New criminal laws will priorities Justice: Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday , that it would take up to three to four years for the entire process under new criminal laws to become fully applicable .
He said that the new Law will prioritise Justice over punishment .
He said that law was being made available in all languages .
TamilNadu CM MK Stalin in a letter dated june 18 ,had said that the name of the law was in Sanskrit and that was violative of Article .
Medha Patkar gets jail term for ‘ defaming ‘ Delhi LG
A Delhi Court on Monday sentenced Medha Pakekar , activist and founding member of Narmada Bachao Andolan to Five months and penalty of ₹10 lakh , simple imprisonment in a ‘ defamation ‘ case against current Delhi LG .
During Narmada Bachao Andolan , VK saxena the then president National convention of Civil Liberties, had criticised Medha Patker movement . Medha Patkar had called V K Saxena “ coward “ and not a “ patriot “ .
NIA gives consent to jailed Kashmiri leader Engineer to take oath as MP
The National Investigation Agency ( NIA ) on Monday gave permission to Engineer Rashsid to take oath as Member of Parliament ( MP ) .
The NIA’s consent comes a day before Delhi High court was to hear his interim bail plea for oath taking .
Mr Rahsid has won from Baramulla constituency as an Independent candidate .
He is in jail and facing charges under UAPA for terror financing.
Field evaluation trials of submarine bids under Project P 75 complete
The P75I defence ministry has reached closer in procuring six submarines as Field Evaluation Trial ( FET ) to check Compliance of the bids is now complete .
There are two contenders in the fray : Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine System ( TKMS ) and Navantia of Spain .
Under P75I India will be building Six advanced conventional submarines under Technology transfer with the company who gets the bid .
L&T and MDL are the two Indian companies which has been shortlisted to partner with foreign submarine manufacturers .
The heads of states of Germany and Spain is expected to visit India later this year
Motorcycle theft in Gwalior is first case registered under BNS
A Motorcycle theft case in Gwalior Madhya Pradesh became the first case to be registered under new criminal law .
FIR was registered under section 303(2) of the BNS .
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US Supreme Court grants ‘ absolute immunity ‘ to Trump
The US Supreme Court ( SC) with a majority of 6 – 3 said that Donald Trump enjoys some immunity on charges against him while being in office .
The Court said that a President enjoys “ absolute immunity “ from criminal prosecution for official acts taken while in office .
“ There is no immunity for unofficial acts “ .
The SC sent back the case to the lower Court. The Lower Court now determines whether charges on Trump are “ official “ or “ unofficial “ .
Mr Trump is facing several charges regarding keeping secret official documents after getting away from Presidential office and disrupting transfer of power after elections .
On May 30 , Mr Trump was convicted in a case of falsifying business records to cover up sex scandal . He will be sentenced on july 11 .
Taliban to bring up economic curbs at talks
Taliban authorities said on Monday that they would press the international community over economic sanctions as they attended a UN hosted summit in Doha with special representatives to Afghanistan for the first time .
Taliban delegation would use meeting to address “ financial and banking sanctions “
and “ challenges’ ‘ these impose to Afghanistan’s economy , Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakit Zalaly said on Monday .
Christian man gets life sentence in Pakistan
A Court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death on blasphemy charges .
The Person was involved in tearing down the pages of the Koran that had led to violence against Christian community earlier thus year . Many homes of Christian communities was burnt .
