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New IT rules: SC refuses to stay proceeding before various HCs
The Centre had moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of all petitions to it, citing multiplicity of proceedings. Several high courts, including Delhi, Bombay, Madras and Kerala High Courts are hearing petitions against the IT rules. A bench comprising of Justices A.M. In its plea, the Centre said, the issue of regulating the OTT platform was pending before the top court.
HC: Uniform Civil Code can't remain mere hope, modern India needs it
The court said that the hope expressed in Article 44 of the Constitution that the state shall secure for its citizens Uniform Civil Code "ought not to remain a mere hope". A single bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh said, the need for a Uniform Civil Code as envisioned under Article 44, has been reiterated from time to time by the Supreme Court. She said courts have been repeatedly confronted with the conflicts that arise in personal laws.
WhatsApp toes govt's line, tells HC won't enforce privacy policy
This is a significant development after the new Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw made it crystal clear within minutes of taking charge that "law of the land is supreme" and no one can afford to disrespect it. A vacation bench of Justices Anup J. Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh had said, "We do not consider it appropriate to stay the operation of impugned notice dated June 4, 2021 at this stage."
'Flight Commander' Scindia takes control of Civil Aviation Ministry
Accordingly, the Union Minister took charge of the ministry headquartered at the Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan here. He succeeds Hardeep Singh Puri who has now got the Ministry of Petroleum and retains the Urban Affairs Ministry. Besides, former Army chief-turned-politician General V.K. Singh (retd), the Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, is also the new Minister of State for Civil Aviation.
Is Nitish Kumar unhappy with PM Modi's cabinet reshuffle?
As per the trend in Indian politics these days, after every development including the birthday of leader leader, a flurry of congratulatory messages hit the social media like Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram etc. Nitish Kumar, a day after RCP Singh become a Union minister, has so far not posted any congratulatory message for him on social media.
Rahul slams Centre over hike in PNG, CNG prices
In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said, "Inflation continues to grow. 'Acche din' is heavy on the country. Prime Minister's accountability only towards his friends." He tweeted with the hashtag #PNG #CNGPriceHike. The natural gas supplier increased CNG prices by 90 paise per kg while PNG prices were raised by Rs 1.25 per SCM (standard cubic metre).
Covid-19 Update: India reports over 43K new cases, 911 deaths
Friday is the 31st consecutive day when India reported less than one lakh new coronavirus cases. The active cases have now come down below 5 lakh. The country has 4,58,727 active cases presently and has witnessed a total of 4,05,939 deaths so far. According to the Union Health Ministry, a total of 44,459 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total discharge to 2,98,88,284 till date.
Learn from those who are not part of Cabinet: PM to ministers
Expressing concern over people violating Covid-appropriate protocols, the Prime Minister told the Council of Ministers that pictures and videos of crowded places and people roaming about without masks or social distancing is not a pleasant sight and it should instil a sense of fear in us.
BDL signs contract to supply Akash missiles to IAF
BDL is the prime production agency for projects under India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). Akash is one of the missiles under IGMDP being manufactured by BDL, both for Indian Army and Indian Air Force. The missile has been successfully test-fired on several occasions and is regarded as one of the best missiles in its category.
No interim protection for Twitter, Centre free to act: Delhi HC
A bench of Justice Rekha Palli said: "It is made clear that since this court has not passed any interim order, this court has granted time to Respondent No 2 (Twitter Inc) to file affidavit, no protection is granted." The court added that it is open to Centre to take action against Twitter in case of any breach of the rules, as it adjourned the hearing in the matter till July 28.
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