New Delhi, 25/7: Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the power of States to levy tax on mineral-bearing lands by 8:1 majority, Live Law reported. As per Bar and Bench, CJI D Y Chandrachud said “Royalty flows from mining lease, it is generally determined from the basis of quantity of minerals removed. The compulsion of royalty…
Bhubaneswar, 24/7: In a major development, proceedings of the Odisha Assembly were disrupted for the third day on July 24, as ruckus continued over the demand by the Opposition members for action against Governor Raghubar Das’s son for allegedly assaulting a government official earlier this month.
New Delhi, 24/7: Ladakh MP Mohammad Haneefa on Wednesday raised in the Lok Sabha the Union Territory’s demands for safeguards under the Sixth Schedule and statehood. During the Zero Hour, the Ladakh MP highlighted the key demands of the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance — the two groups from Buddhist-dominated Leh and Shia…
Bhubaneswar, 24/7: In a major development, Talasara MLA, Bhabani Shankar Bhoi Talasara MLA, Bhabani Shankar Bhoihas been elected as new Deputy Speaker of the Odisha Assembly .
New Delhi, 24/7: A Delhi court, on Wednesday, issued summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Suresh Nakhua after Rathee allegedly called him a “violent and abusive” troll, Bar and Bench reported.
Kathmandu, 24/7: A plane on Wednesday crashed at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, news agency ANI stated. Associated Press, citing local media, said that 19 people were on board when the plane slipped off the runway and crashed.
Colombo, 23/7: The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it would formally apologise to the island nation’s Muslim minority community for its controversial cremation policy adopted during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The mandatory order taken in 2020 to cremate the bodies of COVID-19 victims, which denied minority communities, including Muslims, their religious rights,…
New Delhi, 23/7: An aggressive Opposition on Tuesday pounced on Narendra Modi government’s latest budget calling it a ‘Kursi Bachao’ budget that “did not provide” any concrete proposals to tackle price rise, unemployment and farmers’ issue while trying to unsuccessfully copy ideas from them
New Delhi, 23/7: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that there would be no re-examination for NEET-UG, after hearing a bunch of petitions, Bar and Bench reported. Fact that leak in NEET-UG 2024 took place at Hazaribagh and Patna is not in dispute, the SC said.
New Delhi, 23/7: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday tabled the Union Budget 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha. Among the many announcements, she has proposed no income tax within earnings up to Rs 3 lakh per annum. Here are other proposals she made regarding those opting for the new tax regime: Rs 0-3…
