Our actions in implementing this parity are fully consistent with Article 11.1 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which states the following- “In the absence of specific agreement as to the size of the mission, the receiving State may require that the size of a mission be kept within limits considered by it to be reasonable and normal, having regard to circumstances and conditions in the receiving State and to the needs of the particular mission.”
India rejects any attempt to portray the implementation of parity in diplomatic presence with Canada as a violation of international norms.
SC says that the Centre pick and chose names out of a batch of names recommended by SC collegium for judgeship is problematic.
Centre seeks two weeks more time fromnSC to take a decision on appointment and transfer of judges in High Courts recommended by SC collegium. Five names which were reiterated by collegium, five fresh names recommended for judgeship and transfer of 11 HC judges are pending before the Centre.
India has no plans to impose curbs on imports or investments from Canada: Government sources
Digital payments have made monetary policy transmission more quick and effective: RBI Guv Das
Union and states must ensure manual scavenging is completely eradicated, says SC while dealing with plea on sewer deaths
SC issues slew of directions on sewer deaths and monitoring of cases, says HCs are not precluded from monitoring
Persons, who suffer permanent disabilities while cleaning sewer, will be paid Rs 20 lakh as minimum compensation: SC
Newly appointed California Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024. Her candidacy would have complicated an already crowded race that includes several other prominent Democrats. (AFP)
In a potential blow to Donald Trump, one of his former lawyers, Sidney Powell, pleaded guilty in the case alleging the former US president led a criminal conspiracy to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state of Georgia. (AFP)
Dengue fever kills hundreds in Burkina Faso as cases spike (Reuters)
Five prisoners released in Venezuela after opposition deal, US demands
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) delivers medications via drone in the tough terrains of Lahaul-Spiti for a test run
(ANI)
No full term for US senator Butler next year
Newly-appointed California Senator Laphonza Butler will not seek a full US senate term next year: Politico(Reuters)
New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing cryptocurrency firms Gemini and Genesis with fraud that wound up costing investors more than a billion dollars
(AFP)
41 Canadian diplomats removed from India: Canada Foreign Minister
Canada’s foreign minister said that 41 of the country’s diplomats have been removed from India after the Indian government said it would revoke their diplomatic immunity. (AP)
Uruguay developer CLM is in talks for a $1.6 billion deepwater port that it wants to build on the country’s sparsely populated Atlantic coast
(Bloomberg)
TMC MP Mahua Moitra called the affidavit released by the businessman Darshan Hirandani a ‘joke’ with ‘no official letterhead’.