Tag: Government of India
ED Can’t Arrest Accused After Special Court Has Taken Cognisance Of Complaint: SC
The Supreme Court on May 16 held that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot arrest an accused under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a special […]
Newsclick’s Founder Steps Out Of Tihar After SC Says Arrest Invalid
Underlining that any person arrested for any offence “has a fundamental and a statutory right to be informed about the grounds of arrest in writing and a copy of such […]
India Tops In Dollar Remittance With 111 Billion Paycheck
India received over USD 111 billion in remittances in 2022, the largest in the world, becoming the first country to reach and even surpass the USD 100 billion mark, the […]
“Uttarakhand’s UCC: The Live-in Relationship Paradigm Shift”
With the recent ratification of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in Uttarakhand, the legal landscape governing personal matters undergoes a significant transformation. The UCC aims to standardize laws pertaining […]
Supreme Court Puts SBI On Notice Over Electoral Bonds: ‘Wilful Disobedience’
The Supreme Court on March 11 ordered the State Bank of India (SBI) to submit electoral bond donor details to the Election Commission of India (EC) by March 12, dismissing […]
Govt Proposes To Hike Ministries’ Reporting Limits For Financial Expenditure
After a gap of about 18 years, the government is set to revise its financial limits for ‘New Service’ and ‘New Instruments of Service’ after getting approval from Parliament’s Public Accounts […]
Uttarakhand Becomes First State To Clear Uniform Civil Code Bill
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Uttarakhand, Bill 2024, which seeks to “govern and regulate the laws related to marriage and divorce, successions, live-in relationships, and matters related thereto” was passed in […]
RBI Bars Paytm Payments Bank From Accepting Deposits In Any Customer Account From March
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on January 31 imposed restrictions on Paytm PaymentsBank Ltd (PPBL), following a system audit report and subsequent compliance validationreport of external auditors. PPBL is barred from […]
Interim Budget: FM Sticks To Fiscal Consolidation Path In Budget Speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 01, 2024, stuck to the path of fiscal consolidation in her Interim Budget speech. She said that the fiscal deficit in 2023-24 is expected […]
75 th Republic Day Parade On January 26 To Be Women-Centric
With the themes of ‘Viksit Bharat’ and ‘Bharat – Loktantra ki Matruka’, the 75 th RepublicDay Parade at Kartavya Path on January 26, 2024 will be women-centric. Addressing a pressconference in […]