SC resumes hearing on LMV driving licence
The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to resume its hearing on the legal question of whether a person holding a driving licence for a light motor vehicle is also entitled to drive a transport vehicle with an unladen weight not exceeding 7,500 kg. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice...
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SUPREME COURT HOLDS WOMEN SUPREME
Terming the incident of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata as “horrific and horrendous” and “a systemic failure of the State machinery”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate a protocol...
Delhi LG seeks action on infrastructure accidents
Taking a serious view of several deaths and disruptions in normal life in the city caused by severe waterlogging and flooding this monsoon due to “complete collapse of civic infrastructure”, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has directed Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to submit a monthly report on the inspections...
CBI prepares for Lie Detection
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday obtained judicial permission to conduct a polygraph test on Sanjoy Roy, the prime accused in the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case, sources said. The Central agency may also petition the court to conduct a similar test on Sandip Ghosh,...
Jammu attacked, yet again
One Inspector-rank CRPF officer was martyred on Monday when a heavily-armed group of Pakistani terrorists targeted an area domination patrol party comprising jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operations Group of Jammu Kashmir Police (JKP) in the remote Duddu Basantgarh area of Udhampur. The Monday attack, which...
Centre defends Law against Triple Talaq
Defending its 2019 Triple Talaq Law in the Supreme Court, the Modi Government has argued that the legislation was crucial for protecting the rights of Muslim women and promoting gender justice. In an affidavit filed in response to petitions challenging the law, the Government said despite the Supreme Court’s 2017 ruling...
Sriram’s IAS coaching centre penalised
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed `3 lakh penalty on coaching institute Sriram’s IAS for publishing misleading advertisements and violating consumer rights. The misleading advertisement was related to its claims regarding UPSC Civil Service Exam 2022. In a statement, the CCPA said because of the violation of the Consumer...
Child Rights head red flags radical curriculum of Bihar madrasas
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday expressed concerns over the “radical” curriculum being taught in Government-funded madrasas in Bihar and the enrollment of Hindu children in such institutions. Also, he questioned the involvement of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in designing this curriculum,...
