The Union government on February 22, 2025, withdrew the contentious Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, announcing that a revised version would be introduced after incorporating public feedback. The Bill aimed to amend the Advocates Act, 1961 (1961 Act) which has regulated the legal profession for over six decades. However, its introduction was met with strong opposition … Read more
According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the NOC applies solely to Mamnoor Airport and will not affect future projects within the exclusivity zone. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Minister for Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu reviewed and approved a no objection certificate (NOC) for airport development in the vicinity of Hyderabad International Airport … Read more
The Union government on February 22, 2025, withdrew the contentious Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, announcing that a revised version would be introduced after incorporating public feedback. The Bill aimed to amend the Advocates Act, 1961 (1961 Act) which has regulated the legal profession for over six decades. However, its introduction was met with strong opposition … Read more
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: AICC The Congress on Friday (February 28, 2025) said that the focus of policymaking should shift from “cronyism to bottom-up empowerment” to tackle inequality and low consumption. Citing the study titled “Indus Valley Annual Report 2025” by venture capital firm Blume Ventures that examined India’s economic landscape … Read more
Multiple organisations representing Scheduled Tribe people from Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and several other States on Friday (February 28, 2025) held a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to press for the demand to add a separate column for religions followed by tribal communities in India in the upcoming Census exercise. … Read more
Rose Valley Chit Fund Group Chairman Goutam Kundu | Photo Credit: PTI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and Asset Disposal Committee (ADC) disbursed 2.29 crore to over 3,700 people who were victims of the Rose Valley Ponzi Scheme scam. This is the fifth round of such payments which have affected lakhs of depositors. The ADC committee for Rose … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose on Friday (February 28, 2025) moved a privilege motion against External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for allegedly giving “misleading and incomplete” information regarding the deportation of Indians from the U.S.. She said that despite the Minister’s assurance that the deportees … Read more
Coal ministry said that it is committed to enhancing the RSR coal evacuation strategy to consistently meet the country’s growing energy demand. | Photo Credit: The Hindu On Friday (February 28, 2025), the Government said that coal transportation through the rail-sea-rail (RSR) route almost doubled to 54 million tonnes (MT) in FY24. Coal is carried … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta chairs a meeting to review law and order situation in Delhi, in New Delhi, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday (February 28, 2025) directed the Delhi Police to take stringent action against the networks that help illegal … Read more
The court was hearing a petition filed by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, represented by senior advocate Indira Jaising and advocates Prasanna S. and Disha Wadekar, who had appealed to the Supreme Court to act against the “rampant” caste discrimination in universities which claimed their children’s lives. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil … Read more