CEC appointment panel: Justice Joseph pointed out to the Solicitor General that CJI is involved in the process of appointment of CBI director, then what does that mean to a democracy.
The Supreme Court had set free Nalini Sriharan and five other remaining convicts, who are serving life term for about three decades in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, noting that its earlier order releasing another convict AG Perarivalan was equally applicable to them.
The submissions by the Centre were made in an affidavit filed in response to a batch of pleas challenging the Centre's 2016 demonetisation decision.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a letter to states said the Control of National Highways (Land & Traffic) Act, 2002 has empowered the National Highway (NH) officers to take action against encroachments.
National Technical Textiles Mission: The projects were cleared under the leadership of Piyush Goyal, Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
According to a notification by the Union Home Ministry, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians residing in the districts of Anand and Mehsana in Gujarat will be allowed registration as a citizen of India.
Sugar exports: India has been the highest producer and the second largest exporter of sugar in the world in the current year.
LTC facility will allow eligible central government employees to get reimbursement of tickets for to and fro journeys, besides paid leave, when they avail LTC.
Mineral blocks auction: The mines to be auctioned include six iron ore blocks, three blocks each of limestone and gold, two blocks of bauxite, one block each of copper, phosphorite and glauconite, according to the mines ministry.
All of them have links with terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hizbul Mujahideen, Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami, and Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front.
Railway employees bonus: About 11.27 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees are likely to benefit from the decision. This payment will be made before the Dussehra holidays, said the Ministry of Railways.
AFSPA news: The government of India has also extended AFSPA in the areas falling within the jurisdiction of 16 police stations in four districts of Nagaland including five police stations in Kohima district etc.
Over and above the said serious security concerns already in existence, the more disturbing part is that there is an organised influx of illegal migrants from Myanmar through agents.
The conference will focus on increasing the forest cover with special emphasis on restoration of degraded land and wildlife conservation.
Assam news: The peace agreement is expected to be signed by the Central government, Assam government and five rebel outfits of Assam- All Adivasi National Liberation Army, Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam, Birsa Commando Force, Santhal Tiger Force and Adivasi People's Army.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi news: The total number of seats reserved for the members of the Scheduled Castes in the MCD in proportion to their number is also determined to be 42, it said.
The ban on exports assumes significance as it appears that the overall sown area under paddy this Kharif season could be lower than that of last year. This can have an impact on both crop prospects as well as prices going forward.
Rape cases in India: "Due to the law on the hanging of culprits after the Nirbhaya case, the incidents of murder after rape have increased. This is a dangerous trend being seen in the country," said Rajasthan CM.
In June, PM Modi reviewed the status of human resources in all central depts, ministries and instructed that recruitment of 10 lakh people be done by the government in mission mode in the next 1.5 years.
A premium of Rs 3.05 per quintal has been provided for each 0.1 per cent increase in recovery over and above 10.25 per cent, while there will be a reduction in FRP by Rs 3.05 per quintal for every 0.1 per cent decrease in recovery.
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