new agriculture laws. […]
1. SC to hear plea against sale of electoral bonds NGO seeks stay on scheme ahead of election in key States Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde agreed with advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday to urgently hear a plea by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms to stay the sale of a new set of […]
1. Serious issue if 3 cr. ration cards were cancelled, says SC Revoked for no Aadhaar link, says plea The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was a “very serious” matter if the Centre had really cancelled around three crore ration cards, even those of tribal people and the poor, solely because they could not […]
1. Come out with ‘rule curve’ for Mullaperiyar: SC Failure to give information will attract appropriate action, it tells Tamil Nadu The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary will be “personally responsible” and “appropriate action” will be taken on failure to give information on the ‘rule curve’ for the Mullaperiyar dam […]
1. Over 60% OBC, SC posts vacant in IIMs 93% of ST posts of professors at Central varsities unfilled More than half of the faculty positions reserved for the OBCs in Central institutions of higher education are vacant while about 40% of those reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes also remain unfilled, Education Minister […]
1. Centre likely to allow residents to fill their NPR details online No ‘biometrics or documents’ will be collected, says Home Ministry report The Centre will allow residents to fill the National Population Register (NPR) form on their own, through the online mode, a month before the door-to-door enumeration by Census officials starts. After filling […]
1. ‘Focus on growth than inflation’ CEA’s comment on economic priorities comes ahead of policy framework review Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian said on Saturday that the country requires growth at this juncture, even with economic trade-offs, as it aspires to increase its dominance and self- reliance in the global economy. Dr. Subramanian’s comment […]
1. Quad leaders for ‘open, free’ Indo-Pacific Focus on vaccines, climate change, emerging tech makes group a force for global good, says PM Modi Members of the Quadrilateral framework, or Quad, will become “closer than ever before”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, in his address to the first-ever leadership summit of the grouping. […]
1. Covaxin off clinical trial mode Indigenous vaccine cleared for emergency use, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, from Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, has been taken off the clinical trial mode and is now authorised for emergency use on a par with Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield, NITI Aayog’s member (health) V.K. Paul said […]
1. Kerala HC restrains Centre on IT rules Online legal news portal challenges regulations The Kerala High Court on Wednesday restrained the Centre from taking coercive action against Live Law Media Private Ltd., which owns a legal news portal, for not complying with Part III of the new IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics […]
1. Over 72% rise in UAPA cases in 2019 1,948 persons were arrested in 1,226 cases registered across the country that year There has been over 72% increase in the number of persons arrested under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act) in 2019 compared to year 2015, data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs […]
1. SC seeks States’ views on 50% cap on quota Court to examine if three-decade-old verdict needs a relook The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine whether its nearly three-decade-old judgment which fixed reservation for the marginalised and the poor in government jobs and educational institutions at 50% needs a relook. In 1992, a […]
