News Update Argentina legalizes abortion 5 Jan 2021 After several years of pro choice advocates demanding for legalization of abortion, Argentina passed a law permitting abortions untill 14th week of pregnancy. The authority of Argentina enhanced the move…
News Update Supreme Court adjourns to Next Week PIL seeking directions to control Uttarakhand Forest Fires in the State 4 Jan 2021 The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to next week a PIL seeking for directions to State of Uttarakhand to take steps to prevent forest fires in the State as well…
News Update Supreme Court e-committee bags Platinum Award for Excellence in Digital Governance 4 Jan 2021 Honourable President of India, Ram Nath Kovind presented the *Platinum* award for Excellence in Digital Governance to the e-committee of the Apex Court of India. The committee was conferred the…
News Update Accused has fundamental rights; Media’s freedom of speech not greater than rights of an individual: Jammu & Kashmir Court 4 Jan 2021 A Jammu & Kashmir court said that freedom of speech and expression accessible to the media is not on a higher pedestal than the rights of individual people, barring nine…
News Update J&K Police seizes busts another ammo dump 3 Jan 2021 The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday seized five more grenades along with a piston and 35 rounds from a village along the Line of Control in the Mendhar area…
News Update DCGI Approves Serum Institute’s ‘Covishield’ , Bharat Biotech ‘Covaxin’ Vaccines for Emergency Restricted Use 3 Jan 2021 India's drug controller Drugs Controller General of India(DCGI) has approved Serum Institute of India's 'Covishield' and Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin' for restricted emergency use. This was informed by Dr VG Somani,…
News Update Bar Council of India to Push For ‘Minimum Experience’ Clause in Advocates Act 3 Jan 2021 In order to regularise lawyers practising in various courts, the Bar Council of India (BCI) proposed a mandatory experience clause for newly enrolled advocates to practise at the Supreme Court…
News Update Indian economy to grow at 10 pc in FY 2021-22 in ‘real terms’, says NITI Aayog Vice Chairman 2 Jan 2021 NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Thursday that the Indian economy will grow at the rate of 10 per cent in 2021-22 in real terms, while the growth…
News Update Supreme Court: Relatives of the husband cannot be regarded as accused under a Triple Talaq case 2 Jan 2021 Case: Rahna Jalal v. State of KeralaThe Supreme Court has ruled that the relatives of the husband cannot be regarded as accused under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on…
News Update Ernakulam Court Denies Bail to M Sivasankar IAS, Former Secretary to Kerala CM in Customs Case 30 Dec 2020 A Court in Ernakulam on Wednesday refused bail to M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the case registered by the Customs Department in relation…