Month: July 2019

World court orders review of Pakistan death sentence for Kulbhushan Jadhav

THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ordered Pakistan to review the death penalty given in 2017 to former Indian navy commander Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav who was convicted of being a spy, a document published on the court’s website showed. The document, which appeared […]

Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla said that the legislative, executive and judiciary wings should all fulfil their responsibilities to build a New India.

open view news desk The Lok SabhaSpeaker, Shri Om Birla said that the legislative, executive   and judiciary wingsshould all fulfil their responsibility to bring a change and give direction to build a New India. He was speaking after inaugurating an Orientation Course on Parliamentary Practices and Procedures for […]

President of India Inaugurates Additional Building Complex of Supreme Court

open view news desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Additional Building Complexof the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi today (July 17, 2019). He also received a copy of translations of 100 Supreme Court judgements in various regional languages. Speaking on the […]

MCI secretary general re-employed till 2020: Govt order

New Delhi, Jul 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the re-employment of Secretary General of Medical Council of India Rakesh Kumar Vats for over one year, according to a government order. Vats (now retired), a 1986 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, […]

Govt approves 43 amendments to companies law

New Delhi, Jul 17: The government Wednesday approved 43 amendments to the companies law as it seeks to further strengthen the regulatory framework and ensure stricter action for violations. From de-clogging of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to bolstering corporate governance standards and tweaking provisions for unspent CSR […]

Work for welfare of the poor: Birla to new IAS officers

New Delhi, Jul 17: IAS officers should stay in regular touch with the common man and make efforts to ensure for welfare of the last man standing on the periphery, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla told the newly inducted public administrators during an orientation programme. Speaking during the programme […]

ICJ to deliver verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case

The Hague, Jul 17: The International Court of Justice will deliver on Wednesday its verdict in a case relating to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, whose death sentence by a Pakistani military court based on an “extracted confession” has been questioned by India. Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, […]

ICJ rules Pakistan must review Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence

The Hague, Jul 17: In a major victory for India, the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence for Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was […]

Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia

Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia Tuesday, with millions of people affected and at least 180 dead, officials said. The monsoon is crucial for irrigation and groundwater supplies in the impoverished region — home to a […]

Trump says does not have ‘racist bone’ in his body

US President Donald Trump strongly denied accusations of racism on Tuesday after launching a xenophobic attack on a group of ethnic minority Democratic congresswomen. “Those Tweets were NOT Racist. I don’t have a Racist bone in my body!” tweeted Trump, as US lawmakers prepared to vote on a […]

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