News Update Is Covaxin Safe? Plea in Bombay HC Seeks Information 16 Jan 2021 An RTI activist has filed a writ petition in Bombay High Court seeking the information on Bharat Biotech's Covaxin from Director Controller General of India (DCGI) regarding the safety and…
News Update Youths arrested for sexualassault on woman: 16 Jan 20211 Feb 2021 On Wednesday, a college girl was being abducted and sexually assaulted by two youths in a rickshaw on Delhi bypass in Hisar. Both the accused were arrested by the police…
News Update Reply sought from thr Central Government and the RBI on regulation of Digital Lending Platform 16 Jan 2021 A petition has been filed before the High Court of Delhi referring to a memorandum provided by the Reserve Bank of India which advises against unregulated digital lending platforms and…
News Update Uttarakhand HC advises the state government to finish all Mahakumbh work by February 22, 15 Jan 202115 Jan 2021 The Uttarakhand High Court, disappointed with the arrangements for the Haridwar Maha Kumbh, asked the government to complete all the unfinished work by February 22. Government officials told the court…
News Update Calcutta HC: Same-Sex Sexual Harassment complaints are fully maintainable under the POSH Act, 2013 15 Jan 2021 The High Court of Calcutta, while hearing a Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction in the case of Dr. Malabika Bhattacharjee v. Internal Complaints Committee Vivekananda College & Ors. comprising of Justice Sabyasachi…
News Update Indian stores shuttered by farmer protests cost Reliance, Walmart millions in revenue 15 Jan 20211 Feb 2021 A number of reliance stores and Walmart outlets have suffered huge revenue losses as they are shut since past more than 3 months. This is due to farmers protest against…
News Update WhatsApp’s new privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court 14 Jan 2021 A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has challenged the new privacy policy of the instant messaging app, WhatsApp in the Delhi High Court. The petitioner contends that the new privacy policy…
News Update Covaxin’s 20,000 doses arrive Bengaluru, to be used side by side with Covishield 14 Jan 202114 Jan 2021 Since January 12, Bengaluru had already received 8 lakh doses of Covishield from Pune based Serum Institute of India .The main cluster of Covaxin from Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech of 20,000…
News Update States and UTs to open Anganwadi Centres outside containment zones before January 31st 13 Jan 202113 Jan 2021 The Supreme Court directed the Centre and states to issue monetary guidelines for nutritional support to Anganwadi centres. The three judge bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice R. Subhash Reddy…
News Update Tech Mahindra to acquire Payments Technology Services for Rs 66 crore 13 Jan 2021 Tech Mahindra, which is one of the leading IT service providers of the country, is planning to acquire Payments Technology Services Ltd (PTSL), which is a subsidiary of fintech firm…