Applicants for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) can submit any of nine documents, including valid or expired passport, ID cards and land tenancy records, to prove......
'The government is doing away with crucial laws such as the Forest Conservation Act and the Environment Protection Act which had helped safeguard our forests.''The President has to show that she......
'Sometimes we use political pressure and sometimes political acumen to get what we want.' IMAGE: The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham's joint leaders Edappadi K Palaniswami, right, centre,......
The government has decided to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men. Photograph: ANI photo Experts, however, have raised concern over......
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......
Here comes the moment of truth. Modi prides himself on offering an "incorruptible" government. Will he dilute the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill to coax the administration's fealty and......
Amendments to the Child Labour Act say children can work in ‘family enterprises’ but the definition isn’t clear, points out Shyamal Majumdar. Varun Gandhi may have gone overboard......
Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......
The new economic affairs secretary believes that doing more of the same cannot help; you must do things differently. Speaking to Business Standard a couple of months ago, Rajiv Mehrishi, who was......
Nitin Gadkari has seven portfolios, but does not seem weighed down at all by the many things on his plate. The minister is brimming with ideas, discovers Rediff.com contributor Rashme Sehgal. As......