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Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Seeking Legalisation Of Same-Sex Marriages
The Supreme Court will start hearing the final arguments Tuesday on a raft of petitions seeking to legalise same-sex marriage. The hearing of the matter, which Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has said is of "seminal importance", will be "live streamed in public interest".
Earlier this year in January, a three-judge SC bench transferred nine pending petitions dealing with similar issues from the Delhi and Kerala high courts to itself. On March 13, the three-judge bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud referred the case to a five-judge Constitution bench.
The BJP-led Centre has rejected petitions for legalising same-sex marriage, stating it would disrupt personal laws and societal values. In an affidavit before the top court, the Centre has termed the petitions as one that reflect an "urban elitist" view.
The Centre said recognition of marriage was a legislative function and the courts should refrain from deciding on it.
"The competent legislature will have to take into account broader views and voice of all rural, semi-rural and urban population, views of religious denominations keeping in mind personal laws as well as and customs governing the field of marriage together with its inevitable cascading effects on several other statutes," the Centre said.
Prez Murmu To Visit Himachal, Will Open 'Rashtrapati Niwas' For Public Viewing
President Droupadi Murmu will be on a four-day visit to Himachal Pradesh from Tuesday during which the 'Rashtrapati Niwas', one of the presidential retreats, in Mashobra will be opened for public viewing, an official statement said on Monday.
Last month, she had opened another presidential retreat, 'Rashtrapati Nilayam' in Telangana's Secunderabad to the public.
President Murmu will visit Himachal Pradesh from April 18 to 21 and stay at the 'Rashtrapati Niwas', Mashobra, said the statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The President will inaugurate a tulip garden at Mashobra on Tuesday. On the same evening, she will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour by the Himachal Pradesh government at the Raj Bhavan, Shimla, the statement said.
On April 19, the President will interact with the officer trainees of Indian Audit and Accounts Service at the National Academy of Audit and Accounts in Shimla, it said.
She will also grace the 26th convocation of Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla.
Union Minister Arjun Munda To Launch Scheme To Promote Tribal Products
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda will on April 18 launch a scheme to promote tribal products from the northeastern region of the country, an official statement said on Monday. The scheme -- 'Marketing and Logistics Development for Promotion of Tribal Products from North-Eastern Region (PTP-NER)' -- aims to enhance livelihood opportunities for tribal artisans in the region, the statement issued by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs said.
The PTP-NER scheme will focus on increasing efficiency in procurement, logistics and marketing of tribal products from the northeastern states of India, it said.
It aims to provide backward and forward linkages through incubation support, aggregation, skill and entrepreneurship development, sourcing and procurement, marketing, transportation and publicity to tribal artisans in the region.
Breaking News LIVE: Fire Breaks Out In Maharashtra's Thane Mall, Fire Tenders Rushed
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Fire breaks out in the buildings of Orion Business Park & adjacent Cine Wonder Mall in Kapurbawadi, Ghodbunder Road in Thane. Several fire tenders at the spot. Police, disaster management and fire brigade officers at the spot.
— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2023
(Source: Regional Disaster… pic.twitter.com/JWjpa8iD1Z
Breaking News LIVE: US Offers $7 Mn Reward For Information On Hezbollah Leader Ibrahim Aqil
The United States on Tuesday announced a reward of up to $7 million for any information that leads to the arrest or conviction of Ibrahim Aqil, a Hezbollah leader that Washington believes was involved in the 1983 bombings of the US Embassy and US Marine Corps barracks in Beirut.
A country runs as per Constitution and law: Sharad Pawar
#WATCH NCP chief Sharad Pawar says, "A country runs as per the Constitution and law. If ruling forces inculcate the habit of taking steps by ignoring the Constitution and law, we will go down the wrong path...If taking steps by forgetting law & Constitution and by taking law into… pic.twitter.com/l59RI4AhyK
— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2023
Breaking News LIVE: ED Attaches Karti Chidambaram's Assets Worth Rs 11 Crore In INX Media PMLA Case
ED attaches 4 properties (three movable and one immovable property) worth Rs 11.04 Crore in Coorg District, Karnataka, belonging to Karti P Chidambaram and others in the case of INX Media Pvt Ltd and others, under PMLA: ED
— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2023
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Breaking News LIVE: Emergency Landing At Delhi Airport As Pilots Detect Cracks In Windshield
A Delhi-bound Air India flight pilot asked for priority landing at Delhi airport and it landed normally after a suspected windshield crack. The flight originated from Pune.
— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2023
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