The Campaign Against Hate Speech says the Bill in its present form raises several concerns that warrant careful review. A civil society organisation has urged the Karnataka government to subject the proposed Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, to wider public consultation before it is tabled in the Legislative Council. It has … Read more
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The public inquiry into the Covid pandemic has cost the government more than £100m to respond to so far, the BBC has learnt. This is on top of the £192m spent by the inquiry itself – meaning the cost to the taxpayer is over 50% more than previously thought. The … Read more
The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) will be launching a drive to collect power bills from consumers who failed to clear the same even after the due date. In a statement here, CESC has requested all categories of electricity consumers, including government departments, to pay their outstanding electricity bill dues by November 14 either at … Read more
Emer MoreauBusiness reporter Getty Images The number of sick and disabled people out of work is putting the UK at risk of an “economic inactivity crisis” that threatens the country’s prosperity, according to a new report. There were 800,000 more people out of work now than in 2019 due to health conditions, costing employers £85bn … Read more
Vicky Johnson, Lucy Parry, Alice Evans and Gerry GeorgievaBBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire Investigations Mike Barley Mike Barley was in hospital for a month following a motorbike accident When Mike Barley almost died in a motorbike crash on the way home from work, he did not think his biggest worry during recovery would be the council … Read more
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Uttarakhand Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd.) on Monday (October 7, 2025) approved the Uttarakhand Minority Education Bill, 2025. With the implementation of the Bill, the State will repeal the Madrasa Education Board Act, 2016, and the Non-Government Arabic and Persian Madrasa Recognition Rules, 2019. A statement issued … Read more
The Bill seeks to render Malayalam as Kerala’s sole official language | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government tabled the Malayalam Language Bill (2025) in the Kerala Assembly on Monday. Law Minister P. Rajeeve stated that the Bill aims to enshrine the Malayalam language at the heart of official communications in … Read more
A brief debate was held on the Bill amid protests. Several Opposition MPs who stood up to participate in the debate on the Bill, demanded a discussion on SIR. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via ANI Parliament on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) passed The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill 2025, amid Opposition protests and … Read more
The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to review the new Income Tax Bill 2025 proposed by the government has retained the provisions in the new Bill empowering tax officials to access, forcibly if necessary, the social media and private emails of people they are conducting search and seizure operations on. The Income Tax Bill 2025 was … Read more
Maia Davies & Johanna Chisholm BBC News Getty Images Dame Esther Rantzen told the BBC in 2023 that she had joined assisted dying clinic Dignitas Dame Esther Rantzen has appealed to the House of Lords not to block a bill giving terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to an assisted death, after … Read more