Arbitrary or excessive tax is also social injustice: CJI

New Delhi (IANS) Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde on Friday said tax evasion is an injustice to fellow Indian citizens but arbitrary or excessive tax also results in social injustice by the government.

His observation gains significance as…

Govt preparing law to link Aadhaar to Voter ID

New Delhi (IANS) Union Law Ministry has been working on a Cabinet note to prepare a new law after considering the Election Commission's proposal to give it statutory backing to collect the Aadhaar numbers of new applicants and existing voters…

Modi stokes divisions in world's biggest democracy: The Economist

New Delhi (IANS) Narendra Modi stokes divisions in the worlds biggest democracy", The Economist said in its cover story on Friday.

In the cover story titled "Intolerant India", one of the world's most respected news magazines, The Economist…

Give priority to duty, not rights: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed on giving priority to "duty" and not the "rights".

Modi's remarks came while addressing the recipients of Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2020. "We should give priority to our duty.…

Hyderabad police foil Shaheen Bagh-like protest

Hyderabad (IANS) The attempt by a group of women to stage Shaheen Bagh-like protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was foiled by the Hyderabad Police in the…

Common man suffered most in Mangluru stir: Panel

Bengaluru (IANS) A fact-finding commission investigating police firings in Mangalore in the recent anti-CAA unrest found that greater harm was caused to civilians and innocent people not connected to the protests.

"Greater harm was caused to…

'J&K accession irreversible; secessionist arguments can't be permitted'

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the accession of Jammu and Kashmir into the Indian Union is "irreversible".

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal, replying on the batch of petitions filed challenging the revocation…

Govt to sell 15% stake in Bharat Dynamics via OFS

New Delhi (IANS) The Department of Investment and public Asset Management (DIPAM) will put 15 per cent of government stake on sale in Defence PSU Bharat Dynamics Ltd under the Offer for Sale (OFS) route and has invited merchant bankers to bid for…

Allahabad HC upholds ban on loudspeakers in mosques

Prayagraj (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash an administrative order that banned the use of loudspeakers for 'azaan' at two mosques in Baddopur and Shahganj villages of Jaunpur district in Uttara Pradesh.

The court…

Over 9,000 passengers screened for coronavirus

New Delhi (IANS) Over 9,000 passengers from 43 flights have been screened at various international airports in India in the wake of outbreak of Coronavirus (nCoV) in the City in China. No case of nCoV has been detected so far here in India.

"As…