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…
The Gujarat assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed the “Gujarat Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2024, which is aimed at protecting people against criminal practices of fraudsters, who claim to have supernatural powers.The state govt said the act will ban criminal practices propagated in…
NEW DELHI: In a major step, government wants to curb the “unfettered” powers of Waqf Boards to declare any property a ‘waqf asset’ and take control of it.Sources said the Cabinet on Friday evening discussed 40-odd amendments in the Wakf Act (known as Waqf Act before 2013), including ones to check the jurisdiction, considered arbitrary…
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…
BENGALURU: Karnataka govt’s controversial decision to introduce hefty job reservations for “local candidates” in the private sector faced a severe backlash from industry bodies and the business community, forcing chief minister Siddaramaiah to retract, at least temporarily.Late Wednesday night, the CMO released a message stating: “The job reservation bill for Kannadigas, cleared by the state…
