Supreme Court to hear batch of pleas challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act today

Supreme Court to hear batch of pleas challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act today

A rally was organized against the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 at Eidgah Maidan in Mysuru on May 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday (May 5, 2025) a batch of pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act’s constitutional validity, weeks after the government paused two central aspects … Read more

Parliament clears Waqf Amendment Bill

Parliament clears Waqf Amendment Bill

Parliament in the wee hours of Friday, April 4, 2025, morning cleared the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, after nearly 14-hour debate in Rajya Sabha by 128 members voting in favour and 95 against.  | Photo Credit: ANI Parliament in the wee hours of Friday (April 4, 2025) morning cleared the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, after … Read more

Waqf Amendment Bill: 1500 साल पहले शिवजी को दान की गई तिरुचेंथुरई गांव की जमीन, कैसे बन गई वक्फ के विवाद का हिस्सा

Waqf Amendment Bill: 1500 साल पहले शिवजी को दान की गई तिरुचेंथुरई गांव की जमीन, कैसे बन गई वक्फ के विवाद का हिस्सा

केंद्र सरकार ने संसद में गुरुवार को वक्फ संशोधन बिल पेश किया. वक्फ पर जारी राजनीतिक विवाद के बीच, तमिलनाडु का एक गांव भी चर्चा के केंद्र में है. बता दें कि त्रिची के श्रीरंगम निर्वाचन क्षेत्र में स्थित तिरुचेंथुरई गांव का उल्लेख केंद्रीय अल्पसंख्यक मामलों के मंत्री किरेन रिजिजू ने संसद में विधेयक पेश … Read more

Kerala Revenue Recovery (Amendment) Bill: subject committee report tabled in Assembly

Kerala Revenue Recovery (Amendment) Bill: subject committee report tabled in Assembly

Revenue Minister K. Rajan tabled the subject committee report related to the Kerala Revenue Recovery (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Assembly on Thursday. A key amendment empowers the State government to declare a moratorium on revenue recovery proceedings subject to conditions and guidelines. Earlier, the Kerala High Court had observed that the government was not … Read more

India rejects U.S. remarks on Citizenship Amendment Act

India rejects U.S. remarks on Citizenship Amendment Act

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal | Photo Credit: ANI The U.S. State Department’s statement on the implementation of CAA “we are of the view that it is misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted,” was rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs on March 15. India, on March 11, notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 four years after the … Read more

Interim Budget 2024: Will FM Sitharaman extend NPS benefits to new tax regime? Here's what we know

Interim Budget 2024: Will FM Sitharaman extend NPS benefits to new tax regime? Here's what we know

National Pension System 2024: The Centre may extend the benefits of the National Pension System (NPS) to the new tax regime, a report said on Wednesday. It is to be noted that the New Tax Regime doesn’t have most tax exemptions valid under the Old Tax Regime.  CNBC Awaaz reported that the government may make … Read more

Kerala Congress (M) seeks amendment to Wildlife Protection Act

Kerala Congress (M) seeks amendment to Wildlife Protection Act

The district committee of the Kerala Congress (M) has termed the Wildlife Protection Act “outdated” and “inhuman” and sought an immediate amendment to it to address farmers’ concerns. A recent meeting of the party presided over by district president T.M. Joseph also demanded increased compensation for damage caused by wild animals and the appointment of … Read more

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Amendment Bill to be reintroduced in Budget session

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Amendment Bill to be reintroduced in Budget session

Sun-dried brick and kiln-fired brick structures unearthed in a trench on mound number one (RGR-1) at Rakhigarhi, a Harappan site in Haryana, where excavation was under way on April 6, 2022. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The government is all set to reintroduce the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) (Amendment) Bill … Read more

Parliament Winter Session live updates | Rajya Sabha discusses global warming, LS takes up ST (Second Amendment) Bill

Parliament Winter Session live updates | Rajya Sabha discusses global warming, LS takes up ST (Second Amendment) Bill

The Parliament resumed proceedings for the day at 11 a.m. The Rajya Sabha commenced with its usual laying of papers and reports but quickly devolved into chaos as the chair disallowed Suspension of Business notices submitted by seven members of the House. Zero Hour saw multiple brief adjournments, but the House returned to calm during … Read more