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US National Rifle Association
The United States National Rifle Association recently filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. The association filed for bankruptcy in order to avoid being investigated by New York Attorney General. Background The New York Attorney General had sued the National Rifle Association in August 2020 based on allegations that the association top ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Attorney General of India • Bankruptcy • Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • chapter 11 • National Rifle Association • United States
K K Venugopal appointed as Attorney General of India
On June 30, 2020, K K Venugopal was re-appointed as Attorney General of India. He has been appointed for a year. Highlights K K Venugopal, a senior advocate was re-appointed as attorney General of India. Also, Tushar Mehta was re-appointed as the Solicitor General for a period of three year. Mr Chetan Sharma, a senior ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Persons in News Current Affairs
Topics: Additional Solicitor General of India • Attorney General of India • Delhi High Court • Legal aid • Solicitor General of India • Supreme court • Supreme Court of India
K.K.Venugopal reappointed as Attorney General for India
On 29th June 2020, the President of India has reappointed Senior Advocate K.K. Venugopal as the Attorney General for India. The current tenure of K.K. Venugopal was up to 30th June 2020, his tenure was extended for a period of one year effective from 1st July 2020 to 30th June 2021. On 30th June 2017, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Attorney General of India • Bhutan • K.K. Venugopal • Padma Bhushan • Padma Vibhushan
Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award
The Vice President Shri Venkaiyah Naidu presented the “Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award” to scholar, legal luminary and former Attorney General of India Shri K Parasaran. He was honored with the award on the occasion of Elder’s Day celebration organized by Age Care India. About Parasaran K Parasaran was born in 1927. He is an ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Advocate General • Attorney General of India • Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award • National Awards for Senior Citizens • Senior Citizens • Vice President of India • Vice-President
Lokpal Search Committee holds its First Meeting
The Lokpal Search Committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai held its first meeting and discussed modalities related to the appointments of the chief and members of Lokpal. The other members of the committee include former chief of State Bank of India (SBI) Arundhati Bhattacharya, Prasar Bharati chairperson Surya Prakash, former Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Topics: Attorney General of India • Chief Justice of India • Eminent jurist • leader of opposition in Lok Sabha • Lokpal • Lokpal Search Committee • Lokpal selection committee • President • Prime minister • Speaker of Lok Sabha • Supreme court