Centre whips offshore online gamers
The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) has blocked 357 websites of illegal offshore online gaming firms and attached about 2,400 bank accounts. Around 700 offshore entities involved in the supply of online money gaming/betting/gambling are under DGGI’s scanner. According to the Ministry of Finance, so far, 357...
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Non-NDA States vow to halt Delimitation
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Probe allegations of cash at Justice Varma’s home: CJI
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NDA dharma in Naidu’s Andhra Pradesh
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Union Minister calls out Allahabad HC rape ruling
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Justice Varma accused in CBI FIR
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SC initiates probe in Delhi High Court Judge case
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Israel pounds Gaza again
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Elon Musk’s X sues Centre over content blocking
Social media giant ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court against Government of India, challenging what it called unlawful content regulation and arbitrary censorship. It raised concerns over the Centre’s interpretation of the Information Technology (IT) Act, particularly its use...
MLAs face Babugiri, says Delhi Speaker
Citing instances where senior bureaucrats at the helm of Delhi government departments were not making themselves available for communication with MLAs, Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has written to Chief Secretary Dharmendra about how heads of government departments under them should deal with newly-elected legislators. Gupta alleged that officers “don’t even...
SC reprieve for acid attack victims over compensation
In a landmark Order, the Supreme Court on Thursday said acid attack survivors could approach their respective State Legal Services Authority in case there was a delay in receiving compensation. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of the submissions of the counsel of...
Farmers protest site razed
A day after Punjab Police detained protesting farmers and demolished their temporary structures, traffic resumed on the Shambhu-Ambala Highway on Thursday after more than a year, and Khanauri border point is also set to open, with Haryana Police removing roadblocks on their side of the road. The road clearance exercise continued...
30 Naxalites neutralised in Chhattisgarh
In a fresh offensive against Naxals, security forces killed at least 30 members of the banned CPI (Maoist) in two separate encounters in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the security forces have achieved another big success in their march to make the country Naxal-free...
SIX SC judges to visit Manipur
Six Supreme Court judges, headed by Justice BR Gavai, will visit various relief camps in Manipur on March 22 to oversee and strengthen legal and humanitarian support to the violence-affected communities. This step was taken by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Tuesday evening, whose Executive Chairman is Justice Gavai. During...
The Pioneer vindicated in Delhi CCTV scam
The Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has registered a case against former PWD minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain over alleged corruption in a Rs 571-Crore CCTV project. The case revolves around claims that Jain waived damages worth Rs 16 Crore imposed on Bharat Electronics Limited...
