News Update Punjab CM urges PM not to allow GI tagging for Madhya Pradesh basmati 7 Aug 2020 Madhya Pradesh had sought inclusion of its 13 districts for GI tagging for basmati. Punjab Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, western UP, and select districts of Jammu and Kashmir already…
News Update Karnataka HC seeks response from the center as to why Hand Sanitizers and N-95 Masks were removed from the list of Essential Commodities List 7 Aug 2020 The Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Abhay Oka Aravind Kumar directed the central government to specify its reasons as to why N-95 masks and hand Sanitizers should not be…
News Update SC refers upper caste reservation amendment issue to 5-judge constitution bench 6 Aug 2020 A petition was filed by NGO- Janhit Abhiyan, Youth for Equality and others, argument has been presented that economic classification cannot be the sole basis for reservation.The Centre's point of…
News Update Three arrested for rape and assault of 75 year old woman in Kerala. 6 Aug 2020 The Puthencruze police station in district of Ernakulam arrested 3 persons related with the incident of rape of a 75 year old woman on Wednesday, reports also state that she…
News Update Novavax signs vaccine supply deal with Serum Institute 6 Aug 2020 Novavax Inc said on Wednesday it has entered a supply and license agreement with the Serum Institute of India for the development and commercialization of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The…
News Update Manoj Sinha to be new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir: Rashtrapati Bhavan 6 Aug 2020 Former union minister and senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh, Manoj Sinha, was on Thursday appointed as Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, the Rashtrapati Bhawan spokesman said. The communique…
News Update Calcutta HC grants advance bail to reporter, says voice was being muzzled 5 Aug 2020 The calcutta high court has aforementioned it is the basic right of a reporter to publish news of “any illegal” activity “in an honest way” and “proper reporting” will facilitate…
News Update Trump to take action on TikTok and other Chinese apps in the coming days:says Secretary of State 5 Aug 2020 Mike Pompeo informed on Monday that “US President Donald Trump will take action in the upcoming days on Chinese-owned applications, including Tik-Tok, citing national security risks.”On Friday, President Donald Trump…
News Update Indian Army personnel to delete social media accounts dismisses challenge to order directing: Delhi High Court 5 Aug 2020 A petition challenging the order directing Indian Army personnel to delete accounts from social networking platforms like Facebook and Instagram (Lt Col PK Choudhary v. Union of India). was dismissed…
News Update Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay a foundation stone of Ram Temple in Ayodhya today, Uttar Pradesh 5 Aug 2020 The Site has previously created a tension between Hindu and Muslim where both of them claimed ownership.But this decayed long battle was solved when in a unanimous verdict, the Supreme…