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Tax amendment bill targets to boost investment

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday introduced the Taxation and Other Laws Amendment Bill, 2026 to make India a more attractive and predictable destination for gl... Read More


SC bars mining in 10-km radius of HP wetlands sans Centre nod

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that no mining activity will be permitted within a 10-kilometre radius of a wetland conservation reserve in Himachal Pradesh without prior permis... Read More


sc on digital arrests

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday stepped up its oversight of the country's battle against the growing menace of "digital arrest" scams, issuing a fresh set of nationwide directions ai... Read More


J&K govt planning to set up golf academy in Kashmir, says Omar

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that government is mulling to establish a golf academy in Kashmir to identify and groom young talent from an early ag... Read More


SC bars mining in 10-km radius of HP wetlands without Centre's nod

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that no mining activity will be permitted within a 10-kilometre radius of a wetland conservation reserve in Himachal Pradesh without prior permis... Read More


SC bars mining in 10-km radius of wetlands in HP without Centre's nod

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that no mining activity will be permitted within a 10-kilometre radius of a wetland conservation reserve in Himachal Pradesh without prior permis... Read More


Modi, Nitish meet day after Bankipur defeat

NEW DELHI, Aug. 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met former Bihar chief minister and JDU president Nitish Kumar, a day after the BJP failed to retain its stronghold of Bankipur in the by-p... Read More


SC wants fuel sale ban on uninsured vehicles

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to evolve a pilot project under which uninsured vehicles c... Read More


Heatwave, lightning added to natural calamities list: Centre

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Heatwave and lightning have been included in the list of notified natural calamities under the operational guidelines for the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disa... Read More


SC seeks scheme for injured military cadets

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to consider framing a schemefor military cadets who are boarded out of training academies due to injuries but are not eligible for... Read More