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The Ministry of Home Affairs, on May 5, issued a circular to provide consular services to foreign nationals for a period of 30 days from the date of the lifting of the prohibition on international travel. This is done...
Amid lockdown, various Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJK) are accepting orders for medicines on WhatsApp and e-mail; where on the basis of uploaded prescriptions medicines are delivered at the doorsteps of the patients. At present, there are over...
On May 5, 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided all existing visas granted to foreigners; except those belonging to diplomatic, official, UN/international organizations, employment, and project categories would remain suspended. Until prohibition on international air travel of...
Ministry of External Affairs appoints state-level coordinators on May 6, 2020. This is to ensure close coordination between various Ministries, State governments and the Center. They have to facilitate the return of hundreds of thousands of Indians stranded around...
India is in touch with Pakistan in ensuring implementation of the verdict by the International Court of Justice in the case relating to Indian death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav, official sources said on May 6, 2020. Jadhav, a retired Indian...
India is developing at a rapid rate. But there are still some age-old and objectionable practices that pull us miles behind.ย Sex-selective infanticide is one such a practice. Female infanticide is a heinous crime. In simple terms, it is...
The Bombay High Court on May 04, 2020, issued a circular on precautions to be taken during the course of business in courts of Goa, Maharashtra, Union Territories of Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli. The circular mentions...
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) issued a circular under challenge in the Supreme Court. The impugned circular excludes donations made to Chief Ministerโs Relief Fund from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Ms.Mahua Moitra, a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar,...
The online summit of Non-Aligned Movement Group took place on May 4, 2020. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also participated in the summit which took place through video conferencing.ย 'United Against COVID-19' was the theme of the summit. The present...
India has demarche a senior Pakistani diplomat; in addition to registering a strong protest to Pakistan against Supreme Court of Pakistan order on the so-called Gilgit-Baltistan. โIt was clearly conveyed that the entire Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir...
The Governor of Karnataka, on April 27, 2020, gave his assent to the National Law School Of India (Amendment) Act, 2020. Thereby, the school (NLSIU, Bengaluru) shall reserve horizontally twenty-five per cent of seats for students of Karnataka.
The Notification...
A group of eminent citizens and members of civil society have written to the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar; demanding immediate measures to implement the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)....
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC); has recommended granting of Environmental Clearance (EC) to the expansion and renovation of the existing Parliament building. The EAC, in its meetings held...
After reviewing the COVID-19 situation in the country, the Centre extended the lockdown by two more weeks. In essence, from May 4, 2020, to May 18, 2020. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), issued guidelines for different zones across the...
Two days ago, MHA allowed migrant labourers, students, pilgrims or tourists with no COVID-19 symptoms to return to their home states. For this reason, the centre said special trains will run amid the nationwide lockdown. Addressing a press conference,...
The National Company Law Tribunal has notified the transfer of 8 members with immediate effect. Explicitly, the action was taken under Rule 15 A, sub-rule (4) of NCLT (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of President...
The Central Vista Project seeks to build a new Parliament and central government offices in Lutyens Delhi. The Centre assigned โน20,000 crores for the project. A petition challenging the land-use of 86 acres land in Lutyens is filed in...
India is in the midst of a pandemic, just like the rest of the world. As the country combats COVID-19, millions are starving. Food security in India during the pandemic has concerned many, including the World Trade Organisation. Food...
The Supreme Court heard the petition on issues pertaining to the use of 'HCQ' & 'AZM'. The issues related to a petition seeking immediate change in the treatment guidelines. In order to prevent injury and death of COVID-19 patients....
Seasoned diplomat TS Tirumurti appointed as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) at New York. He is presently serving as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The appointment was officially published on the website of...
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in the order issued on April 29, 2020; has allowed the inter-state movement of migrant workers, students, tourists etc. The order states that due to the nation-wide lockdown, to prevent the spread of...
The Press Council of India (PCI) is authorised to keep a check on various developments that have the tendency to affect the freedom of press. It disapproves attack/threat on journalists while performing their duties. The Council takes quick action...
The Bar Council of India (BCI) informed the Jharkhand High Court that it will provide 45 Lakhs to the Jharkhand State Bar Council (JSBC). So as to meet the basic requirements of lawyers facing difficulties during the lockdown.
Directions Given:...
Delhi High Court has directed initiation of proceedings against police officers. For the reason of not registering FIR upon receiving complaints of abuse and harassment of a Dalit man. The issue of such proceedings comes under Section 4 of...
There have been interesting constitutional upheavals in Maharashtra. The tug of war with the governor ultimately reached the Supreme Court for constitutional adjudication. There is another legal issue evolving in the state. The governor is not taking any action...
The religious freedom conditions in India were widely covered by world media in 2019, often citing a drastic downward trend in the religious freedom of the country. In effect, the United Nation Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended designation...
Justice Mohammad Rafiq took oath as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. Governor of Orissa, Prof. Ganeshi Lal, administered him the oaths of the office and secrecy. The ceremony took place on April 27, 2020, at the...
An international NGO, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) claims that India is on verge of a food crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic. The NGO also tried to bring attention towards โdiscriminatoryโ enforcement of laws against Muslims and other...
Recently, The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had informed the Bureau of Immigration that arrival of corpses and remains of Indian nationals/OCI cardholders from foreign countries are allowed; depending on directions issued by various departments in relation to COVID-19...
The Ministry of Finance through its Department of Economics has issued a notice. The notice issued in the Gazette of India on April 27, 2020. In effect, it provided for the establishment of the International Financial Services Centre Authority....