SC to hear petitions against scrapping of Article 370 in October
The Court on Wednesday referred petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to scrap the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to a five-member Constitution Bench.
CJI Gogoi issued a notice to the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir administration for their responsess within seven days on removal of restrictions on media personnel in J&K.
Apart from the decision, the court also allowed CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury and a law student to visit Jammu and Kashmir.
Centre dismisses questions raised against credibility of RBI
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the decision to transfer 1.76 lakh crore was taken by an expert panel and any suggestion about the credibility is outlandish.
The minister also said that he government was yet to decide how to utilise Rs 1.76 lakh crore that it will get from the RBI.
The minister said that she has asked the tax collectors to apply restraint and not to overreach to collect taxes.
China revises drug law to allow foreign drugs
The country removed foreign drugs, including generic medicines from India and other countries, from its “fake medicine” list.
Patients can use these drugs from other countries in a small quantity and they will not be punished if the drug does not cause health problems or delay in treatment,
Heart disease, strokes and chronic lung disease accounted for 80% of the deaths in China and lack of access to drugs was one of the main problems the government was facing.
