NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to revoke the pension benefit of those state legislators who have been disqualified under the anti-defection law.The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Allowances and Pension of Members) Amendment Bill, 2024 was passed after discussion in the House.According to the bill, “A person shall not be entitled…
NEW DELHI: Janata Dal United (JDU) leader Neeraj Kumar on Saturday criticised the Assam government‘s decision to end the practice of a two-hour adjournment for Jumma prayers in the state assembly. He claimed that the decision, which was unanimously taken by Hindu and Muslim MLAs, undermines religious beliefs and suggests that the Assam chief minister…
LUCKNOW: Unlawful conversion in UP could henceforth invite a maximum punishment of life imprisonment, up from the current 10-year jail term, after the assembly passed a Bill on Tuesday amending the 2021 law to make it stricter, including proclaiming all such offences as non-bailable.Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024, proposes to allow…
