The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday signed a Working Arrangement with Europol, the law enforcement authority of the European Union countries, to combat crime and enhance cooperation between the two agencies. The Working Arrangement was signed by Europol Executive Director Catherine De Bolle and CBI Director Praveen Sood. The signing was concluded in … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday, 18th March, dismissed an application filed by Assocham, FICCI and CII opposing the pleas that sought the disclosure of the invisible alphanumeric numbers embossed on electoral bonds. These numbers would reveal the details of who including which company donated money to whom through electoral bonds. Appearing for the industry bodies was senior … Read more
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has informed that the Narendra Modi-led-Central government has spent ₹15.6 lakh crores on subsidies for food grains since 2018. The Union Ministry made the revelation in its Right to Information (RTI) reply on 5th March this year. An RTI was filed by activist Piyush Tripathi, seeking … Read more
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 10.470 billion to USD 636.095 billion in the week that ended on March 8, as per the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The foreign exchange kitty rose for a third straight week to hit an over two-year high. Before March 8 week, the … Read more
On 16th March, the Election Commission of India announced the polling dates for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. The polling will be done in seven phases starting from 16th April 2024. The last phase will be held on 1st June 2024, and the counting will be done on 4th June 2024. Here is a list of state-wise … Read more
The High-Level Committee on ‘One Nation One Election’ chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and submitted its report on Thursday. The Report comprises of 18,626 pages and is an outcome of extensive consultations with stakeholders, experts and research work over 191 days, since its constitution on September … Read more
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) on 14th March banned several OTT platforms and social media accounts over publishing obscene and pornographic content. In a press release, the ministry said that in collaboration with various intermediaries, it has blocked 18 OTT platforms for publishing obscene, vulgar, and, in some instances, pornographic content. As per this action, … Read more
On Tuesday (12th March), the Supreme Court Collegium rejected the Central government’s objection to advocate Manoj Pulamby Madhavan’s appointment as a Kerala High Court judge. The Central government had opposed Madhavan’s nomination since he was a supporter of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and had previously worked as a Government Pleader in Kerala during the … Read more
Supreme Court suggests Centre to go ‘slightly liberal’ & provide one-time bailout package as CPM govt demands Rs 19,000 crore. The Supreme Court on Monday, 11th March, suggested that the Central government provide a one-time bailout package to the state of Kerala, which is reeling under a financial crisis. Deferring the matter to tomorrow, 13th March, at 10:30 am, … Read more
The Islamists and the Western media appear to have combined forces once again to peddle the same old narratives against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which was notified by the Modi government on 11th March. The announcement grabbed headlines worldwide as CAA was notified after a gap of four years. The CAA Bill was passed by the Parliament in … Read more