Court quashed criminal prosecution & confiscation for benami transactions entered into before 2016 Act came into force. It also said the Act's 1998 predecessor was 'merely a shell'.
Govt is likely to bring in the Registration (Amendment) bill in the next Parliament session to make Aadhaar or PAN mandatory, a move it hopes will check benami property transactions.
Here’s what’s happening across the border: Transgender model’s movie wins global award; tweets saying Israeli aircraft in Pak airspace sparks massive row.
The manifesto’s silence on legal reforms in the digital space is concerning. The outdated Information Technology Act, about two decades old now, remains India’s nodal tech law.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.
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