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Kerala Cabinet approves draft bill for establishment of private universities

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan chaired the state cabinet meet on Monday during which the Kerala State Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Draft Bill, 2025 was approved. (File/HT_PRINT)
Published on Feb 11, 2025 12:00 PM IST

Govt proposes unregulated lending crackdown, may ban loan apps, impose penalties

These measures were first suggested by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Working Group on Digital Lending in its its November 2021 report.
Published on Dec 22, 2024 02:22 PM IST

Will bring draft bill against black magic, aghori practices: Gujarat govt to HC

Will bring draft bill against black magic, aghori practices: Gujarat govt to HC
Published on Aug 05, 2024 10:15 PM IST

‘Natakbaazi’: BJP after Karnataka puts reservation bill for Kannadigas on hold

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader CT Ravi, with other party members.
Published on Jul 18, 2024 08:05 PM IST

Maharashtra set to bring in law to prevent paper leaks in competitive exams

All offences under the anti-paper leak law would be cognisable, non-bailable and non-compoundable
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 08:32 AM IST

Afternoon briefing: 10% quota proposed for Marathas; more news

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil at the protest venue after the state government accepted the latter's demands. (File)
Published on Feb 20, 2024 01:15 PM IST

Bill to tighten noose against Rillegal developers on cards in Punjab

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday asked officers to prepare a draft bill to penalise developers to check the mushrooming of illegal colonies in the state. (Representational Image/ HT File)
Updated on Feb 08, 2024 10:22 AM IST

Lakshadweep UT’s plan to allow manufacture, sale of liquor sparks opposition

The draft excise bill calls for the appointment of an ‘excise commissioner’ who will regulate the liquor industry. (Photo credit: Lakshwadeep administration)
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 01:22 PM IST

TSRTC workers protest against Telangana governor’s delay in clearing draft bill

Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) employees stage a protest outside Raj Bhavan over the delay in TSRTC merger draft bill approval in Hyderabad on Saturday. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:31 AM IST

Congress UCC meet: Party rejects uniformity in all laws

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (File Photo)
Updated on Jul 17, 2023 12:30 AM IST

Uniform civil code undesirable at this stage, says Cong after crucial huddle

"On June 15 we issued a statement, but there is no change in stand on UCC," he said.
Published on Jul 01, 2023 10:10 PM IST

HC seeks Delhi govt, Centre’s response on enactment of law to protect lawyers

According to the petition before the high court, the murder of Dwarka court lawyer Virendra Kumar Narwal on April 1 has shaken their conscience. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 11:45 PM IST

Haryana CM Khattar non-committal on enacting law for pvt job quota to locals

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar also made a reference to hiring unskilled workers by the industry while talking about the private job quota, thus indicating that the proposed job quota could only for the unskilled workers.
Published on Feb 08, 2020 03:36 AM IST

Cabinet defers move to provide 75% quota in pvt jobs

HT Image
Published on Jan 31, 2020 10:44 PM IST

Draft bill to check violence on doctors takes back seat

The health ministry had intended to introduce the bill during the winter session of Parliament, which ended on December 13.
Updated on Dec 16, 2019 05:14 AM IST

On citizenship bill, Congress says it may ask for changes

The Congress on Saturday announced that it will oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) and might seek changes to the proposed legislation
Updated on Dec 08, 2019 06:12 AM IST

The draft seeds bill favours the industry over farmers | Opinion

In the new seeds bill, the farmer cannot claim compensation. To do so, he must approach the consumer courts under the Consumer Protection Act
Published on Dec 04, 2019 08:21 PM IST

I&B plans law to register news websites with RNI

The Union Information and Broadcasting ministry is planning to bring in a legislation that will make it mandatory for news websites to get themselves registered with the Registrar of Newspapers of India
Updated on Nov 27, 2019 02:15 AM IST

Draft bill proposes up to 10 years in jail for violence against doctors

The proposed legislation makes assaulting doctors a cognizable and non-bailable offence.
Updated on Sep 03, 2019 10:53 AM IST

Bengal assembly clears anti-lynching bill, death penalty part of provisions

Placing the bill in the house, chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her government is also contemplating compensation of up to 5 lakh for the victims and a job for the victim’s kin.
Published on Aug 30, 2019 08:27 PM IST

Mayawati bats for strong law to check mob lynchings

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Saturday welcomed the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission’s draft Bill that seeks stringent punishment for those involved in mob lynching.
Updated on Jul 14, 2019 12:37 AM IST

UP to act tough against lynchings, including those by cow vigilantes

Commission chairman Justice (retd) A N Mittal submitted a report on mob lynching, along with the draft Bill, to chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday.
Published on Jul 11, 2019 11:47 PM IST

Rajasthan mulls law to provide water to every individual, fine polluters

In many places in Rajasthan women have to walk long distances to collect water.
Updated on Jul 03, 2019 07:11 AM IST

UP private varsities bill: Why will we allow dubious activities, ask varsities

The ordinance, cleared by the state cabinet, will bring all 27 private universities under an umbrella law
Updated on Jun 20, 2019 02:00 PM IST

UP nod to Amethi colleges’ affiliation to Ayodhya university

Minister for medical and health Sidharth Nath Singh and energy minister Shrikant Sharma announced the decision at a media briefing.
Updated on May 29, 2019 07:58 AM IST

Draft bills to regulate homeopathy, Indian medicine okayed

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the draft National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCIM) Bill, 2018. (Representational Image)
Published on Dec 29, 2018 08:49 AM IST

Bill suggests armed force for protection of Ganga, punitive measures for polluters

Dirty sewerage water with all its pollutants flows into the Ganga.
Updated on Sep 05, 2018 03:38 PM IST

On data localisation, government must create a balance between privacy and commerce

Students use a computer at their school lab in Pune. India is bolstering its laws on how people’s online data is used and stored.
Updated on Aug 20, 2018 09:31 AM IST

Changes in RTI privacy clause will allow corrupt babus escape scrutiny: Information commissioner

The draft Bill seeks to amend Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act which exempts from disclosure personal information subject to several conditions.
Updated on Aug 05, 2018 05:14 PM IST

Data localisation must go, it damages the global Internet

Justice B N Srikrishna and Union minister of electronics and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad address the media after submitting the report on 'Data Protection Framework’, July 27, 2018. One of its recommendations is to mandatorily store a copy of all personal data on servers located in India.
Updated on Aug 03, 2018 12:51 PM IST