Although the government amended the Negotiable Instrument Act of 1881 in 2015 to promote e-cheques, no bank has so far enabled its customers to use these.

A new report has found that the violence was "systemic", including the “nature of instigation”, “tactics of mobilising the majority” and “the administrative response as collective punishment".

A Congress functionary has claimed that if the new formula is applied, more length was built during the UPA than the 38 lane-km per day claimed by the Narendra Modi regime. What does the data say?

The allocation has come down from Rs 1.11 lakh crore in FY'21 to Rs 60,000 crore for FY'24 despite nearly 25% of the money being spent on clearing dues.

While his room in Valmiki Sadan has been kept as it was 75 years ago, the surroundings have changed drastically.

Today, a visit to the temple and the complex, now known as Valmiki Sadan, reveals how some things have changed the way Gandhi would have liked while others have changed for the worse.

The guidelines issued by the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority come a fortnight after the Supreme Court asked why anchors cannot be taken off air for allowing hate speech on TV.

A MeitY panel formed to examine requests or complaints for blocking access to information met 39 times in 2021 and 53 times in 2022. However, the parliament committee didn't take up the blocking Rules for scrutiny.

As per the draft amendment, any news that has been identified as 'fake' by the PIB’s fact-checking unit or other Union government agencies will have to be taken down by all social media platforms.

Intended to celebrate 75 years of India's independence, the show ignores many of the events of the second quarter of the 20th century.

Kanwal Sibal, who was foreign secretary during the 2002 riots period, questioned the timing of the UK government report, cited in the documentary, and claimed it was outcome of ‘mischief’ by the UK Mission.

Attempts are being made to 'vitiate atmosphere again', said residents of northeast Delhi, where the posters came up. This particular part of Delhi witnessed riots in 2020, leading to the death of 53 people.

The EC also brought it to the notice of the Union government that it only received the press communique on sale of bonds while it was being 'released almost simultaneously' on a government website and by the PIB.

SC had directed grant of alternative land to squatters in a Mumbai case; held that Right to Life guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution included the right to livelihood.

The report notes how some Information Commissions return over 40% of cases without orders. Minuscule penalties are imposed on officers not providing replies.

The findings are contrary to what the Union government has submitted in the Supreme Court. It said that the demonetisation move was executed on the specific recommendation of the RBI’s Central Board.

The Uttarakhand governor gave his assent to the amended anti-conversion law on December 24. The original law has been amended to make it more stringent, bringing in more punitive action against offenders.

Several information commissioners point out how the new data law will institutionalise denial of information using the “personal information” provision, and widen the scope of ‘person’ to cover even corporations, firms or states.

If she were to become the chief minister, a by-poll to the Mandi Lok Sabha seat she currently hold would have become imminent. Given the party's poor performance there in the assembly polls, the Congress may have wanted to avoid that.

AAP's performance in Gujarat, where it secured 12.92% votes, decimated the Congress. Therefore, it's interesting to ask what would have happened in Himachal Pradesh, too, if its senior leaders had campaigned in the state.