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After 49 years, a direct appointee from the Bar set to become the Chief Justice
Justice Lalit, the seniormost judge in the Supreme Court, would be the 49th Chief Justice of India, after the government accepts the recommendation. On August 13, 2014, he was elevated to the apex court directly from the Bar. Justice Lalit would be having a short tenure of less than three months as the CJI. He will retire on November 8.
Mumbai court extends Sanjay Raut's ED custody till August 8
Raut, who was arrested in the wee hours of Monday in an alleged money-laundering case, was remanded to ED custody till August 4 and produced before a Special PMLA Court this afternoon. The ED sought an extended custody for Raut till August 10 as it had secured certain documents and wanted to probe related matters, besides investigating other accused in the case.
Chief Justice Ramana requested by Law Minister to nominate successor
A communication from the apex court said: "Today (03.08.2022) at 2130 hrs, the Secretariat of the Chief Justice of India has received a communication dated 03.08.2022 from the Minister of Law and Justice requesting the CJI to recommend the name of his successor." Justice U.U. Lalit, who is the seniormost judge in the Supreme Court, is in line to become the next Chief Justice of India.
Amid rising tensions with China, India-US to hold military exercise near LAC
Sources in the defence and security establishment said a joint exercise is being planned from October 14 to 31, where both the forces will conduct 'maneuvers to exploit the full scope' of the high altitude warfare. The sources said that the location (at 10,000 feet) where the exercise will take place falls in Phase 1 of adaptation to high altitude.
Centre to withdraw Personal Data Protection Bill, bring sharper one
"The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was deliberated in great detail by the Joint Committee of Parliament. 81 amendments were proposed and 12 recommendations were made towards a comprehensive legal framework on the digital ecosystem," Vaishnaw said in a statement. The earlier bill drew intense scrutiny from privacy advocates, industry stakeholders and tech companies.
ED seals Young Indian office in National Herald building
The ED sources said that they had asked Kharge to provide an official of YI so that they could go on with the search proceedings. But after hearing this Kharge left the National Herald office and didn't provide them with any official. "We wanted to make the seizure memo in front of that official of YI. As we weren't provided anyone we had to seal it to keep the proofs intact," the source said.
Suresh N. Patel sworn-in as new Central Vigilance Commissioner
According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement, Patel was sworn in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner by President Droupadi Murmu, in a ceremony also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.
After a day of decline, India's Covid tally rises to 17,135 infection, 47 deaths
In the same period, the country has reported 47 more Covid deaths, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,26,477. Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country has marginally declined to 1,37,057 cases, accounting for 0.31 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
Research underway to find vax against monkeypox: Adar Poonawalla
Poonawalla has reportedly briefed the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the issue in a meeting on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed Monkeypox cases reached 8 on Tuesday. Mandaviya has said in the Rajya Sabha that out of total 8 cases reported in the country so far, five have the history of travelling abroad. The Health Minister said studies are still being conducted to find proper vaccination for the disease.
Kamboj takes over as India's first woman Permanent Representative at UN
Kamboj will take her seat at the Security Council, where India is an elected member, at a time of heightened international tensions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine with the body hobbled by permanent members' veto powers.
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