-Hindustan Times The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre on a petition calling for a uniform age of marriage of 18 years be fixed for all women, regardless of their religion or personal laws. The plea also urged the court to end the “discrimination” existing between genders on the age of marriage by lowering the age for men to get married from 21 years to be at...
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Govt seeks to turn tables on collegium -R Balaji
-The Telegraph Centre said it had conveyed its stand on the points raised by the two-judge bench to the secretary-general of the apex court in a letter dated July 11, 2017, but had not received any response New Delhi: The Centre has sought to blame the delays in judges’ appointments, for which the Supreme Court has repeatedly reprimanded it, on the collegium itself. The government invoked observations by a two-judge bench in 2017...
More »Delhi choking, but do not blame stubble burning alone -CK Mishra
-The Hindu The reality is that Delhi’s air is bad even when stubble is not being burnt, which points to the need for comprehensive, long-term measures throughout the year Every year around Deepavali, and like clockwork, Delhi’s air quality makes it to the headlines. But there is a problem. You would have noticed that the noise on TV channels and even newspapers over the issue dies down after one ‘strong wind speed...
More »Distributors upset by FMCG cos’ practices -Suneera Tandon
-Livemint.com The issues were discussed at a national governing council meet of the All India Consumer Products Distributors’ Federation (AICPDF) in New Delhi earlier this month NEW DELHI: Distributors of fast-moving consumer goods have raised concerns over some practices of packaged goods makers such as Amul, Mondelez and Tata Consumer Products, which they say are leading to supply shortages, or dumping of stocks in a sluggish market. The issues were discussed at a...
More »SC asks RBI to provide quorum details of its Central Board meeting that recommended demonetisation - Srishti Ojha
-India Today Attorney General of India R Venkataramani informed the Apex court that nothing was being hidden and the information, if asked by the court, would be provided. The Supreme Court on Monday inquired into the number of members present in the RBI’s Central Board meeting that decided to make the recommendation regarding the demonetisation of 500 and 1000 rupee currency notes in 2016. A 5-judge Constitution Bench orally asked counsel for the...
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