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Unmarried
women allowed to raise a child says landmark SC judgement
India
> Law
and Order > 6th July
In
a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court has ordered that an unmarried
woman would not need the consent of the father to raise her child.
The order has come on the back of a petition filed by a government
employee who challenged the rule necessitating the disclosure of the
father's identity while demanding sole guardianship of their child. A
trial court had earlier rejected her demand for sole guardianship,
which she later challenged in the apex court. The judgement was
hailed as progressive for Indian judiciary by many people on various
social media platforms.
US
wins its third Women's Soccer World Cup
Sports
> Women's
Soccer World Cup > 6th July
The
United States of America defeated defending champions Japan 5-2 to
lift the title of the Women's Soccer World Cup at Vancouver, British
Columbia. The US last won the trophy in 1999. Sunday's win is their
third World Cup title the first being in the year 1991. Carli Lloyd
scored 3 goals for the Americans and was widely praised for her
performance.
Islamic
State militants kidnap 111 Iraqi kids to train them to become
terrorists
World
> Terrorism > 7th July
Militants
of the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) have abducted 111 school
children from various districts of the Iraqi city of Mosul to train
them to become terrorists. The abducted children aged between 10-15
years, have been transferred to the terrorist group's educational and
military centres for brainwashing. In addition, IS terrorists have
also arrested 78 people who protested against the abduction of the
school children. The IS has abducted approximately 1420 Iraqi
children since they captured Iraq's second city.
Eurozone
gives Greece time till Sunday to clear debt
World
> Greek
Crisis > 8th July
The
leaders of the Eurozone member nations have given Greece a deadline
till Sunday, 12th of July, 2015 to come up with a proposal to pay
back debt that will keep the country from crashing out of the Euro
currency bloc. A meeting was held in Brussels where representatives
of the 19-country euro zone decided to give Greece Sunday's deadline.
The deadline has come after the people of Greece decided to not
accept a bailout proposal offered by Greece's creditors.
Others
Prime
Minister's 'Digital India' move hailed by the industry
Politics
and Government >
Digital India > 2nd July
Top
industrialists of the country have promised to donate around Rs. 1.13
lakh crore for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' move,
which the industry believes has the potential to bridge divide in
important fields like education, healthcare and irrigation sectors.
The 'Digital India' move has the potential to create approximately 18
lakh jobs throughout the country and also create a knowledgeable
society. One of the main purposes of the move is to make available
digitally all government functions and services.
44
people killed in bomb blasts in Nigerian mosque and restaurant
World
> Terrorism > 6th July
Twin
bomb attacks rocked the Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday night, which
has killed 44 people while the number of people injured is 67. The
first attack occurred in the crowded Yantaya mosque, while the second
occurred in an elite Muslim restaurant, Shagalinku. The Islamic
extremist group, Boko Haram is rumoured to have carried the attacks.
The city of Jos has been infamous off late for religious violent
attacks, the attack on Sunday being the second within the span of a
week.
Department
of Telecom opposes Facebook's Internet.org, approves Airtel Zero
India
> Net
Neutrality > 6th July
After
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar asked the Department of Telecom (DoT)
to form a panel regarding the issue of net neutrality, the DoT panel
has opposed projects like Facebook's internet.org, which allows
access to certain websites without mobile data charges while allowing
projects like Airtel Zero. Net neutrality accords for the equal
treatment to all internet traffic without prioritising a single
company. The project by Facebook was opposed as the DoT panel thought
it breaches net neutrality principles.
Amartya
Sen claims that the government wants to control academic bodies
Politics
and Government >
Nalanda
University Chancellorship > 7th July
After
being ousted from the chancellorship of the Nalanda University, Nobel
laureate, Amartya Sen has accused the central government of
attempting to seize direct control over academic institutions of the
country. In a 4000 word candid essay about to be published in the
August issue of the New York Review of Books, Sen has written about
his exit from the Nalanda University and said that his exit was by no
means an isolated incident but a calculated attempt by the
government.
India
to sign US' tax compliance law FATCA
Economy
> Taxation > 7th July
India
is due to sign a US tax compliance law Foreign Account Tax Compliance
Act (FATCA), which is designed to fight tax evasion on the 9th of
July, 2015. The FATCA is an inter governmental agreement, which makes
it mandatory to share tax information with countries where American
companies and people have properties. Under the FATCA compliance
agreement India will be able to access tax data of Indian financial
institutions in the US from the period of 1st July, 2014.
Madhya
Pradesh HC to hear government's proposal for CBI investigation into
the Vypam Scam
Politics
and Government >
Vyapam Scam > 8th July
The
Madhya Pradesh HC will hear the application of the state government,
to transfer investigation of the multi-crore Vyapam scam, along with
the deaths linked to the scam, from the Special Task Force (SIT) to
the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Meanwhile, the SC has
agreed to hear a petition filed against Madhya Pradesh governor Ram
Naresh Yadav and his alleged involvement in the Vyapam scam through
his son Shailesh Yadav, who was an accused in the scam and died on
the 25th of March.
Background:
The
Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) or Vyapam scam
is an admission and recruitment scam involving politicians, senior
officials and businessmen in the state of Madhya
Pradesh. The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board
(MPPEB), popularly known by its Hindi acronym "Vyapam"
(Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal), is a government body responsible for
conducting several entrance tests in the state.
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