San Francisco: Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson of Washington state has vowed to sue US President Donald Trump’s administration if Trump enforces a plan to revoke birthright citizenship of babies born to some non-citizens. Ferguson said in a statement that he would bring a lawsuit against Trump if he follows[Read More…]
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Government extends Aadhaar deadline till December end
The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it will resume in the Aadhaar case in the first week of November. Attorney General, KK Venugopal told the apex court that the government has extended the deadline to furnish Aadhaar to avail benefits of a range of social welfare schemes till December[Read More…]
Here’s all about KK Venugopal, India’s new Attorney General
Supreme Court’s senior advocate, KK Venugopal, has been named as the next attorney general of India. There were several names doing round for the post including solicitor general Ranjit Kumar and former solicitor general Harish Salve. But, Venugopal had himself confirmed his elevation. Attorney General for India is the Indian[Read More…]
Trump nominates Indian-American to top judicial post
Azam Khan’s ‘unconditional apology’ for comments on Bulandshahr gang-rape case; SC accepts
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Thursday tendered an unconditional apology for calling the Bulandshahr gang-rape incident ‘a political conspiracy’. The Supreme Court accepted the apology. “Respondent No 2 (Azam Khan) has given an unconditional apology and has expressed his sincere and heartful remorse,” the bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra[Read More…]
SC asks Centre to make dangerous driving laws stricter
Taking cognizance of the modest six-month jail term for dangerous driving, the Supreme Court of India has asked the Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to revisit the law. This comes after the top law official conceded that punishment for causing death due to rash and negligent driving is ‘inadequate and requires[Read More…]