Pilot pitches for Companies Bill
New Delhi: The Government on Monday pinned much hope on the Companies Bill, which is pending in Parliament, to check investors and small-time depositors from being duped by enterprises or individuals.
“There are provisions in the Bill which seeks to bring transparency and compliance and prevent companies and individuals from cheating people by taking advantage of the loopholes in existing law,” Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot told reporters outside Parliament.
Hate speeches: SC wants penal action
New Delhi: Voicing concern over hate speeches by politici ans and religious leaders, a Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and justices Vikramajit Sen and Sharad Arvind Bobde on Monday asked the Central and State Governments to show courage and take penal action in such cases which “disturb the basic fabric”. The apex court said there was a need for taking concrete steps to curb such speeches and the Centre should ask state governments to apply penal provisions in dealing with those delivering such speeches.
‘No report on fake voters survey’
New Delhi: The Election Commission has told the Government that it has not received any information from its Chief Electoral Officers regarding survey of fake voters in the country, law Minister Ashwani Kumar told the Rajya Sabha.
‘No regulation on PSGs’ arms use’
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that there is absolutely no regulation to govern or restrict use of arms by the private security agencies and the fear of it leading to creation of a “private army” cannot be ruled out. “The security agencies are given licence for the arms... It could lead to (creation of) private army,” ASG Siddharta luthra told a bench comprising justices P Sathasivam and MY Eqbal.
Coast Guard officer axed after ship crash
New Delhi: Taking strict action, the Coast Guard on Monday sacked the commanding officer of its warship which collided with a fishing trawler killing five fishermen off the coast of Goa on Thursday. The Coast Guard decided to sack the Deputy Inspector General-rank officer for his role in the collision in which five fishermen have been killed, Defence Ministry sources said.