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14 stories for “Law” · February 2026
Clear filtersCentral Excise Day on 24 February marks the Central Excise and Salt Act of 24 February 1944, which merged 11 excise laws into one. Central excise is an indirect tax on goods made in India; since GST in 2017 it applies ma...
The Union Cabinet cleared the proposal to rename Kerala as 'Keralam', following a unanimous resolution of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The President will send the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, to the State...
The Maharashtra government under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis withdrew the 5% quota for socially and educationally backward Muslims. It was introduced through an ordinance in July 2014 by the Congress-NCP government...
Assembly Speaker M. Appavu released 'Tamil Nadu Legislature - A Journey in Legislating & Policy Making' in Chennai. The book traces landmark laws such as the Temple Entry Authorization Act (1939), the Sales Tax Act (1939...
Birdwatchers have documented the Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus) for the first time in the foothills of Manjamalai, near Palamedu in Madurai district. The species belongs to the family Dicruridae and lives in...
Overview A landmark judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court in February 2026 regarding the transparency of political funding. The court mandated the use of a blockchain-based tracking system for all large-scale digit...
During the Budget session, the Lok Sabha passed the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which gives legal clarity and continuity to the labour laws replaced by the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. That Code...
The Centre amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, with effect from 20 February 2026. The rules define Synthetically Generated Information (SGI) as AI-made...
India marked half a century of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, which outlawed bonded labour, wiped out bonded debts and required release of bonded labourers. District Magistrates and Vigilance Committees...
**Overview** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officially accepted the offer of the Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) amounting to ₹9,500 crores for the asset monetization of five crucial highway secti...
An annual report by Square Circle Clinic of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, found the Supreme Court has upheld no death sentence in three years and acquitted 10 death-row prisoners in 2025, the most in a decade. Ses...
France's National Assembly approved legislation that would bar children below 15 years from using social media platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok if it becomes law. The measure reflects a wider global trend...
