Day: July 27, 2022

The BJP’s central leadership has much to navigate before incorporating and subtracting ministers from the Maharashtra Cabinet. It has been nearly a month since Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis have taken over as the chief minister and the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, overthrowing the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government. However, a cabinet expansion is yet to happen. In an interview with his party’s mouthpiece Samana, Uddhav Thackeray, in an apparent jibe at the delay, said that this government is like “hum do, ek qamre me band ho…” Both Shinde and Fadnavis…

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has promised stringent action after the state reported three student suicides in two weeks. In the last two weeks, three students have allegedly died by suicide in the state of Tamil Nadu. In Kallakurichi, a class 12 student allegedly jumped from the hostel building citing pressure from teachers. The death led to widespread violence in Kallakurichi. The Tiruvallur student death also created a tense situation in the district and the autopsy was done amid high security to ensure no untoward incidents took place. The…

An important proposal of the Transport Department was passed by the UP Cabinet on Tuesday following which school buses, cabs and office vehicles would be required to pay only one tax in Delhi NCR.  An important proposal of the Transport Department was passed by the UP Cabinet on Tuesday following which school buses, cabs and office vehicles would be required to pay only one tax in Delhi NCR. As per this, only one tax will have to be paid by those operating from states such as Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan.…

As the Family Courts Amendment Bill passed Lok Sabha, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju asked all states to ensure the setting up of family courts in every district. Emphasising that matters that are heard before family courts are “sensitive” and need “care”, Union Minister for Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju, on Tuesday informed the Parliament that he had “written to all states to ensure” that family courts are set up in each district with over 10 lakh population. The statement was made as the Lok Sabha debated the Family Courts Amendment…