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SUPREME COURT STAYS DEFAMATORY PROCEEDING
Supreme Court on March 15, 2018 passed an order directing Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate not to proceed with the defamatory proceeding pending against ‘The Wire’. The bench comprising of Chief […]
Farmers Scraps Illegal Land Acquisition In Haryana, Slams Hooda Government
Facts-Illegal acquisition of nearly 912 acres by private builders in Haryana under a land acquisition process initiated by the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government was set aside by the Supreme Court […]
SC Sets 6 Months Deadline For 2G Probes
Facts-The Supreme Court on March 12 set a deadline of six months for CBI and ED to complete the probe in the 2G spectrum allocation cases and the alleged irregularities […]
World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking passed away at the age of 76
Hawking passed away peacefully in his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday. He was known for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several […]
Supreme Court Of India Has Held That Right To Die With Dignity Is A Fundamental Right.
Case by- A PIL filed by NGO Common Cause in 2005 seeking robust system of certification for passive euthanasia and legal recognition for ‘living will’ in India. Bench – the […]
KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM ARRESTED IN CASE RELATED TO INX MEDIA
On 28th Feb., 2018, the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested Karti P. Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, from Chennai in the alleged payoffs case related to INX Media. He was […]
PIL In Supreme Court To Raise The Minimum Age Of Marriage To Curb Population Growth
A Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday demanding that the legal age for marriage should be increased from 21 to 25 years for men and […]
India Ready To Welcome Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro: Expanding Diplomatic Relations
On one hand, India’s growing ties with the US and on the other hand, India will play host on March 10-11 to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who has often been […]
DEMISE OF FORMER CABINET SECRETARY T S R SUBRAMANIAN
Former Cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian passed away in Delhi. He was 79. “Extremely shocked to hear the sad news of the demise of T S R Subramanian . He was […]
RAHUL GANDHI’S CONCERN OVER DELAY OF LOKPAL SETUP
On 26th Feb, 2018, Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Modi of favouring the “super rich” and questioned why he had still not appointed a lokpal to fight corruption. Rahul Gandhi, who […]