triple talaq: Khurshid to assist in hearing pleas
New Delhi: Former Union Minister and senior advocate Salman Khurshid was on Wednesday allowed by the Supreme Court to assist it in the hearing of a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of 'triple talaq', 'nikah halala' and polygamy practices among the Muslims. A bench comprising Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justices DY Chandrachud and SK Kaul also permitted Khurshid, a senior Congress leader, to file written submissions in the case within two days.
Braj Bihari Kumar now ICSSR chairman
New Delhi: Braj Bihari Kumar, editor of quarterly journals Dialogue and Chintan Srijan, has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), succeeding noted economist S K Thorat. The HRD Ministry on Tuesday took the decision finalising his name for the top post for a period of three years.
event to mark Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha
New Delhi: Union Culture and Water and Sanitation Ministries on Wednesday joined hands to set up Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra at Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS), Rajghat, under Swachchh Bharat Mission to mark the centenary year of the Champaran Satyagraha. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of Culture and Tourism said an 'e-guide' to create awareness for tourists visiting the National Museum has been prepared while Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar assured that the work to set up the proposed Swachhata Kendra will begin in two-three months.
cops’ Recruitment: SC accepts J’khand roadmap
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the roadmap given by the Jharkhand Government for filling up vacancies of over 10,000 constables, 3017 sub-inspectors and 72 deputy Superintendents of Police and directed the state authorities to strictly adhere to a time-line.