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RBI | India becomes one of the few countries in the world to operate its RTGS system round the clock throughout the year
Reserve Bank had announced in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies dated October 09, 2020, that the Real Time Gross Settlement System
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Texas’ bid to overturn the results of US Presidential Election 2020, rejected due to lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution
Supreme Court of The United States: The Court on Friday rejected a bid from Texas’ Attorney General, supported by President Donald Trump,
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Central Consumer Protection Authority refers Honey Adulteration matter to FSSAI & extends cooperation in investigation for taking class action under S. 10 of New Consumer Protection Act
It has been reported to the Department that most of the honey brands sold in the market are adulterated with sugar syrup.
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Join the virtual book launch and panel discussion on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code on December 12
An event has been organised on 12th December at noon to launch a commentary on Insolvency and Bankruptcy: Law and Practice by
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SCOTUS issues “one-sentence” refusal to Republicans seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): In a major setback to the Republican Party’s attempts to invalidate the results of recent
Continue readingSEBI issues operational guidelines for Transfer and Dematerialization of re-lodged physical shares
SEBI has fixed March 31, 2021, as the cut-off date for re-lodgment of transfer requests and has stipulated that such transferred shares
Continue readingJustice Rajesh Bindal, senior-most Judge of Jammu & Kashmir High Court appointed as the Acting Chief Justice
APPOINTMENT President appoints Justice Rajesh Bindal, senior-most Judge of Common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union
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Justice H.L. Dattu completes his tenure as the 7th Chairperson of NHRC, India
Justice H.L. Dattu completed his tenure as the seventh Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India on 2-12-2020. He had joined
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Justice G.R. Udhwani of Gujarat High Court passes away during COVID-19 treatment
Justice G.R. Udhwani Justice G.R. Udhwani of Gujarat High Court passed away while undergoing treatment for Coronavirus (COVID-19). [Source: PTI] BACKGROUND Born
Continue readingGovernment asks private television channels to follow ASCI guidelines on online gaming and fantasy sports
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued an advisory asking all private television broadcasters to follow guidelines issued by the Advertising
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Introduction of Cooling Period: RBI
Cooling Period To inculcate discipline and encourage the submission of applications by serious players as also for effective utilisation of regulatory resources,
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UN body removes Cannabis from list of dangerous narcotics, India votes in favour of removal
On 2nd December, 2020, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), by a vote of 27-25 with one abstention, agreed to
Continue readingRBI | Positive Pay System shall be implemented from January 01, 2021: Read about Positive Pay System
Under this process, the issuer of the cheque submits electronically, through channels like SMS, mobile app, internet banking, ATM, etc., certain minimum details of that cheque (like date, name of the beneficiary/payee, amount, etc.) to the drawee bank, details of which are cross-checked with the presented cheque by CTS.
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EGI advises media organizations to display fairness, objectivity, and balance in reporting farmers’ protests; Media have been labelling them as “Khalistanis”, “anti-nationals”, etc.
Editors Guild of India is concerned about the news coverage of the farmers’ protests in the national capitals, wherein certain sections of
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EBC signs MoU with UPES Dehradun for publishing and distributing UPES Law Review
Eastern Book Company (EBC®) and University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun signed an MoU for publishing and distributing the UPES Law
Continue readingMadras High Court | Appointment of 10 Additional Judges of the Court
Appointments President appoints the following as the Additional Judges of the Madras High Court: (1) Govindarajulu Chandrasekharan, (2) A.A. Nakkiran, (3) Veerasamy
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PCI advises Media to publish verified publication extracts of foreign newspaper in Indian newspapers
Press Council of India has considered references received from various quarters by Government about the responsibility of Indian Newspapers in publishing foreign
Continue readingRBI | Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited branches to operate as DBS Bank India Limited branches
The Government of India sanctioned the Scheme for the amalgamation of the Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. with DBS Bank India Ltd. The
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Bombay High Court to start Physical Hearing of cases on an experimental basis from 1st December, 2020
Bombay High Court Advocates and the parties appearing in-person that, considering the precautionary measures due to outbreak of COVID-19, Chief Justice nominated
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