The commission highlighted several critical issues, including the increasing pressure on rights like freedom of expression and peaceful assembly over the past year. It stressed the need for immediate attention to economic and climate justice, the cessation of enforced disappearances, and
This comes after reports claimed that in order to save the eco-sensitive Western Ghats, Karnataka's Forest Department will be proposing a green cess of "Rs 2 or 3" to raise a corpus fund meant for the conservation of Western Ghats.
Egypt condemned in the strongest terms Israel's withdrawal from the agreement regulating the operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and the cessation of its work.
The United Nations has renewed its call for an end to the war in Gaza, emphasising the urgent need for the release of hostages, the cessation of the displacement of Palestinians, and the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid.
The government of Karnataka has announced to impose new cess on transactions conducted through aggregator platforms such as Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber and others to provide social security to gig workers.
The government of Karnataka has announced to impose new cess on transactions conducted through aggregator platforms such as Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber and others to provide social security to gig workers.
The ten-member Group of Ministers (GoM) panel, headed by the Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, met on Wednesday on the ongoing compensation cess issue. The meeting discussed the future of cess to states under the GST regime but no decision was taken says the minister.
Marri Channa Reddy Memorial Trust organised a round table conference on the Four Water Concept for Ultimate Water Security for Telangana, proposed by Late T. Hanumanth Rao, held at CESS Auditorium, Nizamia Observatory Campus, Begumpet (Ameerpet), Hyderabad.
AIIMS New Delhi is set to open a new Collaborative Team-Based "Tobacco Cessation Clinic (TCC)" at the New RAK OPD as part of the comprehensive "TOBACCO FREE AIIMS", according to a press release.
Iris Hsu, CPJ's China representative criticised the move and called for the restoration of Gao Yu's communication services and the cessation of harassment through physical and digital surveillance.
The Thai Flying Service operated plane, a Cessna Caravan C208 (HS-SKR) with nine people, including five Chinese nationals onboard left Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok at 2.46 pm on August 22 reportedly lost contact with the Suvarnabhumi control tower at around 3 pm.
Karnataka Assembly unanimously passed the Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Bill of 2024, which aims to impose a cess of 2 per cent on movie tickets and Over-the-Top (OTT) subscriptions.