Spain | AEPD publishes updated guide on notifying personal data breaches
On May 24, 2021, the Spanish data protection authority (‘AEPD’) published an updated guide on notifying personal data breaches. The guidance aims
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IPS Officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal appointed as the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Appointment of CBI Director Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, IPS (MH: 1985) as Director, Central
Continue reading5 Additional Judges of Kerala High Court appointed as Permanent Judges
Appointment of Judges President appoints the following 5 Additional Judges to be Permanent Judges of the Kerala High Court: Conrad Stansilaus Dias
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Bengal Post Poll Violence| 2093 women advocates from across the nation write to CJI, Supreme Court judges; seek Constitution of SIT and other directions for protection of West Bengal citizens
Around 2100 women advocates have written to the Chief Justice of India and other judges of the Supreme Court, drawing their attention
Continue readingJustice Alok Kumar Verma appointed as Permanent Judge of Uttaranchal High Court
Appointment of Permanent Judge President appoints Justice Alok Kumar Verma, Additional Judge of Uttaranchal High Court to be Judge of Uttaranchal High
Continue readingVikas Bahl to be an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
Appointment of Additional Judge Vikas Bahl to be an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, for a period of
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Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra appointed as Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, senior-most Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court
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Supreme Court’s E-Committee releases Manual for its free “e-Courts Services Mobile App” in 14 languages
E-Committee, Supreme Court of India has released Manual for its top citizen-centric service- free “e-Courts Services Mobile app” in 14 languages (English,
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Domino’s India suffers data breach: Leaked data available online
Dominos have suffered from a data leak as reported by cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia. Domino’s India data breach has exposed credit card
Continue readingSC Collegium recommends appointment of Justice Sanjay Yadav as CJ of Allahabad HC
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjay Yadav as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court on 20th
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President appoints Martha Koome as first Kenya woman Chief Justice
On May 19, 2021, Kenyan President in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 166 (1) (a) of the Constitution, has appointed
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Government extends certain timelines in light of severe pandemic
The Central Government, in continuation of its commitment to address the hardship being faced by various stakeholders on account of the severe
Continue reading‘Step into the shoes of a parent for your citizens and invite global tender for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines’. Read what the PIL in Madhya Pradesh High Court states
Madhya Pradesh High Court: As the nation is crippled with rising COVID-19 cases and shortage of vaccines, an important PIL has been
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Covid-19 Surge| Time extension of compliances, notified
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs vide notification dated 01.05.2021 has extended the time for various compliances. The notification is
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New Recommendations of National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) accepted by Union Ministry of Health
The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) has issued fresh recommendations regarding COVID-19 vaccination with the Union Ministry of
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UK | National Data Strategy Forum launched; to cement UK’s place as “the world’s number one data destination”
United Kingdom’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has announced a new National Data Strategy Forum with following strategies: New
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NHRC issues Advisory to Centre and States to ensure dignity and rights of the dead
Keeping in view the large number of deaths and reports in the media about the mismanagement /mishandling of Covid-19 affected dead bodies,
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Relaxation in procurement rules for containment of COVID-19 pandemic
The Government of India has exempted the public procurement of supplies required for containment of COVID-19 global pandemic from the applicability of
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USA | President issues Executive Order to raise Minimum Wage to $15 for Federal Contractors
President Biden has issued an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to hundreds of thousands of workers
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NHRC issues notices to Centre and UP and Bihar Governments over the complaint on several dead bodies found floating in the Ganga River
National Human Rights Commission: On May 13, 2021, the National Human Rights Commission has taken cognizance of a complaint over several dead
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