A file photograph of Afghan college students protesting in Bengaluru towards the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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Chaos over Rahul Gandhi’s feedback in London as Parliament resumes after break
Growing up with lesbian or homosexual dad and mom is not going to essentially make a baby lesbian or homosexual, a puzzled Supreme Court on March 13, 2023 confronted the federal government’s concern concerning the “psychological” affect same-sex marriages could have on youngsters.
Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud referred petitions searching for authorized recognition of same-sex marriages to a Constitution Bench, however took the time on Monday to appease the federal government’s nervousness about how such a transfer would have an effect on Indian “social ethos”.
Chaos over Rahul Gandhi’s feedback in London as Parliament resumes after break
As the second leg of the Budget Session commenced on Monday, March 13, after a month-long recess, not one of the two Houses might transact vital enterprise earlier than being adjourned for the day amid ruckus by each members within the Treasury and Opposition Benches over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s current remarks on India’s democracy in London.
Reports of an alleged resolution by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to carry programs for Afghans, together with Taliban officers, in Kabul have set off robust reactions amongst Afghan college students who’ve been denied visas by New Delhi for practically two years. They termed the choice “contrary to India’s policy” and “disappointing”.
EPF Board meet pushed to March 27-28
The authorities on Monday introduced the deferral of a gathering of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) board, the place it’s anticipated to finalise the EPF price to be paid on crores of formal sector employees’ retirement financial savings in its custody for 2022-23.
Get further funds to implement SC order on larger provident fund pension: Panel to Centre
The Labour Standing Committee of Parliament, headed by senior Biju Janata Dal chief Bhartruhari Mahtab, has pulled up the Union Labour Ministry for underutilisation of the allocations meant for the Ministry’s schemes. The panel requested the Ministry to evaluate and work out the doubtless monetary implication for implementing the Supreme Court judgment on larger provident fund pension and strategy the Ministry of Finance for added funds to allow well timed cost of quantities that will turn into due.
EC tells Allahabad HC it doesn’t have energy to ban caste rallies by events in non-election interval
The Election Commission of India (EC) doesn’t have the jurisdiction to limit caste-based political rallies held by political events throughout non-election interval, and nor does it have the ability to ban such events from contesting subsequent elections, the election watchdog has submitted earlier than a Bench of the Allahabad High Court, responding to a writ petition that sought a ban on all such political rallies.
Supreme Court asks CBI to not proceed probe into prices that BJP conspired to poach BRS legislators
The Supreme Court on Monday requested the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to carry its investigation into allegations that the BJP conspired to poach Telangana’s Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) legislators.
“The investigation is not to be continued while the matter is sub judice or it will become infructuous. That is the thumb rule,” a Bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna orally mentioned.
India stays greatest arms importer between 2018-22 regardless of drop in general imports
India remained the world’s largest arms importer for the five-year interval between 2018-22 despite the fact that its arms imports dropped by 11% between 2013–17 and 2018–22, in accordance with the Swedish Think Tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Russia was the biggest provider of arms to India in each 2013–17 and 2018–22, however its share of complete Indian arms imports fell from 64% to 45% whereas France emerged because the second largest provider between 2018-22.
Activists, MPs flag RTI modification in knowledge safety invoice
Activists and Opposition Members of Parliament on March 13 expressed concern {that a} proposed modification to the Right to Information Act, 2005, might shut off avenues to residents to uncover corruption. Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act permits public authorities to refuse entry to data if it intrudes on the privateness of a person, however permits disclosure of data if there may be an overriding public curiosity.
(*14*)Russia an ‘acute’ risk, China an ‘epoch defining’ problem: U.Okay. Government
The U.Okay. authorities known as Russia the “most acute threat” to Britain’s safety and termed China an “epoch-defining” problem, because it launched a ‘refresh’ of its international and safety coverage, the Integrated Review 2023 (IR2023), two years after the primary model (IR2021) was launched.
149 air travellers placed on ‘no-fly list’ previously three years, says govt.
As many as 149 air travellers have been banned by airways and placed on the “no-fly list” previously three years for unruly conduct, the federal government advised Parliament on Monday.
Of these, smoking inside plane toilet, drunken behaviour and a brawl with cabin crew and fellow passengers are most typical.
ATK Mohun Bagan oust Hyderabad FC, arrange ISL closing with Bengaluru FC
ATK Mohun Bagan edged out defending champions Hyderabad FC 4-3 in a nail-biting penalty shootout within the Indian Super League semifinal in Kolkata on Monday.
Locked 0-0 within the first leg, the reverse fixture additionally noticed a goalless stalemate until 120 minutes of play, together with regulation and additional time.
Imran Khan leads hundreds at election rally in Lahore as Islamabad police arrive to arrest him
Pakistan’s ousted premier Imran Khan on March 13, 2023 led a march of hundreds of his supporters as Islamabad police arrived right here to arrest him after two non-bailable arrest warrants have been issued towards him, a day after he known as off his occasion’s election rally following a ban on public gatherings in Punjab’s provincial capital.
