He was once Rajinikanth’s biggest competitor. A tragic injury left him paralysed. Quit films to build a Rs 3,300 crore business empire. Then, he made a comeback after 12 yearsArvind Swamy, once a popular Tamil actor, left films for business, building a Rs 3,300 crore empire. After a severe accident and years of r...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
Rural development ministry notifies defence ministry to acquire land in TawangNarendra Singh Tomar-led rural development ministry has notified ministry of defence the power to acquire 0.58 acres of land at Zero Point ...
24 Jan, 2020, 02.12 PM IST
Madras HC orders land acquisition by Tamil Nadu government as illegalThe order will have its impact on lands acquired for various projects and have not been put to use.
04 Jul, 2019, 01.47 PM IST
MCA issues draft norms for revival of sick companiesThe ministry has sought comments on the draft rules with respect to revival and rehabilitation of sick companies related provisions under t...
06 Mar, 2016, 01.39 PM IST
Gujarat to amend Land Act; to do away with social impact clauseOne of the key provisions is doing away with SIA for social sector projects such as building schools, roads, canals, hospitals etc.
22 Feb, 2016, 11.15 PM IST
Modi government notifies rules for land acquisition bill 2013The rules, notified on Friday, have specified the limit of land beyond which compensation would need to be paid to the affected persons.
19 Dec, 2015, 05.01 AM IST
35,000 child labourers rehabilitated till September in FY16In 2013-14 64,050 children were rescued and rehabilitated under the scheme while the number of such children were 72,976 in 2012-13.
30 Nov, 2015, 03.18 PM IST
Cabinet okays extension of compensation part of Land Act to other central lawsUnion Cabinet today gave its approval to an order issued by government on August 28 to extend the provisions of compensation.
02 Sep, 2015, 08.13 PM IST
Land law: Government issues order to include 13 central ActsGovt today issued an 'order' to include 13 central Acts like National Highway & Railways Acts to extend benefits to those whose land is acq...
29 Aug, 2015, 04.06 AM IST
Experts advise PM Narendra Modi-led government against drastic change in consent clause of land acquisition lawLegal experts have told the government that the UPA's controversial Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Act 2013 does not make consent mand...
11 Aug, 2015, 05.37 AM IST
90,000 acres land acquired for Polavaram irrigation projectOver 90,000 acres of land has been acquired for Polavaram multi-purpose irrigation project, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
03 Aug, 2015, 06.07 PM IST
Government extends benefits to 13 Central Acts under new land billGovernment said that benefits extended to families whose land is acquired will now be applicable to 13 Central Acts which were earlier excl...
30 Jul, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
Changes made by the Modi government will hurt millions of people: Jairam Ramesh"By no stretch of imagination can I be described as a communist, but there is a clear class element in the opposition to the land law."
10 Jan, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh government still adhering to old land acquisition rulesShejwar said many states, including Madhya Pradesh, are not in favour of implementing the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation Act-2013.
11 Dec, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
NHRC issues notice to Tamil Nadu government on manual scavengingThe report, with a photograph, showed a labourer cleaning a manhole without the gear on Santhome High Road on Oct 25 after the city receive...
18 Nov, 2014, 02.54 PM IST
New land act bad for us, says DDA vice-chairperson Balvinder KumarThe act provides for payment of compensation on current market rates in urban areas and twice that amount in rural areas.
24 Jul, 2014, 10.56 AM IST
Historic land acquisition act to come into force from January 1The historic Land Acquisition Act to provide just and fair compensation to farmers will come into force from January 1 next year, the gover...
15 Oct, 2013, 06.34 PM IST