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SC tells states to appoint senior cops against cow vigilantism
06 Sep 2017
The Supreme Court has directed all states and the centre to appoint a senior police officer for each district to serve as the nodal officer to ensure that cow vigilantism groups do not take the law into their own hands
Sitharaman becomes India’s 2nd woman defence minister after Indira Gandhi
04 Sep 2017
Analysts say the Prime Minister has been solely led by performance and an assessment of members of his party and that of the alliance partners when he chose to overload some ministers while opting for former bureaucrats where he had no choice
Demonetisation drive a big success, claims govt
31 Aug 2017
Dipak Misra sworn in as Chief Justice of India
28 Aug 2017
Justice Dipak Misra, 64, the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India, following the retirement of Justice J S Khehar yesterday. He will remain in office till 2 October 2018.
"Has the CIA already accessed India's Aadhaar database?" asks WikiLeaks
26 Aug 2017
Amid the debate on the privacy of Aadhaar data, WikiLeaks reports on Thursday suggest that the CIA is using tools devised by Cross Match Technologies that provides biometric devices for Aadhaar cards, for cyber-spying that may have comprised UIDAI's database
NITI Aayog’s 3-year Action Plan focuses on priority sector spending
26 Aug 2017
The 3-year Action Agenda, which is a part of the 15-year Vision Document being drafted by the NITI Aayog, projects India’s GDP growth picking up during the 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 fiscals, with significant increase in value additions
Right to privacy is fundamental, 9-judge SC bench says unanimously
24 Aug 2017
The Supreme Court seems to have agreed to the petitioners’ view that right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution would include the right to privacy though it is not expressly stated in the Constitution
In split verdict, SC strikes down validity of ‘triple talaq’ divorce
22 Aug 2017
While Justices Fali S Nariman and U U Lalit set aside talaq-e-bidat as unconstitutional, Justice Kurian Joseph ruled that it is against the teachings of the Quran
AIADMK factions seal deal, OPS sworn in as deputy CM
22 Aug 2017
While E Palaniswami will retain chief ministership, an 11-member coordination committee led by O Pannerselvam will lead the party
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