| | | The government in the last eight years scrapped more than 1,500 obsolete and irrelevant laws, many of which continued from the time of the British rule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, as he emphasised on reforms in judicial systems. Addressing virtually the inaugural session of the two-day ‘All India Conference of Law Ministers and Law Secretaries’ at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia near the ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat, Modi said: “It is important for us to break the shackles of colonialism by removing regressive colonial laws, then only India can progress in true sense. In the last eight years, we removed 32,000 compliances to improve ease of living.” | THE DAILY QUIZ AB Myntverket is a Swedish company that minted the Swedish krona for over a millennium. Medals that it makes were received by Svante Pääbo, Anton Zeilinger, Carolyn R. Bertozzi and Annie Ernaux, among others this year. Which? a. President’s Police Medal
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d. Purple Heart TAKE THE FULL QUIZ | | THE BIG STORY ‘Ease of justice’ should keep poor in mind: PM The government in the last eight years scrapped more than 1,500 obsolete and irrelevant laws, many of which continued from the time of the British rule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, as he emphasised on reforms in judicial systems. Modi also expressed concerns over delays in justice delivery system, calling it one of the major challenges being faced by people, and underlined: “Sensitive justice system is an essential condition for a capable nation.” Read more. | | THE BIG QUESTION Why has the SC suspended the HC order acquitting Saibaba? It is very dangerous to be the brain behind terrorist or Maoist activities, the Supreme Court observed on Saturday, as it stayed the release of former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba over his alleged links with the extremist ideology. Following a special sitting on Saturday, the top court suspended the Bombay high court judgment passed a day ago, discharging Saibaba and four others in the terror case on account of lack of proper sanction to prosecute. The bench of justices MR Shah and Bela M Trivedi held that the high court committed an error in exonerating Saibaba and his accomplices on a technical ground when they were convicted by a trial court in 2017 on merits and after scrutiny of evidence on record. Read more. |  | | A LITTLE LIGHT READING More than he seams Fashion designer Akshat Bansal isn’t trying to woo the millennials or Gen Z with his unconventional designs; he’s got his eyes set on the future. “My target is Gen Alpha (the immediate successors to Gen Z), so that when they come fresh into the fashion scene, the industry doesn’t seem too redundant,” he says. The Delhi-based Bansal, 31, is the man behind the fashion label Bloni. It’s only five years old, but featured prominently at the recently concluded Paris Fashion Week, where his collection, Preamble, was showcased alongside collections by Balenciaga (whose models walked through a muddy pit, as a metaphor for digging for truth and being down to earth), Dior, Saint Laurent and the Parisian brand Coperni, of the now-famous liquid-polymer spray-on dress worn by Bella Hadid. Read more. | | THE WEEKEND FIX Retell therapy In how many languages can you say congratulations? Some time in the coming week, the shortlist for the JCB Prize, a Rs 25-lakh literary award, will be announced. Already, there’s reason to celebrate. Six of the 10 books on the longlist are works not originally written in English. There are Malayalam and Bengali novels. Hindi, Urdu and Nepali translations have made an appearance for the first time. And when the winner is announced on November 19, “there’s a good chance that, like 2021, a translated book will take the prize,” says writer and translator Arunava Sinha. Read more. | | | | THE SPORTING LIFE Instant replay “Listen,” Roger Binny said over the phone, with a chuckle, “by the time it was over, we were ready to crash anywhere, sleep on the streets.” The former India bowler was talking about the day India won the 1983 World Cup, that unlikely triumph that changed Indian cricket. Read more. | | HT THIS DAY: October 16, 1981 Bhindranwale freed, warns Centre The high tension drama that has been going on in Punjab since Sept. 20, when Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale surrendered to the police at Mehta Chowk, ended here this afternoon -with the Sant’s release from the Central jail. Read more. | Please share your feedback with us What do you think about this newsletter? | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |
