Uttarakhand: People share opinions on UCC

04 Dec 2022

People are expressing their views on Uniform Civil Code by putting forth their suggestions on the matter, a member of the UCC committee informed on Sunday. The UCC member said, "When the committee went to the people to know their opinion on the UCC, people expressed their views on limiting...

Why India-Japan relations matter in the 21st century

26 May 2022

One should make good people their friends. One who keeps good friends, benefits, and lives in peace. - Rig Veda Time, when in a span of 15 days (March –April 2022), 11 high-level delegations from foreign countries (including the Chinese foreign minister) visited India, and India is visiting Japan to...

OWNER OF VEHICLE NOT VICARIOUSLY LIABLE FOR ANY MIS-DECLARATION BY OWNER OF GOODS: PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT

31 Mar 2022

While clarifying the legal position on the liability of the owner of vehicle for any mis-declaration by the owner of goods, the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Vijay Mamgain Vs State of Haryana in 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 34 and Case No....

Union Budget 2022: An analysis

10 Feb 2022

The Union Budget of India, also known as the Annual Financial Statement in Article 112 of Indian Constitution, is the country’s annual budget. The cabinet presents it on February 1st in order for it to be implemented before the start of the new fiscal year in April. Until 2016, the...

POLICE OFFICERS NOT EMPOWERED TO SEIZE VEHICLES ON GROUND THAT DRIVER WAS INTOXICATED: TELANGANA HC

08 Nov 2021

While clearly drawing the red lines for the police officers and men in uniform and reminding them of what the law stipulates in this regard, the Telangana High Court as recently as on October 29, 2021 has in a common order in Writ Petition Nos.1647, 1564, 2677, 3677, 4333, 4633,...

Rising New Zealand: How an island conquered the world

25 Jun 2021

NEW DELHI: The total population of New Zealand is nearly as much as that of Gorakhpur and Noida combined. That is, around 50 lakh. At the same time, India’s population is 280 times more than that, but the cricket team of that country not only defeated us in the final of the World...

SC shocked as bail plea not listed for a year

17 Jun 2021

While according due respect, prime importance and high priority to even the rights of the accused, the Supreme Court has as recently as on June 15, 2021 in a latest, learned, laudable and landmark judgement titled Chunni Lal Gaba vs Assistant Director, Directorate of Enforcement in Special Leave Petition (Criminal)...

NABFID ACT, 2021: ANALYSING THE CHALLENGES AHEAD

13 May 2021

Infrastructure development of any nation plays crucial role in attracting foreign investments and boosts the economic development of the country. Improvement in Infrastructure financing facilitates rapid economic growth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 2019 Independence Day speech laid the foundation of National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) for financial year 2019...

MAKING IT HAPPEN: NENDRAN BANANA TO EUROPEAN UNION

04 May 2021

Among many commercial varieties of banana, Nendran is very unique as it is the only variety that is consumed in many forms and at different stages of ripening. It is a popular variety of Kerala and Tamil Nadu with a share of 50 per cent in these states and is...

India opposes rich world’s efforts to hoard Covid vaccines; seeks support for its proposal at WTO on its efforts to get TRIPS waiver to vaccines

21 Apr 2021

India on Friday vehemently opposed ‘vaccine nationalism’ – or the attempts by some developed countries to hoard vaccines and not sharing them or the related Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) with a view to maximise profits from not just COVID-related vaccines, but also from therapeutics and diagnostics. New Delhi also called...