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'Hold your mouth', Attorney General to Supreme Court during Election Commission appointment hearing
The hearing commenced, the bench headed by Justice K.M. Joseph and comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C.T. Ravikumar, shot a volley of questions at the AG in connection with Goel's appointment process, and specifically repeated a question on how did the Law Minister filter the names from the database of Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), which were to be considered for the appointment.
"Tearing urgency, lightning speed', Supreme Court questions Centre on appointment of Election Commissioner
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice K.M. Joseph after examining the file on Goel's appointment, also questioned on the criteria adopted by the Law Minister in shortlisting four names from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) database. The bench shot a volley of questions at the AG to which he contended that court should not hold a mini-trial on the appointment.
Supreme Court judge disagrees with Election Commission's stand that right to vote statutory, not constitutional right
As counsel submitted before a five-judge bench headed by Justice Joseph and comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and CT Ravikumar, that the right to vote is a statutory right, Justice Joseph queried the counsel: "What do you say about Article 326 of the Constitution?" He asked the counsel to read Article 326 in the courtroom. Article 326 says.
India successfully test fires intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-3
The launch was carried out for a predetermined range and validated all operational parameters of the system, the official added. In another move, DRDO's compendium on low intensity conflict (LIC) products was released jointly on Wednesday by Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO, Samir V Kamat.
Need a CEC who can even take action against PM, says SC
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice K.M. Joseph said: "We need a CEC who can even take action against a PM." The bench, also comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C.T. Ravikumar, said suppose for example, there is some allegation against the Prime Minister and the CEC has to act, but the the latter is weak-kneed and does not act.
Pakistani intruder held along IB in J&K's Samba, repatriated
Officials said that Shahzad, resident of Rangoor village in Pakistan, was repatriated at a flag meeting between the BSF and Pakistan rangers in Ramgarh sector of the IB within hours of being arrested on Tuesday while he was trying to cross over to the Indian side. During questioning, the person was found to be mentally challenged, they added.
India moves two spots up to rank 8th in climate change performance index
The latest report of CCPI, released at COP27 on Tuesday, shows Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco as the only four small countries that were ranked above India. The first, second and third ranks were not awarded to any country. In effect therefore, India's rank is the best amongst all large economies, an official statement said.
Government punches holes in global indices ranking India poorly on democratic parameters
Indices like Freedom in the World Index, V-DEM indices and EIU Democracy Index have placed India at the same level as during the Emergency of the 1970s. Moreover, India has been placed below countries like Northern Cyprus. The government has termed these as "perception-based indices". The paper is a point by point analysis of the methodology used by the three indices.
Experts optimistic about India's growth: Prime Minister
"Even as experts in developed nations fear a major crisis, economists say India has golden opportunity to display economic capability," he said while virtually addressing a "Rozgar Mela", where 71,000 appointment letters were issued to newly inducted recruits. Modi also launched the Karmayogi Prarambh module -- an online orientation course for all new appointees -- on the occasion. "Experts around the world are optimistic about India's growth and confident that it is set to become global manufacturing hub," the Prime Minister added further.
Two infiltration bids foiled in Jammu; 1 intruder dead, another held
In the first incident, Border Security Force (BSF) troopers noticed suspicious movement near the Jabowal post in Arnia sub-sector early Tuesday morning, sources said."The intruder was fired at. His body has been seen near the barbed wire. The incident happened around 2.30 a.m.," the sources added. In the second incident, the BSF apprehended a Pakistani intruder as he approached the fencing after crossing the IB near the Ramgarh sector.
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