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Gadchiroli, Maharashtra: Pregnant Woman walks 6 km from village for childbirth, dies
Twenty-four-years-old Asha Santosh Kiranga, resident of Aaldandi Tola in Etapalli taluka in Gadchiroli district, was nine months pregnant; Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister is the “guardian minister” for the district
31 districts delegated powers to grant citizenship as per CAA provisions: MHA Annual report
The report suggests that in 2021 a total of 1414 citizenship certificates have been granted as per CAA provisions; the 2019 amendment invoked
“Unacceptable”, Centre withholding names approved by Collegium: Supreme Court Issues Notice to law secretary over delay in judicial appointments
A division bench of the Supreme Court has stated that appointments must follow after a second iteration by the Collegium
TMC invites comedian Vir Das to Kolkata after Bengaluru show cancelled
Das' monologue "I come from two Indias" had stirred a row a year ago when he was criticised for allegedly defaming the country.
Over 80% Pellet Victims in Kashmir Have Lost Vision: Study
The study has strongly advised against the use of pellet guns on civilians to avoid ophthalmic trauma.
Embarrassing’, SC pulls up Modi govt for failing to file affidavit: Demonitisation
2,192 days later and government gives no answers; senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for one of the petitioners, said it has never been an accepted practice to seek deferment of proceedings before a constitution bench
NPR database declared as ‘Critical Information Infrastructure’; needs to be updated soon: MHA
The MHA’s Annual Report states that NPR needs to be updated, however, still does not mention a specific time period for conducting the exercise
Broken promises: Assam govt’s decision to abolish 8,000 teaching posts widely condemned
Organisations cutting across sectors and ethnicities have widely condemned the decision proudly announced by Assam chief minister Himanto Biswas Sarma though it was taken six months back
Modi-phobia, spontaneous or enforced? Karnataka govt withdraws controversial circular
Karnataka hurriedly withdraws circular compelling principals to ferry students to PM Modi’s event
Collegium system & transparency of judicial appointments: a conundrun
Between criticisms of opaque-ness and an absence of transparency to concerns of brazen interference from an Executive that has shown no regard for Constitutional basics even niceties, the Collegium system of appointment of Judges is once again in public debate
Government v/s Supreme Court: a throwback to a tussle for judicial autonomy
Recent statements, particularly strident from India’s minister for Law and Justice, Kiran Rijiju, an Arunachal politician previously groomed under Amit Shah’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) offer a powerful throwback to similar attempts by a previously authroritarian government in the lead-up to the Emergency in the 1970s.
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