INDIA
OPINION | Constitutional overreach of India’s new higher education bill
The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 16 and then referred to a joint parliamentary committee It’s a wide-ranging bill, seeking to create a new body for higher education by replacing UGC, AICTE and NCTE. It’s emphasis on centralisation has stirred debate
BUSINESS
Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 – Reform or religious transgression?
The Amendment Bill raises pertinent questions about the intent of the legislature behind the Bill. Many provisions may be deemed to be deliberate interference into the religious matters, potentially infringing the fundamental right for religious communities to administer and manage their own affairs guaranteed under Article 26 of the Constitution of India
