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Central Government rebrands the mid-day meal scheme

On September 29th, the Central Government decided to rebrand the 26-year old national mid-day meal scheme. The scheme is called PM POSHAN (Poshan Shakti Nirman) scheme. The scheme aims at…

Amazon’s lawyer had allegation that he has been funnelled for bribing government officials

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Vikas Chopra graduated from Delhi University in 1999 with a first division degree and later completed his Masters in Corporate Laws from Indian Law Institute in 2004. He has been…

On World Tourism Day, Delhi Government launched “Dekho Meri Dilli” App

On 27th September, Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal launched 'Dekho Mere Dilli' mobile app on the occasion of World Tourism Day, to boost tourism. The app is the first tourism facilitating…

Kerala Government to setup digital de-addiction centres for children addicted to online games

On Saturday, the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan announced a child friendly initiative. As a part of this initiative,"digital de-addiction centres" would be setup in all districts and led…

SC orders transfer of trial from Lucknow to Prayagraj in Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case

Kamlesh Tiwari, a Hindu Samaj Party leader was murdered in Lucknow in October 2019. In December 2020, the Uttar Pradesh police had filed a charge sheet against 13 accused persons…

Centre to Delhi High Court: PM-Cares Fund cannot come under the ambit of State or public authority

Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) fund was created by the Prime Minister of India on March 27, 2020 to extend assistance to people during the…

Delhi High Court: Attempt to murder treated as a threat to society

Justice "Subramonium Prasad" opined that "attempt to murder will fall under the category of heinous offence and therefore,has to be treated as a crime against society, Delhi high court refused…

An order passed by NCDRC against Yash Raj Films has been stayed by the Supreme Court

Case- Yash Raj Films Pvt Ltd vs Afreen Fatima Zaidi The complainant (Afreen Fatima) approached the consumer forum to take action against Yash Raj films in respect to a song…

GST Council Meeting was conducted on 17th September

The 45th GST (Goods and Service Tax) Council meeting was held in Lucknow on 17th September. The meeting was chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This was the first in-person…

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a petition to have meat removed from midday meals and dairy farms closed

On Friday, the Kerala High Court Set aside a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Lakshadweep administration's decision to abandon dairy farms and remove meat from mid-day meal menus in…