India plans stronger exporter support as Middle East crisis strains trade flowsIndia's government is poised to enhance its export tax refund initiative, a strategic move aimed at bolstering its international trade amid...
Commerce ministry notifies RoDTEP schedules to align with amended customs tariff structureThe commerce ministry has updated export duty remission schedules. This aims to simplify benefits for exporters. A Basmati and Organic Trai...
Govt examining removal, reduction of 11% import duty on cotton: OfficialThis move aims to ease cost pressures on domestic textile companies. Discussions are underway with relevant ministries for potential reduct...
Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni sentenced to life term in BJP leader’s murder caseA special court in Bengaluru has sentenced former minister Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment for the 2016 murder of BJP lea...
Bengaluru court sentences Cong MLA Vinay Kulkarni to life imprisonment in murder caseA Bengaluru court has handed down life sentences to Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and sixteen others. They were convicted in the 2016 murder ...
Read a book and cut 4 days from jail sentence: Actor Madhavan shares a fascinating prison reform rule where inmates get second chancesA Brazilian prison reform initiative allows inmates to reduce sentences by reading and reflecting on books. Actor R Madhavan highlighted th...
Abu Salem plea for immediate release after 25 years dismissed by HCThe Bombay High Court has rejected gangster Abu Salem's request for immediate release from jail. Salem claimed he had completed 25 years of...
For FDI, E-comm exports must be in separate cartIndia is considering allowing FDI in inventory-based e-commerce exclusively for exports. This move aims to boost outbound shipments without...
DGS asks port authorities, terminal operators to immediately pass on concessions to exportersThe Directorate General of Shipping has ordered port authorities and terminal operators to directly pass on concessions to exporters. This ...
Remission not only constitutional right but statutory too, outlines Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court affirmed that individuals sentenced to life imprisonment in gangrape cases involving minors retain the constitutional and...
Convicts in T P Chandrasekharan case not being considered for remission: Kerala govtThe Kerala government on Thursday suspended three jail officials for allegedly including three convicts from the high-profile T P Chandrase...
Bilkis Bano case: One more convict moves SC seeking review of Jan 8 verdict cancelling remissionOne more convict in the Bilkis Bano case has moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its January 8 verdict cancelling remission of his ...
Congress hits out at Gujarat BJP government as SC quashes remission order in Bilkis Bano caseHuman rights lawyer Anand Yagnik said the Gujarat government's decision (to grant remission to the convicts) was not in conformity with law...
Bilkis Bano case: SC quashes Gujarat govt's remission order, directs 11 convicts to report to jail within two weeksBilkis Bano case: The Supreme Court has quashed the Gujarat government's decision to grant remission to 11 convicts involved in the rape of...
Bilkis Bano case: SC to deliver verdict on pleas against remission granted to convicts todayBilkis Bano case: While hearing the matter in September last year, the top court had asked whether convicts have a fundamental right to see...
Some prisoners to get remissionThe remission scheme is intended to ensure prison discipline and good conduct on the part of prisoners with the prospect of early release f...
Convict who gave arms to Sanjay Dutt challenges remission in sentenceA convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case has moved the Bombay High Court challenging cancellation of remission in sentence awarded t...