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A man covers his face with a handkerchief as a shield from the air pollution on a smog-filled morning in New Delhi (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Manish Swarup) The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has requested clarification from the Delhi government regarding the National Championships scheduled for next month, considering the worsening air quality in…
NEW DELHI: Noting that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act does not address ‘online grooming’ explicitly, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has recommended that a new clause be introduced in the law to clearly define it and provisions be incorporated for punishment, which should not be less than seven years and…
The government has listed the Securities Markets Code Bill 2025 for introduction in the Winter session of Parliament starting December 1, according to a Lok Sabha bulletin. The unified legislation is aimed at boosting ease of doing business and reducing regulatory friction across India’s financial markets. The Bill proposes merging key securities laws, including the…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Thursday dismissed as misconceived a husband’s plea to be declared insolvent under the Presidency Towns Insolvency Act of 1909 and also for a stay of a 2021 Mumbai family court order to pay his wife Rs 25,000 per month as maintenance.Justice Jitendra Jain held that seeking a stay of the…
NEW DELHI: Twelve years after UPA govt enacted the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, followed by its rollout by NDA regime, a feeling seems to be growing among certain quarters in govt that some of its key provisions may need a relook in light of experience gathered during its enforcement.Sources in govt said ambiguities in the…
Muhammad Yunus (File photo) Muhammad Yunus, who heads the Bangladesh interim government, said the sentencing of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina offered an “important, though limited, justice” for the thousands affected during the July–August 2024 uprising.“Today, the courts of Bangladesh have spoken with a clarity that resonates across the nation and beyond. The conviction and…
Sheikh Hasina (File photo) Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of “crimes against humanity”.The tribunal ruled that Hasina had ordered killings, incited violence and failed to prevent the atrocities committed during the July and August 2024 “student uprising”, after which escaped to…
Millions of Americans greeted the end of the record-setting 43-day government shutdown and the resumption of food stamp benefits with relief, but others are learning they could soon lose federal food aid permanently under a new Republican tax and spending law.Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins directed USDA staff during the shutdown to press states towards compliance…
PM Modi addressing the event (ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that ensuring the “ease of justice” is essential for achieving both ease of living and ease of doing business, emphasising that justice must be accessible to every citizen, irrespective of social or financial background.Speaking at the national conference on strengthening…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday gave a third-year law student the lesson of his life – to draw a bold line to separate public from publicity-which he is unlikely to forget in his legal innings ahead.Even before Harry Joseph could argue his PIL, a bench led by CJI-designate Surya Kant asked when was…
