Month: December 2020

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana to get new chief justices as collegium okays shake-up

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI/VIJAYAWADA : The high courts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Sikkim are all set to get new chief justices as part of a shuffle in the higher judiciary. Sources confirmed that the five-member collegium of the Supreme Court cleared the proposals on Monday. They also involve a swap between Sikkim High Court

Hathras gangrape: CBI seeks more time to complete inquiry, HC fixes January 27 as next hearing date

Source:-https://scroll.in The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday sought more time from the Allahabad High Court to conclude its investigation into the Hathras gangrape case, reported PTI. The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court fixed January 27 as the next date of hearing. The central agency also failed to submit any status report of

3 held for ‘hypnotising’, duping Supreme Court lawyer of Rs 31,000 in south Delhi

Source:-https://www.financialexpress.com The Delhi Police have arrested three men who allegedly “hypnotised” a Supreme Court lawyer and duped her of Rs 31,000 in Greater Kailash area, officials said on Wednesday. The accused have been identified as Gurdeep Singh alias Aman Digpal (27), Joga Singh (50), both residents of Vishnu Garden, and Lakhvinder Singh alias None Singh

Delhi riots: Govt sanctions sedition charges against Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, others

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Delhi government on Wednesday gave its sanction to the police to charge 18 people accused in the Delhi riots case — including former JNU students Sharjeel Imam, Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, former JNU student Umar Khalid, and local politicians Tahir Hussain and Ishrat Jahan — under sections of the Indian Penal Code that

Defer polls till phase 1 Covid vaccination: Andhra Pradesh govt to HC

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Tuesday urged the Andhra Pradesh High Court to postpone the elections to local bodies till the completion of the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination. The State government on Tuesday filed an additional affidavit in the High Court, which is hearing the writ petition filed by it challenging the proceedings

Guru Nanak Chair at LPU soon

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com Phagwara: Lovely Professional University (LPU) will establish Guru Nanak Dev Chair on December 18. Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will virtually attend the event as the chief guest. The day will also witness release ceremony of English version of the book, “Shri Guru Nanak Dev Jee”, which has been authored by the

Terminated teachers in Tripura form human chain to mark protest, stir enters 10th day

Source:-https://nenow.in The agitation, launched by the terminated school teachers of Tripura, entered the 10th day on Wednesday and they formed a human chain on Agartala road demanding their jobs back. A total of 10,323 teachers, who were terminated by the Tripura government as per the directives issued by the High Court and Supreme Court, launched

Shrey hospital fire: How was a residential building used as hospital, HC asks AMC

Source:-https://indianexpress.com Pulling up the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) over the Shrey Hospital fire incident, a division bench of the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the civic body to explain how a building permitted for residential use was converted as a hospital. A fire in the intensive care unit of the private Covid hospital killed

German finance ministry’s new law to boost investment fund operations

Source:-https://www.ipe.com The German Ministry of Finance has proposed a draft law to encourage investment fund activity in the country. The law – Fondsstandortgesetz (FoG) or the Fund Location Act – if passed, it could translate into the implementation of the Directive (EU) 2019/1160 regarding the cross-border undertakings for the collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS).