Shiv Sena (UBT) demands to sack Mahayuti Minister over granting weapon licence to criminal’s brother 

Shiv Sena (UBT) demands to sack Mahayuti Minister over granting weapon licence to criminal’s brother 

Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Affairs Yogesh Kadam. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini    The political controversy triggered in Maharashtra after Minister of State for Home (Urban) Yogesh Kadam allegedly overruled a police report to grant a gun licence to Sachin Ghaywal, the brother of notorious Pune gangster Nilesh Ghaywal. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader … Read more

‘Fulfil poll promise on granting affiliation to Haryana schools’

‘Fulfil poll promise on granting affiliation to Haryana schools’

The Private School Sangh, a union representing over 5,000-odd schools in Haryana, has demanded that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party should fulfil its poll promise to grant one-time permanent affiliation to over 1,000 schools as the future of thousands of students hangs in the balance. The union has also sought access to the Management Information … Read more

Malaysia joins Thailand and Sri Lanka in granting visa-free entry for Indians

Malaysia joins Thailand and Sri Lanka in granting visa-free entry for Indians

Image for representation purpose only. Malaysia will grant a 30-day visa-free entry for Indian and Chinese citizens from December 1, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced, joining Thailand and Sri Lanka in recent weeks to offer such a facility to foreigners to promote tourism. Mr. Ibrahim said the waiver was an additional facility to the … Read more

Data Protection Bill | Granting government exemption causes great concern, says Justice Srikrishna

Data Protection Bill | Granting government exemption causes great concern, says Justice Srikrishna

File picture of Retired Justice B.N. Srikrishna. | Photo Credit: MUKESH TRIVEDI “The provisions granting exemption to the government and government bodies from all sections of the law in the draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023, cause “great concern,” says Justice (retired) B.N. Srikrishna of the Supreme Court, who had proposed the first … Read more