Source:- asianage.com New Delhi: In the future, you may be able to raise the issue of the malfunctioning of electronic voting machines (EVM) and voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines or their mismatch without the fear of being arrested. The Election Commission of India (ECI) is contemplating revisiting a rule that provides for the prosecution of
Source:-business-standard.com Taking a pragmatic view of the massive rout suffered by the Left in the recently-held Lok Sabha elections in Kerala, the Communist Party of India (CPI) said on Thursday that the arrogance of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Sabarimala issue were the primary reasons for the Left’s debacle. The ruling Left won just one out of the 20 Lok Sabha
Source:- counterview.net In United Kingdom, four schools have joined the Parkfield Community School at Birmingham to halt equity lessons on ‘Diversity and LGBT issues’ following complaints by parents. Earlier, five Birmingham schools suspended teaching the award winning ‘No Outsiders’ equality and LGBT rights programme, run by the Leigh Trust. The project taught tolerance of diverse groups, including
Source:- dnaindia.com To those hesitant to undertake the HIV test, a new outreach programme promises discretion by hiding testing centres in plain sight: at LGBTQ parties and events, through vans parked at the queer community’s pulse-points and cruising hotspots. The plan is to reach those who avoid designated clinics for fear of identification and the
Source:- zeenews.india.com The apex court impleaded Narayanasamy as a respondent in the application filed by the Centre and Bedi seeking a direction for restoring the situation prevailing before the April 30 Madras High Court verdict which held that the LG “cannot interfere” in the day-to-day affairs of the elected government in the Union Territory. New
Source:-business-standard.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to reopen and recast the accounts of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) and two of its key subsidiaries of five years starting 2012-13 (FY13). The order came on a plea moved by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), which sought to examine the
Source:- livemint.com The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to complete within three months its investigation into the Muzaffarpur shelter home case. A report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences had in May 2018 brought to light cases of sexual and physical assault on several girls living in shelter home in Muzaffarpur. After
Source:- thehindu.com Former BDA Deputy Commissioner, discharged from bribery case by HC, has to now face trial In a judgment that will encourage the Karnataka Lokayukta police to use spy cameras in bribery cases before registering First Information Reports (FIR), the Supreme Court has said that the Lokayukta police providing spy cameras to complainants to record conversations with
Source:-.thehindubusinessline.com The CBI told the Supreme Court on Friday that it is ready to take over the investigation into the multi-crore bitcoin Ponzi scheme in which several investors were allegedly lured on the promise of handsome returns. CBI said this before a vacation bench comprising Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna, hearing a plea filed
Source:- thehindubusinessline.com As different High Courts of the country have taken divergent views in the matter, we are of the view that the position in law should be clarified by this court, the Supreme Court said The Supreme Court agreed to examine the powers of tax authorities to arrest an individual for GST evasion saying that different High
