Top Legal Headlines - 16th February, 2021

NATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES

1. Actor Sandeep Nahar Committed Suicide after posting a note on Facebook

• Actor Sandeep Nahar, who had worked in hit movies such 'MS Dhoni' and 'Kesari' committed suicide after posting a long note on Facebook.
• In his post, he mentioned being trapped in both professional problems in his life.
• He mentioned that his wife would fight on petty matters of the past and threatened him to commit suicide and that it had affected him badly.
• However, his note ended by requesting to not say anything to his wife but give her treatment.

2. Working for even 15 extra minutes would be considered overtime

• The new Labor Codes will be implemented soon in India.
• According to the report by Hindustan Times, among the many changes in the labor laws would be the calculation of time to be considered overtime.
• There is a lot of possibility that even the work of 15 extra minutes beyond the normal working hours would be considered overtime and payment would be given.

3. Arrest of Activist Disha Ravi over the 'toolkit' for farmers' protest

• 22 year old activist, Disha Ravi, was arrested for sharing the 'toolkit' tweeted by climate activist Greta Thunberg regarding the Farmers' protest.
• She has been booked under the charges of sedition and criminal conspiracy.
• She was arrested from her home in Bengaluru.
• Two more activists –Nikita and Shantanu, are also wanted by the police.

4. Privacy is more important than a trillion dollars company : SC

• In a case had been filed in the Supreme Court regarding the new privacy policy of WhatsApp.
• The petitioner has alleged that the metadata of the users is being used and shared for profit making.
• The 3 Judge Bench of the SC told WhatsApp to give an undertaking with regards to data privacy.
• “You may be $2-3 trillion Company, but people's privacy is more valuable for them and it is our duty to protect their privacy”, opined the Apex Court.

5. Nanosatellite to caryy a copy of Bhagwad Gita, PM's photo and names of 25,000 individuals to space

• On the 28th of February, 2021, the Satish Dhawan nanosatellite will be launched from PSLV by ISRO.
• The nanosatellite has been developed by SpaceKidz India.
• It will take our Prime Minister's photo, a copy of Bhagwad Gita and the names of 25,000 individuals to the space.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES

1. The Pfizer Vaccine is performing good

• According the researchers from Israel, Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine is proving to be very effective on application.
• According to the results of their preliminary research, it was found out that the symptomatic Covid-19 infections got reduced by a big percentage.
• The vaccine is performing well in real life too.

2. Couples in China are rushing to file for divorce

• After the implementation of the new divorce law in China, the divorce process has become more stringent.
• Couples are rushing to file their divorce.
• After completing the 30 cooling off period prescribed by the law, couples are approaching divorce lawyers in overwhelming numbers.
• People are getting anxious and are concerned over complex procedure making it difficult for them to split.