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Mint
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Mint
President Murmu promulgates ordinance to amend J&K Reservation Act, implements 85% in Ladakh, excluding 10% EWS
Indian President Droupadi Murmu has on June 3 promulgated the ordinance to amend the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Reservation Act, in order to implement 85 per cent reservation in Ladakh, excluding the 10 per cent for economically weaker sections (EWS), the Law Ministry has notified on June 2. 'Provided that the total percentage of reservation shall in no case exceed 85%, excluding reservation for Economically Weaker Sections,' it said. (This is a developing story, more updates coming…)
Business Recorder
24-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
PARTLY FACETIOUS: An accountant's common sense?
'One must change with the times, don't you think!' 'C S Lewis, the well-known author of children's books said isn't it funny when day by nothing changes but when you look back everything is different.' 'Hmm, that is so apt for our political leaders – one day they are strutting around and the next day they are in jail.' 'Right, but don't you think if one's circumstances change, then so must the strategy.' 'Hmmmm.' 'What I said was common sense.' 'And chapter 1 of Freshman economics does note that economics is really common sense and common sense is really nonsense.' 'And that means?' 'Well, GPS was into common sense…' 'Common sense as an accountant. An accountant for an industrial complex borrows money cheaply from wherever he can, but for a country like Pakistan to borrow cheaply from abroad without taking account of the fact that repayment would mean the usual annual depreciation of around 3 to 4 percent of the rupee vis-à-vis the dollar…' Anyway if you insist he has common sense then I will concede that he has an accountant's common sense.' 'OK, but what about some economists we lured from their lucrative foreign jobs and conferred the finance portfolio to? Did they display common sense? Or did they display à penchant towards nonsense?' 'Hey, the rating agencies never ever rated us in the investment grade, so I leave you to draw your own conclusions.' 'Right, and twenty-four IMF programmes later plus our very fragile economy today…' 'Right, but our prime minister says growth prospects are good.' 'Growth prospects for what?' 'Don't be facetious. He should read the fine print in the 160 plus documents uploaded at the Fund website that his economic team leaders have signed off on.' 'Perhaps the Law Ministry…' 'No, they are busy with drafting the twenty-seventh amendment to the constitution, though first they must get the two-thirds majority and that case is still…' 'Let me give you some advice: maturing is realizing how many things don't require your comment.' 'Do or don't?' 'Put that in your pipe and smoke it.' 'I heard GPS wants the N portfolio as well.' 'Stop.' Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Malay Mail
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Azalina suggests raising retirement age to 65, says forcing out active seniors at 60 a ‘loss' to workforce
PUTRAJAYA, May 20 — Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has suggested that the government consider raising the mandatory retirement age from the current 60 to 65, noting that many senior citizens today remain healthy, active and capable of contributing to the workforce. Expressing her personal view, Azalina said it is a loss to make people retire at 60 when they are still energetic and productive. 'Maybe the government should look at 65 years old (retirement). It is my personal view, not the Cabinet's view. Some of the officers that we have met are still young (at heart) and are active. It is just that they reached (mandatory) 60 years old,' she told reporters after attending the ministry's 2024 Excellent Service Awards Ceremony and 'Jasamu Dikenang' (Your Deeds Remembered) 2025 event here today. She added that in some countries, including ASEAN member states that she has visited, law ministers continue to serve into their 70s, and judges are allowed to remain in office until the age of 65 or even 70. In Malaysia, the mandatory retirement age for government employees is currently set at 60. This is also the minimum retirement age for private sector employees under the Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012. — Bernama
The Hindu
29-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Justice B.R. Gavai appointed next Chief Justice of India, to take charge on May 14
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Tuesday (April 29, 2025). Justice Gavai would take charge as the CJI on May 14, a day after incumbent CJI Justice Sanjiv Khanna demits office. In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Judge of the Supreme Court of India as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 14th May, 2025. — Arjun Ram Meghwal (@arjunrammeghwal) April 29, 2025 'In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Judge of the Supreme Court of India as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 14th May, 2025,' Mr. Meghwal said in a post on social media platform X. The Law Ministry issued a notification announcing Justice Gavai's appointment as the 52nd CJI. Following the laid down procedure, his name was recommended by Justice Khanna on April 16 to the Union Government. He is the senior-most Supreme Court judge after the incumbent CJI. Justice Gavai will have a tenure of six months and would demit office on December 23 on attaining the age of 65.
Times of Oman
06-04-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
India: President Droupadi Murmu gives assent to Waqf Amendment Bill
New Delhi: Indian President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by Parliament during the budget session of Parliament. The President also gave her assent to the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025, which has also been passed by the Parliament. The Law Ministry notifications, issued on Saturday, said that the President has given her assent to the two bills. The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill on Friday with 128 votes in favour and 95 against, while the Loka Sabha cleared the bill after a lengthy debate, with 288 members voting in favour and 232 opposing it. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill of 2025 was a "watershed moment" and that this would help the marginalised, who have been "denied both voice and opportunity." "The passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill by both Houses of Parliament marks a watershed moment in our collective quest for socio-economic justice, transparency and inclusive growth. This will particularly help those who have long remained on the margins, thus being denied both voice and opportunity," PM Modi said in a post on X. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed, which seeks to focus on improving the management of waqf properties, empowerment of stakeholders relevant to the management of waqf properties, improving the efficiency in survey, registration and case disposal process, and development of waqf properties. While the core purpose remains to manage waqf properties, the aim is to implement modern and scientific methods for better governance." The Mussalman Wakf Act, of 1923 was also repealed. The bill, first introduced in August last year, was revised following recommendations by a Joint Parliamentary Committee. It amends the original Waqf Act of 1995, aiming to streamline the administration of Waqf properties across India. Key features include improving the registration process and incorporating technology to enhance the efficiency of Waqf board operations. The bill aims to overcome the shortcomings of the previous act and enhance the efficiency of Waqf boards, improving the registration process and increasing the role of technology in managing waqf records.
