8 August 2023 Today’s big news
Top 10 news of today morning. Today’s big news 8 August 2023
The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 has also been passed in the Rajya Sabha.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud announced in open court yesterday, August 7, that the Supreme Court will appoint an all-women committee of three former high court judges to provide a “healing touch” to violence-torn Manipur. The other members of the broad-based committee, headed by Justice Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, will be Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi, a retired judge of the Bombay High Court, and Justice Asha Menon, a former judge of the Delhi High Court.
Demolition operations in Haryana’s violence-hit Nuh were halted yesterday following a High Court order. Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia took Suo moto cognizance against the ongoing demolition drive in Nuh. A notice has been sent to the government seeking details of the campaign and future action plans.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared in the Lok Sabha yesterday as his disqualification has been set aside. The suspension of Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership was revoked on August 7 and his status as MP from Wayanad in Kerala was restored after the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification in view of the Supreme Court’s stay on his conviction in a defamation case. Was given
In the Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji arrest case, the Supreme Court has confirmed the ED’s power of police custody. The Supreme Court yesterday, August 7, dismissed Tamil Nadu minister V Senthilbalaji and his wife Megala’s appeal against the Madras High Court judgment that had upheld the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) power to seek their custody. The court held that no habeas corpus petition should be filed after the judicial order of remand.
The last date for seeking comments/suggestions on the ‘Strengthening the Periodic Assessment and Accreditation Process of Higher Educational Institutions’ report has been extended to August 15, 2023.
Elon Musk-run Tesla has appointed Indian-origin Vaibhav Taneja as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
The Unaided Private Schools Association announced school closure in the entire state on August 8 regarding the incident at Children Girls School in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The organization has taken this decision after the bail of the principal and teacher of the private school was cancelled in the Azamgarh case.
Since the inception of the ‘No Fly List’ in 2021, the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has so far put 166 passengers on this list. The government gave this information in Parliament on Monday.
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 by voice vote amid hue and cry from the opposition. The opposition staged a walkout from the House after their request to raise a point of order was rejected.
