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SC sends Buddhist group's plea on Hindu personal laws to law panel

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Law Commission to consider a plea as a representation of a Buddhist group that certain sets of personal Hindu laws, which are applicable to Buddhists also, are......

Law Commission meets Kovind panel on simultaneous polls

The Law Commission is learnt to have suggested a roadmap that includes changes required in the Constitution for holding simultaneous elections before a high-level committee headed by former......

Law Commission working on one-nation, one-election from 2029

The Law Commission is working on a formula to synchronise all assembly polls by extending or reducing the tenure so that all state elections can be held along with the Lok Sabha polls 2029 onwards,......

Work is still continuing on simultaneous polls: Law Commission chief

Work is still continuing on the issue of simultaneous polls and no timeline has been given for finalising a report on it, Law Commission Chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Wednesday. He......

Israel's war on Gaza is genocide: UN Commission

A United Nations commission of inquiry has found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. IMAGE: A woman holds a poster during a protest against Israel's actions in Gaza,......

Global turnover penalty on Apple could cost $38bn

iPhone maker tells Delhi HC the antitrust watchdog has no jurisdiction to consider its global turnover. IMAGE: People visit the Apple Store to buy the newly launched iPhone 17 at Select City Walk,......

Selling Land Is Not a Service, Rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has said that selling land or property is not a service under the Finance Act, 1994, so such sales cannot be charged with service tax. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The......

After hotels, online travel portals come under GST lens

After issuing notices to hotels across the country for allegedly underpaying goods and services tax (GST) on restaurant services, the revenue department has now widened its scrutiny by seeking......

Govt moots power sector reforms to address discom losses

The draft law seeks mandatory cost-reflective tariffs, lower industrial power rates, and relief from cross-subsidies while boosting clean energy investment. The government has proposed major......

ED offers Flipkart to close FEMA violation case by paying penalty

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is learnt to have offered the option of closing a FEMA violation case against e-commerce major Flipkart if the Walmart group firm admits its mistake and pays a......

BCCI unfazed by Law Commission's RTI recommendation

IMAGE: BCCI acting president C K Khanna, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla and BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary. Photograph: BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India's top brass is not......

Bring BCCI under RTI ambit: Law Commission

The Board of Control for Cricket in India should be brought under the ambit of the information law, the Law Commission said on Wednesday noting that it falls under the definition of a public......

Chauhan Removed As Delhi Chess President

IMAGE: Bharat Singh Chauhan seen with Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa. Photograph: Bharat Singh Chauhan/X In a decision that is likely to have an impact on several state chess associations......