Central Government Over First Set Of Citizenship Documents Under CAA

15 May 2024

The Ministry of Home Affairs handed over citizenship certificates to 14 people under the Citizenship Amendment Act, on Wednesday. The law was passed by the parliament in 2019. The BJP-led Central government, however, notified the CAA rules in March this year. In its Lok Sabha elections manifesto, the BJP promised...

ULFA’s Pro-talks faction to sign peace agreement with Centre and Assam Government

28 Dec 2023

The pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is expected to sign a peace agreement with the Centre government and Assam state government on Friday. A group of 30 people from ULFA's pro-talks side arrived in Delhi on Tuesday. They're here to hopefully finalize talks for a...

Centre seeks review over SC verdict on ‘legislative, executive power over services’ in Delhi

20 May 2023

The Centre on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking review of the May 11 Constitution bench judgement in which the apex court held that the Delhi government has "legislative and executive power over services" in the national capital. The said judgement "suffers from errors apparent on the face of the...

Centre and Assam Government initiate talks with armed militant group KLO

21 Jan 2023

The government has initiated the process of talks with the armed militant outfit Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO) after its self-styled commander-in-chief Jiban Singha Koch and a few other leaders came out from the Jungle to join the mainstream. The Assam Chief minister Himanta Bis was Sarma said that it was...

AAP Government restoring to ‘Theatrics’: Delhi vs Centre.

17 Jan 2023

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta claimed that the Aam Aadmi Partu was restoring to ‘theatrics’ and protests against the Lieutanant Governor when the question over the control of services in the national capital was pending adjudication before a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court. The Solicitor General said that the Constitutional...

Steps Taken By Union Government To Cater To Increased Water Requirements

20 Dec 2022

The Government is aware about the increase in country’s water requirement. Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management of water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Central Government provides technical and financial...

SC notifies Centre on plea against amendments to Juvenile Justice Act

27 Sep 2022

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) petition, which questioned 2015 amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act, has resulted in a notice from the Supreme Court to the Center. The panel argued that it was against the interests of the children to classify as non-cognizable certain serious offences...

National crackdown on PFI by NIA, ED ; over 100 arrested

22 Sep 2022

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the premises of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in numerous states on Thursday morning, according to government sources. The anti-terror agency conducted operations in ten states, including Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, as part of a broad operation...

SC seeks Centre’s reply on feasibility of Uniform Civil Code

06 Sep 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Centre to make its stand clear on the viability of enacting a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country within three weeks. When addressing a number of petitions seeking uniformity in the laws governing succession, adoption, guardianship, and maintenance, a bench made up...