A proposed law, which got Cabinet approval on Monday, to provide 10% reservation for upper castes (or the unreserved category) exclusively with reference to their economic backwardness may run into rough weather if challenged in the Supreme Court. A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the Indira Sawhney …
Read More »NCC has to be made compulsory: Venkaiah
A stint in the National Cadet Corps has to be made compulsory in all educational institutions, said Vice-President M.Venkaiah Naidu, speaking to NCC cadets at the inaugural ceremony of the Republic Day camp on Monday. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ncc-has-to-be-made-compulsory-venkaiah/article25936479.ece
Read More »Citizenship Bill: AGP quits Assam coalition
The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Monday decided to snap its two-year-old alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam after the Joint Parliamentary Committee submitted its report on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in Parliament. However, the AGP’s departure is unlikely to affect the Sarbananda Sonowal-led government as …
Read More »Joint session of legislature on June 19
Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan has convened the joint session of Telangana legislature to meet at 11.30 a.m. on January 19. The State government had also issued separate notifications in this regard for the Assembly and Legislative Council in the name of Mr. Narasimhan on Monday. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/joint-session-on-june-19/article25936594.ece
Read More »Centre plans 10% quota for the poor
The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a Constitution Amendment Bill to provide 10% reservation to the economically backward sections in the general category, a senior government official said. The Bill will also cover those from the Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist and other minority communities. The quota will be over and …
Read More »Budget may be vote-on-account and not full-fledged: Venkaiah Naidu
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday hinted that the government may opt for a vote on account instead of a full-fledged Budget in February. “As we are all aware that before the election the government normally just goes for vote on account — only for few days. That will …
Read More »Send stray cattle to shelters within a week: Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed all District Magistrates to ensure stray cattle and destitute cows are sent to shelters homes “under any condition” by January 10. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/send-stray-cattle-to-shelters-within-a-week-adityanath/article25904784.ece
Read More »‘Committee on Assam Accord a poll gimmick’
The Narendra Modi government’s move to form a high-level committee for the effective implementation of Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam Accord has been labelled a “poll gimmick” by political parties and organisations in Assam.Clause 6 of the Assam Accord seeks to provide “constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards” to “protect, …
Read More »Maggi: SC revives suit against Nestle
The Supreme Court spelt trouble for the Indian branch of the Swiss food giant Nestle on Thursday by resuscitating a Rs. 640-crore class-action suit filed by the government on behalf of thousands of consumers of the iconic Maggi noodles.The suit was filed by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of …
Read More »‘Quota for women judges not under consideration’
The Law Ministry on Thursday said there was no proposal to introduce reservation for women in the appointment of judges in the higher judiciary. The Ministry’s response came on an observation of a Parliamentary Standing Committee that only six women judges have been appointed in the Supreme Court till date.In …
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