Bill passed in Lok Sabha. Oppn says proposed amendments violate a 2024 Supreme Court judgement which upheld states’ power to tax mineral rights and mineral-bearing land.
Bill to amend Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act to be tabled during monsoon session. Govt also seeks to allow commercial mining of mineral resources in offshore areas.
Republic TV, which sees the Congress’ hand everywhere, blamed the party again—even though it’s a junior partner in the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha government led by Hemant Soren.
NSFDC beneficiaries fell from 1.18 lakh to 61,394 in a year as a Parliamentary panel flagged no fresh equity, nine board vacancies and weak state agencies.
It is reliably learnt that Airbus, which had initially offered its A400M, is likely to sit it out since its aircraft outweighs requirements with payload capacity of 37 tonnes.
It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.
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