Kiren Rijiju
- India
Law minister Rijiju slams controversial BBC documentary on PM Modi
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has slammed the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying India’s image cannot be disgraced with “malicious campaigns”. In…
- Bangalore
Two additional judges appointed to Karnataka High Court
New Delhi: Two additional judges were on Saturday appointed to the Karnataka High Court. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted to announce the appointment of Ramachandra Dattatray Huddar and Venkatesh Naik Thavaryanaik as…
- India
Govt wants inclusion of its reps in SC, HC collegiums after NJAC strike down
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the government’s demand for inclusion of its representatives and that of states in collegiums of the Supreme Court and high courts was…
- India
Smart city should focus on ‘feel-good-inducing’ interventions: Rijiju
Itanagar: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said smart cities should capture the imagination of people and focus on ‘feel-good-inducing’ interventions. The Union Law and Justice Minister said this while reviewing the…
- India
Rijiju takes issue with Chidambaram’s tweet over SC’s demonitisation decision
New Delhi: Union Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Monday asked the Congress not to “misinform” people after its senior leader P. Chidambaram commented about the Supreme Court’s decision on demonitisation. “Please…
- India
EC proposal to cap anonymous cash donations under examination: Govt
New Delhi: A proposal of the Election Commission to cap individual anonymous political donations to Rs 2,000 from the present Rs 20,000 is under examination, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.…
- Telangana
45 new court halls to be built in Telangana: Kiren Rijiju
Hyderabad: Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that 45 new court halls and six new residential facilities for judicial officers of the subordinate and district courts are being constructed in…
- India
Collegium system alien to Constitution: Rijiju
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday launched a fresh attack on the mechanism to appoint Supreme Court and high court judges, saying the collegium system is “alien” to the Constitution.…
- Kashmir
EC an independent body, govt doesn’t make anyone dance to its tunes: Rijiju
Srinagar: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the Election Commission is an independent body and while the government provides help to the poll panel for smooth functioning, it does not…
- India
Parliament’s Winter Session likely to commence from Dec first week
New Delhi: The Winter Session of Parliament is likely to commence in the first week of December in the old building and conclude by the end of the month, sources said on…
- India
Jairam Ramesh describes Kiren Rijiju’s comments on Tawang as ‘utter lie’
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday attacked Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju over his claim that former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru didn’t want Tawang to be part of India. In…
- India
Fittest should be appointed, not someone whom Collegium knows: Rijiju
Mumbai: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said the present Supreme Court collegium system through which judges are appointed is “opaque”. The “fittest” persons should be appointed as judges and not…
- India
Congress slams Rijiju over his comments on Nehru
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju over his article in which he blamed Nehru for “rejecting Maharaja Hari Singh’s accession request in July 1947”, and said…
- India
Despite Covid waves, India one of fastest-growing economies: Rijiju
Guwahati: Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said despite the three waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, India is currently one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, adding the…
- India
Centre decided to remove all obsolete, archaic laws: Kiren Rijiju
Shillong: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that the Central government has decided to remove all obsolete and archaic laws of the Indian judiciary from the statute box stating that…
