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The UCC is often painted as ‘one law for one nation’ but what powers do states have to make law on the issue? And what about states such as Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, who have supported the idea for a UCC, and states like Tamil Nadu and Mizoram who have opposed it?

Equated monthly instalments (EMIs) of home, vehicle and other loans are expected to remain steady for the time being. The inflation projection has been hiked from 5.1 per cent to 5.4 per cent for FY2024, with high food inflation.

Currently, the Law Minister suggests a pool of suitable candidates to the Prime Minister for consideration. The President makes the appointment on the advice of the PM. This process is sought to be amended by the Bill.

When can remarks or words spoken in Parliament be expunged, and what is the process to do so? How relevant is expunging in the age of instant videos and social media?

In China, breakneck urbanisation has encased vast stretches of land in impermeable concrete, often along banks of major rivers that traditionally served as flood plains. Authorities are also playing catch-up to climate change.

A parliamentary panel has recommended that High Court judges take turns going on vacation to tackle the mounting pendency of cases. This is an old debate — and even with its summer, winter, and festival vacations, the SC sits for longer than top courts in many other countries

Retired government officials, armed forces personnel, and highly educated men and women have fallen prey to these scams, a senior Customs official said. The Ministry of Finance has also cautioned people against financial fraud being carried out in the name of Customs authorities.

With Twitter being renamed as 'X', we take a look at a unique letter in the alphabet that has few words beginning with it but great versatility in terms of usage.

Over five decades after the first lunar missions race, many countries are planning expeditions to the moon. However, the motivations and purposes of the current rush are very different from the Cold War era competition.

The country's oldest paramilitary force has a dual control structure — the administrative control of the force is with the MHA, while operational control is with the Indian Army. It has the job of maintaining law and order in the Northeast along with the Indian Army, and of guarding the Indo-Myanmar border.