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The Jharkhand High Court has said that equal pay in lieu of equal work is not a fundamental right, but looking at the Directive Principles of State Policy it appears to be a fundamental right. For this reason, the demand for equal pay in lieu of equal work cannot be considered unnecessary.

New Delhi (ILNS): In a first of its kind, the Centre has entitled single male employees in government jobs to Child Care Leave (CCL). This was announced here yesterday by Union Minister Jitendra Singh.

New Delhi (ILNS): The Supreme Court today told Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami: “We are concerned about peace and harmony of the society. Nobody is immune from being questioned. We are not going to grant such immunity to anybody. We want an assurance of some sense and sensibility from you (Goswami).”

A letter has been written to the Attorney General of India requesting his consent for initiation of fresh proceedings against advocate Prashan Bhushan under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, read with Rule 3(c) of The Rules To Regulate Proceedings For Contempt of Supreme Court 1975.

Supreme Court today stayed the interim order passed by High Court of Madhya Pradesh which had restrained physical gathering by political parties while campaigning for the assembly by-polls. The high court had in its order allowed political parties to conduct the election campaign by virtual mode only.

New Delhi (ILNS): Dilip Ray, a Union minister in the earlier NDA government, was today sentenced to three-year imprisonment by a Special CBI Court in Delhi in a 1999 coal scam case. The case pertains to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block.

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