India, Bangladesh recognise their constitutions as ‘living documents’, says Chief Justice of India Chandrachud

India, Bangladesh recognise their constitutions as ‘living documents’, says Chief Justice of India Chandrachud

File photo of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on February 24 said both India and Bangladesh share the tradition of constitutional and judicial systems largely aiming to ensure stability and both nations recognised their constitutions as “living documents.” “Our shared tradition aims to … Read more

ED raids two ex-Punjab ministers; seizes documents, mobile phones

ED raids two ex-Punjab ministers; seizes documents, mobile phones

Sadhu Singh Dharamsot. File photo: Twitter/@INCPunjab “Incriminating” documents, mobile phones, and other electronic devices were seized by the ED after raids against two former Punjab forest ministers and Congress leaders Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and Sangat Singh Giljian and others as part of an alleged forest scam-linked money laundering probe. The federal probe agency issued a … Read more

Don’t insist on security documents from farmers under Paddy Procurement Scheme: Kerala High Court tells banks

Don’t insist on security documents from farmers under Paddy Procurement Scheme: Kerala High Court tells banks

The Kerala High Court building in Ernakulam (file) | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Kerala High Court has observed that the credit rating of farmers who effectively sell their paddy to the government under the Paddy Procurement Scheme (PRS) can never be affected as the court has already held that they cannot not be construed to be … Read more

Corporation digitizing birth & death documents from 1950 – ET HealthWorld

Corporation digitizing birth & death documents from 1950 – ET HealthWorld

Thiruvananthapuram: Soon, birth and death certificates issued by the city corporation dating from 1950 can be accessed online. The health wing of the city corporation is nearing the completition of the data entry process of birth and death records in the city for the period from 1950-1970. Of the 78,652 records which could be retrieved … Read more

Corporation digitizing birth & death documents from 1950 – ET HealthWorld

Corporation digitizing birth & death documents from 1950 – ET HealthWorld

Thiruvananthapuram: Soon, birth and death certificates issued by the city corporation dating from 1950 can be accessed online. The health wing of the city corporation is nearing the completition of the data entry process of birth and death records in the city for the period from 1950-1970. Of the 78,652 records which could be retrieved … Read more

HC refuses relief to woman submitting forged documents for employment

HC refuses relief to woman submitting forged documents for employment

A view of Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi High Court has upheld the dismissal of a woman from service noting that employees guilty of submitting forged documents to their employer have to be dealt with strictly and no sympathy or compassion can be shown to … Read more

FIR against BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi for selling land to police using ‘forged’ documents

FIR against BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi for selling land to police using ‘forged’ documents

A case has been registered against a local BJP leader for allegedly selling a piece of land to police for the construction of the Police Lines for ₹2 crore with the help of forged documents, while he had already taken a loan of ₹78 lakh against it. Superintendent of Police G. Elamaran on March 27 … Read more

DigiLocker is set to be digital health documents repository, Health News, ET HealthWorld

DigiLocker is set to be digital health documents repository, Health News, ET HealthWorld

DigiLocker, which has been provided a huge push in the Union Budget announced on Wednesday, is expecting to soon have another major use case by becoming a repository for digital health documents making it convenient for individuals, officials told ET. In the Budget, DigiLocker has been expanded for both personal and organisational support to streamline … Read more

Leaked Documents Show Facebook Put Profit Before Public Good

Nov. 8, 2021 — A leaked trove of papers from inside Facebook shows that the social media giant’s internal research uncovered a host of problems on the platform related to public health and other issues, but did virtually nothing about it. The files were leaked by a whistleblower, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen, who shared … Read more

CBDT notifies scheme for registration of trusts, charitable institutions

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The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified a scheme for registration and re-registration of trusts, religious and charitable institutions which will come into effect from April 1, 2021. Amendments have been made to income tax rules through a notification issued Saturday. The Board has specified forms that applicants would have to use for registration … Read more