Pakistan: Govt Set To Present Bill To Increase SC Judges Next Week

02 Nov 2024

The bill to increase the number of judges in the Pakistani Supreme Court may be introduced in the National Assembly (NA) next week, as reported by ARY News on Friday, citing sources. The ruling government is currently facing internal disagreements regarding the proposed legislation aimed at expanding the Supreme Court's...

‘Hacktivist Indonesia’ claims to attack 12,000 Indian govt websites

14 Apr 2023

A group named "Hactivist Indonesia" has claimed to have issued a list of 12,000 Indian government websites, including Central and States, which it may attack in the coming days, an alert circulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs' Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) points. However, Indian government websites are "updated"...

Stayed Govt’s decision to prohibit holding of public meetings on roads

17 Jan 2023

The Andhra Pradesh High Court in the case Kaka Ramakrishna v. State of AP, Home Department observed and has suspended operation of an order passed by the state government which prohibits the conducting of the public meetings on public roads. The division bench comprising of Justice Battu Devanand and Justice...

Govt To Put A Ban On The Sale Of Loose Cigarettes

12 Dec 2022

Following the Standing Committee's recommendation to reduce the use of tobacco products, the government is likely to prohibit the sale of single cigarettes.

AAP govt to give Rs 5000 monthly to workers affected by ban on construction activities

02 Nov 2022

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM ordered the labour minister of the capital Manish Sisodia to grant financial assistance to each construction worker who has been affected because of ban on construction activities, every month. "Construction activities have been stopped across Delhi in view of pollution. I have directed Labour Minister, Sh...

LPG cylinders: Govt to provide Rs 22,000 cr to fuel firms to cover losses

12 Oct 2022

Anurag Thakur, the minister of information and broadcasting, announced on Wednesday that the Union cabinet had approved a one-time grant of $22,000 crore to three state-owned fuel retailers to make up for the losses they incurred from selling domestic cooking gas LPG below cost in the previous two years. The...