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On a train without ticket or using someone else’s? These railway mistakes could soon cost you far more as Centre plans fine hike from July 1Train travel could soon come with stricter penalties as the Centre plans to double the minimum fine for ticketless travel from Rs 250 to Rs...
Debit operations of 3 bank accounts of TMC holding Rs 440 cr frozenKolkata's Trinamool Congress faces a financial crisis as three party accounts, holding approximately Rs 440 crore, have been frozen. Rebel ...
AI risks are here, time for tough rules: Anthropic CEO Dario AmodeiAs artificial intelligence grows more powerful, governments must move beyond transparency measures and introduce stronger regulations to ad...
TMC rebels back expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as legislature party leader in BengalExpelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee met the West Bengal Assembly Speaker. He submitted support letters from 58 MLAs. Dissident legislators ...
'Dream of Syama Prasad Mukherjee fulfilled': Dilip Ghosh ahead of BJP govt swearing-in in West BengalAhead of the swearing-in ceremony of the BJP government in West Bengal on Saturday, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said the people of the state vot...
Taylor Swift’s identity under siege? Pop icon takes legal action as AI deepfakes spiral out of control—Is this a preemptive strike against AI misuse?Singer Taylor Swift has filed new trademarks for her voice and image. This move comes as concerns about AI deepfakes and misuse of celebrit...
US panel advances chip security act to curb smuggling of AI semiconductors to ChinaA US House committee has advanced a bipartisan bill to stop advanced American chips from reaching foreign adversaries. This move follows co...
New Zealand to tighten immigration rules to curb crimes, migrant exploitationNew Zealand is set to introduce new laws to strengthen immigration rules. These changes aim to tackle serious crimes and exploitation. The ...
Opposition slams minister-removal bill, but Shashi Tharoor backs provisionThe Opposition criticizes a new government bill that mandates the removal of ministers arrested for serious offenses after 30 days, deeming...
It sends out wrong message that legislators misuse power: CM on Sena MLA slapping canteen workerChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed concern over Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad's alleged assault on a canteen employee for serving st...
Congress seeks removal 14 MP ministers for poll code violationThe 14 ministers, who resigned from the Congress and their Assembly membership earlier this year and joined the BJP, are contesting the upc...
Government introduces Bill in Lok Sabha to amend NIA ActUnion minister of state for home G Kishan Reddy said the legislation will also allow the NIA probe cyber crimes and cases of human traffick...
Speaker Ram Niwas Goel tells LG Anil Baijal to talk to ‘true’ expertsTOI had reported on Thursday that the LG had written to home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi accusing the DRSCs of misusing their powers to “contr...
'Arun Jaitley is our Hanuman', says SP leader Naresh Agarwal in Rajya Sabha"Arun Jaitley, you are our Hanuman, the Leader of this House and a constitutional expert. If you diminish the powers of this House, then yo...
Had raised concern in Rajya Sabha 3 years back over misuse of Information Technology Act: Arun Jaitley"Powers are, normally, assumed under these rules on the assumption that they won't be misused. We feel the pinch only when they are misused...
- Inadequate power,water pricing promoting groundwater misuse: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today stressed on the need to move towards participatory mechanisms of pricing of water by the primary stakeh...
- Three anti-graft measures held up in Parliament
The Lokpal Bill met with an anti-climax at midnight last night in the Rajya Sabha after passage from the Lower House.
- Whistle-blowers Bill passed in the Lok Sabha
One of the recommendations of the Committee to include higher judiciary (Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts) has been rejected.
- Now Whistle-blowers' Bill to include ministers, armed forces
One of the recommendations of the Committee to include judiciary has been rejected as it would be achieved through other legislations.
Panel wants Serious Frauds Office to curb corruptionARC asked for new law, Corrupt Public Servants Bill, so that State confiscates ill-gotten wealth.