Common code of conduct proposed for legislative bodies
Lok Sabha Speaker has formed a committee of Speakers of state legislative bodies to frame a code of conduct. The purpose of of the Code of Conduct is to set …
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Kashmir: five-judge Supreme Court Bench to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370
The Supreme Court has referred petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state of Jammu & Kashmir into two Union Territories to a five-judge Constitution bench. …
Read MoreBengal govt to table Anti-lynching bill
The West Bengal government has decided to table the West Bengal Prevention of Lynching Bill, 2019 in the State Assembly. It proposes three categories of punishment: a) maximum three-year jail …
Read MoreFreedom of press can’t be one-way traffic,says SC in defamation case
Recently,the Supreme Court judge has observed that Freedom of the press is supreme but it cannot be one-way traffic. This observation came after the apex court allowed a news portal …
Read MoreHome Secretary holds meet to take Central schemes to J&K
Parliament has passed the Presidential order which effectively abrogates the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir under the provision of Article 370. It has also passed the Jammu and …
Read MorePlea in Supreme Court seeks online RTI portals in States
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and several states on a plea seeking direction to state governments to set up online RTI portals. The plea has said …
Read More24th Meeting of Western Zonal Council
Union Minister for Home Affairs has chaired the 24th meeting of the Western Zonal Council at Panaji,Goa. The Zonal Councils are statutory bodies.They were established under the States Reorganization Act,1956. …
Read MoreElection Commission to revisit ‘D’ voter criterion ahead of final NRC
Ahead of the publication of the National Register of Citizens(NRC), Election commission(EC) may revisit the criteria whether those excluded from NRC should be marked as ‘D’(Doubtful) voters. The system of …
Read MoreAssam NRC is India’s internal matter: Jaishankar
India’s External Affairs Minister is on a two day visit to Bangladesh. During his visit,India’s foreign minister has said that National Register of Citizens (NRC) process which is now underway …
Read MoreCentre to double time limit to appeal NRC ouster to 120 days
The Central Government has proposed to double the time limit available for filing an appeal against non-inclusion of persons in the National Register of Citizens(NRC) in Assam At present,the time …
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