GST bill passed in Rajya Sabha
India’s plans for a unified market under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) moved closer to the finishing line as the Rajya ...
SC quashes suicide attempt case against Punjab’s girl-turned-boy
The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a nine-year-old attempt to suicide case filed against a Punjab–based woman who slashed ...
Bill in LS to provide transgenders separate identity
New Delhi, Aug 2 : A bill seeking to empower the transgender community by providing them a separate identity and putting in ...
West Bengal State cabinet adopts resolution for name change
Kolkata: West Bengal may soon be known as Bengal in English and Bangla or Banga in Bengali. After decades of deliberation, the first ...
Sohrabuddin case: SC upholds clean chit to BJP chief Amit Shah
New Delhi, Aug 1 : In a huge relief to BJP president Amit Shah, the Supreme Court today upheld the clean chit given by the ...
Govt not in favour of abolishing death penalty : Kiren Rijju
Government on Friday said in Rajya Sabha that it is “not in favour” of abolishing the capital punishment ...
New child labour law has failed kids again: Kailash Satyarthi
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016, which was cleared in the Lok Sabha allows children to ...
S C refuses plea for Governover’s rule in J&K
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea for Governor’s rule in the strife-ridden State of Jammu and ...
Goa suspends bus services to Karnataka over river dispute
Following reports of anti-Goa protests in northern Karnataka over the Mhadei water tribunal ruling, the Goa government on ...
India makes last minute effort to save Gurdip Singh from execution
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said government was making last minute efforts to save an Indian man facing ...