SC fines man with Rs 4.54 cr for cutting over 400 trees

Cutting a large number of trees is worse than killing human beings, the Supreme Court has said, while fining a man Rs 1 lakh for each illegally cut tree. Representative image. Photograph: ANI......

Govt moves to ease business rules, tables Jan Vishwas Bill in LS

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2025, which seeks to decriminalise certain minor offences to promote ease of living and business, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday and......

'Irreparable Harm If Govt Takes Over Waqf Properties'

'Only because of the absence of a dedication record in writing, how can such properties be treated as located on misappropriated government land?' Kindly note this image of Delhi's Jama Masjid has......

Will empower Muslim women: Govt tables Waqf Bill in Rajya Sabha

Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday rejected the opposition's allegations that the rights of Muslims were being snatched away. Photograph: Sansad TV/ANI Photo While......

Traders moot central VAT

Traders have mooted the idea of an alternative value-added tax regime that will be centrally administered.This comes at a time when the empowered committee is still trying to sort out the anomalies......

Central GST threshold likely at Rs 10 lakh

Businesses with more than Rs 10 lakh turnover may end up paying the central goods and services tax, with the Centre not agreeing to states' suggestion of keeping the threshold at Rs 1.5 crore. The......

GST to subsume central excise, VAT

Various central levies such as excise, value added tax and service tax are proposed to be subsumed in the goods and services tax, making it a lot easier for the business and industry. A discussion......

Empowered panel on GST to meet today

Proposed revenue-neutral rate, selection of new chief likely on agenda The state finance ministers will meet on Friday to discuss the model goods and services tax laws and the revenue-neutral rate......

Will New Sports Bill Be A Game Changer?

The most talked about feature of the Bill is the National Sports Board, that will have overriding powers to grant or suspend recognition of all National Sports Federations and even "collaborate"......

Visionary & long overdue: PT Usha hails sports bill

'Let me take you back to 1984, I was just 20 when I missed an Olympic medal in Los Angeles. That day my heart broke... there was no comprehensive sports law to support the dreams that we carried in......

AITA power struggle erupts ahead of India's Davis Cup tie

IMAGE: Court battles, ego clashes rock India’s tennis body. Photograph: AITA/X As the results of last year's AITA elections stay unannounced, the rival factions in the national tennis federation......

Parliament passes National Sports Bill after extensive discussion

IMAGE: India's medal winners at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Photograph: Indian Olympic Association/Instagram The National Sports Governance Bill was on Tuesday passed by the Parliament with......

'Biggest reform in sports since independence': LS passes Sports Bill

'This bill will ensure accountability, ensure justice, best governance in sports federations.' IMAGE: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the Sports Bill is a key reform aimed at building a......