Same Sex Marriage : Centre Opposed The Centre has opposed same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court, stating that marriage between a biological man and woman is a holy union, a sacrament, and a sanskar in India. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India refers petitions to legally recognise same-sex marriages to a Constitution Bench […]
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Ram Chandra Poudel : New President Of Nepal
Ram Chandra Poudel : New President Of Nepal Ram Chandra Poudel, a veteran Nepali Congress leader and former Deputy Prime Minister, was elected as the new President of Nepal. He secured vote of 214 lawmakers of Parliament and 352 provincial assembly members. Poudel is the 3rd President of the country, succeeding Bidhya Devi Bhandari, whose […]
Transit Anticipatory Bail To a Person In An FIR Lodged Against Him By The Tamil Nadu Police
Transit Anticipatory Bail To a Person In An FIR Lodged Against Him By The Tamil Nadu Police The Delhi High Court recently granted transit anticipatory bail to a person in an First Information Report (FIR) lodged against him by the Tamil Nadu police. Transit Anticipatory Bail is sought when a case against a person has […]
Advisory To The Print Media On Paid News : Press Council Of India
Advisory To The Print Media On Paid News : Press Council Of India The Press Council of India (PCI) recently issued an advisory to the print media on ‘paid news’.It says newspapers should not misconstrue or misquote the statements given by any leader Political news published in competing newspaper with similar content strongly suggests such […]
Mob Lynching : Incident Of Killing And Burning Of Two Men In Haryana
Mob Lynching : Incident Of Killing And Burning Of Two Men In Haryana Incident of killing and burning of two men in Haryana on suspicion of illegal transportation, smuggling or slaughtering of cows by cow vigilantes highlight the issue of Mob Lynching. Mob lynching refers to targeted violence by a large group of people which […]
Menstrual Leave For workers : SC Rejected PIL
Menstrual Leave For workers : SC Rejected PIL The Supreme Court of India rejected a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) regarding menstrual leave for workers and students across the country. The court called it a policy matter and pointed out that menstrual pain leave has different dimensions and may also act as a disincentive for employers […]
22nd Law Commission : Extended
22nd Law Commission : Extended The Union Cabinet recently extended the term of the 22nd Law Commission by one-and-a-half years. The 22nd law panel was constituted for a period of three years on February 21, 2020 and its chairperson, Justice Rituraj Awasthi (retd), assumed office on November 9, 2022. The Law Commission of India is […]
New Chief Of Shiv Sena : Eknath Shinde
New Chief Of Shiv Sena : Eknath Shinde Eknath Shinde’s anointment as the new Sena chief comes a day before the Supreme Court is set to hear a plea by the Uddhav Thackeray faction to restrain Shinde from taking control of Sena’s properties and finances. Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde was named as the new […]
Special Category Status For Any State Will Not Be Consider : Union Finance Minister
Special Category Status For Any State Will Not Be Consider : Union Finance Minister Union Finance Minister made it clear that the Centre will not consider demands for “special category status” for any state as the 14th Finance commission has clearly said no special status can be given. This comes as a blow to states […]
New CEO Of NITI Aayog : BVR Subrahmanyam
New CEO Of NITI Aayog : BVR Subrahmanyam: PM Modi appointed BVR Subrahmanyam as the new CEO of NITI Ayog. BVR Subrahmanyam served as the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a 1987 IAS officer from the Chhattisgarh cadre. He served as the private secretary of Mr Manmohan Singh during his reign from […]
