Supreme Court of India

Announcement of freebies by political parties will lead to economic disaster: Centre to SC

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that freebies promised by political parties before polls is an "economic disaster". The apex court suggested an expert body comprising representatives of Niti Ayog, Finance Commission, RBI, political parties and other stakeholders, should examine the pros and cons of freebies, while acknowledging that it is a serious issue. Aug 3, 2022
tiktok

Music: Short-video leader TikTok now plans own music streaming service

After dominating the short-video format market and giving jitters to Meta (formerly Facebook), TikTok parent company ByteDance is now eyeing the music streaming market with launching 'TikTok Music' and threatening the global players like Spotify, Apple Must and the rest. Jul 30, 2022
Gujarat Assembly.

Time for Gujarat govt to admit state's decades-old prohibition policy is failing

In March 2022, the government informed the Gujarat Assembly that in 2020 and 2021, it seized hard liquor worth Rs 215 crore, country liquor worth Rs four crore and beer amounting to Rs 16 crore. Some 4,046 people accused of smuggling liquor into the state, producing country liquor or bootlegging, are still at large. Jul 30, 2022