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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicLaw Minister

Topic: Law Minister

Controversial minister Kiren Rijiu loses law portfolio, moved to Earth Sciences

Rijiju questioned SC hearing 'bail applications and frivolous PILs', wrote to CJI for inclusion of govt nominee in decision-making for shortlisting SC, high court judges.

Rijiju reacts to SC’s big reveal about govt objections to judge appointments — ‘grave concern’

Last week the collegium had uploaded detailed resolutions on SC website, in which it reiterated its earlier opinion to elevate 3 advocates as high court judges.

‘I’m not Sachin Tendulkar,’ says CJI Ramana, lauds ‘team effort’ at Bar Council felicitation

The Chief Justice of India also spoke about challenges faced by women lawyers at the event, also attended by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. Snapshots from the ceremony.

Ram Jethmalani, senior jurist and former union law minister, dies at age 95

The veteran lawyer had not been keeping well for a few months, said his son, Mahesh Jethmalani.

Ashoke Kumar Sen – India’s inevitable law minister for decades

Ashoke Sen served as law minister from the tenure of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to that of Rajiv Gandhi, the sixth PM.

More than 5,000 lower-judiciary level posts vacant: Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Ravi Shankar Prasad says Centre is laying an emphasis on fair representation for SCs, STs and OBCs when vacancies are filled.

Law minister Prasad set to meet CJI Misra next week to thrash out ‘outstanding issues’

SC judges have raised concerns about Centre sitting on collegium’s recommendations — one of the top issues that will be discussed at the meeting.

Talk Point: GST anti-profiteering body may increase corruption, red tape

The anti-profiteering body does have a good chance of becoming another bureaucratic layer which needs to be bribed to keep your restaurant/business running

Talk Point: Anti-profiteering body of GST could allow bureaucracy to unleash a tax raj

Under GST, the government is setting up a National Anti-Profiteering Authority to ensure businesses do not cheat consumers. The new authority will ensure the benefit of reduced prices under the new indirect tax regime is passed on to consumers, said Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.