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April 17, 2018, Tuesday | Economy & Policy
A year later, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is still work-in-progress
Bankruptcy proceedings continue to drag on in several cases beyond the expected time-frame, with borrowers and unsuccessful bidders challenging the process in civil courts
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April 15, 2018, Sunday | Current Affairs
Govt may bring 'ordinance' to restore original provisions of SC/ST Act
Introducing a bill in the Monsoon session of Parliament slated for July to amend the SC/ST Act, 1989 to overturn the SC order is the second option before the government
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April 13, 2018, Friday | Current Affairs
SC agrees to examine PIL on CJI's power to allocate cases
"Prima facie, I do not think that the collegium should be entrusted with the task of allocating cases. You can come out with suggestions," Justice Sikri observed
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April 13, 2018, Friday | Current Affairs
Draft witness protection scheme circulated with states, Centre tells SC
The Centre told the court that the draft has been circulated for comments from the states
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April 10, 2018, Tuesday | International
FBI raids Cohen; Trump brands Mueller's probe an 'attack on country'
Trump called the probe a "witch hunt," suggesting it was a distraction from serious issues, like the consideration of a military response to Syria's apparent use of a chemical weapon on civilians over
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April 06, 2018, Friday | Current Affairs
War of words between lawyers in SC during Ayodhya land dispute hearing
Sr Adv Rajeev Dhavan asks ASG Maninder Singh to "sit down" and "not talk nonsense"
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April 04, 2018, Wednesday | Economy & Policy
Supreme Court's order in the SC-ST Act may be a case of judicial overreach
The duty of a Court is to decide what law is and not what it should be. This judgment however, is a case of the latter
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April 03, 2018, Tuesday | Current Affairs
No denial of service, subsidy due to biometric authentication failure: Govt
However, where even authentication through mobile number is not possible, the entities have to provide their own ways of authentication
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April 03, 2018, Tuesday | Current Affairs
Minors cannot opt out of Aadhaar after turning 18; UIDAI tells SC
However, UIDAI said residents have the option of permanently locking their biometrics and unlocking it temporarily
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April 03, 2018, Tuesday | International
German prosecutor seeks extradition for ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont
In international law, in order for a person to be extradited, there must be a legal equivalent for the crime in the extraditing country
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March 31, 2018, Saturday | International
DACA policy: Dreamers can pursue lawsuit against Trump's 'Bad Hombres' bias
New York State and 15 state attorneys general filed the suit in September after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Obama-era policy would end on March 5
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March 27, 2018, Tuesday | Current Affairs
Time for linking Aadhaar to welfare schemes will not be extended, says SC
The top court had on March 13 extended indefinitely the March 31 deadline for linking bank accounts and mobile phone numbers with Aadhaar
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March 27, 2018, Tuesday | Current Affairs
SC seeks AG view on video recording of proceedings on key matters
The court has now fixed the plea for further hearing on May 3
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March 21, 2018, Wednesday | Economy & Policy
Aadhaar data kept behind 13-feet high walls: Attorney General to SC
The judges, meanwhile, asked the attorney general to first argue on the legal contentions first and asked the government to respond to all the arguments made by the petitioners
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March 21, 2018, Wednesday | Current Affairs
Aadhaar scheme: Govt seeks SC's permission for PowerPoint presentation
Attorney General K K Venugopal, who argued for the Centre, said the UIDAI chief executive may deal with technical aspects with more clarity
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March 20, 2018, Tuesday | Current Affairs
Can a person refuse to follow law on secular matters? asks Supreme Court
"In secular matters, can you say that I will not opt for it. For example, can a person refuse to opt for the Income Tax saying that his conscience does not allow it," the bench said
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March 18, 2018, Sunday | International
Bid to prosecute Suu Kyi in Australia for Rohingya persecution nipped
Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state for Bangladesh since authorities launched a brutal crackdown six months ago that the UN has called "ethnic cleansing"
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March 17, 2018, Saturday | International
FBI deputy director McCabe fired for 'misleading' Justice Department
Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired Andrew McCabe less than two days shy of his retirement
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March 11, 2018, Sunday | International
Donald Trump to make first trip as president to defiant California
The president will land at the Miramar air base in southern California and then go see prototypes of the wall he wants to build on America's southern border
