SUMMARY A week after three UPSC aspirants tragically lost their lives when a library in the basement of Rau IAS study circle, a coaching center in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar flooded due to heavy rain. The magisterial investigation has criticized the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the fire department for mala fide intentions and violating laws. What report stated and who is responsible? The probe accused officials from MCD’s building and works department of permitting the coaching centre to operate a library in the basement without adequate safety measures. The probe report submitted to the revenue minister indicated that…
Author: chhavi.jain
On Wednesday, the bill to amend the Waqf Act is set to be introduced in Parliament during the current session, following a discussion with alliance partners, The new bill grants the district collector, the authority to handle disputes related to the Waqf Act. The current move responds to ongoing demands and representation from the Muslim community for greater transparency in regulating waqf properties. The Draft Bill proposes the term “Waqf” to be replaced with “Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development” in the Principal Act of 1995. With 40 amendments, the Bill proposes revoking several clauses in the current Waqf…
On Tuesday, the Union government convened an all-party meeting to address the rising political concern in Bangladesh. The meeting was briefed by Union external minister S.jaishankar and was attended by various leaders from union as well as opposition. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rejiju, leaders of opposition from both the houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) Rahul Gandhi and Malikharjun Kharge were the top attendees to discuss the serious concern rising from Bangladesh in the meeting that was scheduled at 10 am. What happened on Monday? On…
In a crucial development to a 15-month-long plea of the Delhi government, the Supreme Court affirmed that the Lieutenant Governor (LG ) of Delhi possesses the authority to appoint aldermen to the Municipal Corporation Of Delhi ( MCD) independently, without any assistance of the Delhi Government. The court further declared that the power of the LG derives from the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act which states the power as statutory rather than executive, making the governor independent in terms of appointment, who can act without the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. Delhi government’s petition and SC’s verdict The…
Ajay Devgn’s starrer Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha has opened to dreary box office numbers in India. The Neeraj Pandey directorial, earned only Rs, 2 crore on its first day as per the early estimates by industry tracker Sacnik. This comes as a huge disappointment to the the star power cast of Ajay Devgn and Tabu who have managed to deliver hits at the box office this year. Comparative performance with Devgn’s and Tabu’s previous releases The film collection is outstandingly lower than Devgan’s past releases of the other movies this year, Maidaan ( 7.25 crore ) and Shaitaan (…