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Source:- financialexpress.com Tax laws should be the same for all Indian citizens; religion, caste or tribe should not be the basis for providing benefits; discrimination on account of religion, caste or tribe should be prohibited; and benefits given on the basis of backwardness measured by income and educational deficiency only. By Sanjeev Nayyar I was surprised

Source – indianexpress.com Followers of a religion cannot insist that others should not “portray” or “paint” tenets of its texts as such portrayal is protected by the Constitution, the Supreme Court observed Monday. The remarks came from Justice D Y Chandrachud who was part of a three-judge bench which heard a plea to stop the

Source: hindustantimes The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has urged the Supreme Court to include “racial slurs” and “racial profiling” in the definition of ragging that is banned in educational institutions. This, the SGPC said, would prevent victimization of Sikh students who are often ridiculed for being a Sardar. SGPC’s request is part of the

Source – india.com Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Tuesday expressed anguish over the Italian Supreme Court upholding a ban on wearing of ‘kirpan’ and plan to raise the issue at appropriate platforms to ensure “justice” to Sikhs settled in Italy. In a statement here on Tuesday,