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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,......

Vote chori is biggest anti-national act, Rahul tells BJP

In a no-holds-barred attack in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of indulging in the "biggest anti-national act" by committing "vote chori"......

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......

Trade unions to go on strike in Feb, demand withdrawal of labour codes

Trade unions have decided to launch a phased, consistent struggle to press for the withdrawal of the labour codes and go on a countrywide general strike in February next year, a statement said on......

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,......

'After GST cut, innovation will boost life insurance'

The reduction in goods & services tax (GST) on individual life and health insurance premiums has been called a “landmark step” for making insurance affordable and inclusive. Illustration:......

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......

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......