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On This Day in History, June 7: Mahatma Gandhi train incident, Vatican City's creation, Battle of Midway, Harry Potter's stage debut, Boeing 777's intro and many more eventsOn This Day in History, June 7, the world witnessed several landmark events that shaped politics, warfare, sports and social change. The da...- PM Modi apologises to women after Lok Sabha rejects 33% quota bill, vows to ‘remove every obstacle’ to ensure representationPrime Minister Modi has apologized to women across India. The Lok Sabha rejected a proposal for 33% reservation for women in Parliament. Th...
- How wooden barrels shaped liquid history from oil to feniIran's planned oil toll through the Strait of Hormuz will generate significant revenue, a consequence of the 19th-century US decision to st...
- April 3 in world history: From Panama Paper leak to first handheld mobile phone callApril 3rd is a day of historical impact. In 1922, Joseph Stalin's rise began. 1933 saw the first flight over Mount Everest. The Marshall Pl...
- 91,000 missing girls traced in Maharashtra over 13 years, most cases linked to love ties: CM Devendra FadnavisMaharashtra has successfully traced and reunited over 91,000 missing girls with their families in 13 years, with nearly 60% linked to love ...
- BNS not seen as establishing justice-oriented system: Legal expertThe Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BAS) have replaced the British-...
- Petty crimes, sedition, mob lynching & more: How India's new bill seeks to deal with crimeThree bills of momentous significance with a thrust on 'justice instead of punishment' were introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in ...
- Parliament Winter Session: Amid suspension row, 3 new Bills to replace criminal laws to be placed before RS todayAmid ongoing opposition suspensions, Parliament resumes for the 14th day. The Upper House will discuss three Bills replacing colonial laws,...
- BJP lauds bills introduced by Amit Shah in Lok Sabha; calls them 'pro-people', 'pathbreaking'Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed bills introduced in the Lok Sabha that would overhaul the criminal justice system. The government...
- Punjab Assembly passes bill to ensure free telecast of Gurbani from Golden TempleSikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to ensure free telecast of Gurbani from Golden Temple was passed in Punjab Assembly on Tuesday. As of...
- Was Monsoon session the last sitting at old Parliament building?The Monsoon session of Parliament ended on Monday, four days ahead of schedule, after continued disruptions during the last three weeks ove...
- UK judges resign from Hong Kong court over security law"I have concluded, in agreement with the government, that the judges of the Supreme Court cannot continue to sit in Hong Kong without appea...
- Bill to scrap 58 old laws introduced in Lok SabhaOpposition members accused the government of "rushing through" bills without giving lawmakers due time to deliberate on their content.
- Cabinet approves new Merchant Shipping BillCabinet approves a new Merchant Shipping Bill by repealing the 58-year old law, a move that will promote ease of doing business, transparen...
- Bill on admiralty juridiction of courts introduced in Lok SabhaThe repealing of four admiralty statutes is in line with the government's commitment to do away with archaic laws which are hindering effic...
- ‘Westminster model of democracy not suited to us … India needs a presidential form of government’Parliamentary vulnerability to legislative majorities has also produced governments obliged to focus more on politics than on policy or per...
- Devendra Fadnavis announces judicial probe in Mahad bridge tragedyTwo state-run buses, in which 22 people were travelling, and several other vehicles got washed away in the swollen Savitri river near Mahad...
- Mahad Tragedy: CM Laxmikant Parsekar asks DGP to check on any Goan casualty"Till now there is no information about the Goans involved in the accident. We are in constant touch. We will do whatever is required," the...
- Patna Collectorate shouldn't go the Dak Bungalow way: ExpertsThe spectre of demolition looming large over nearly 200-year-old Patna Collectorate has brought back memories of the lost colonial-era Dak ...
- Landmark names: Queen Elizabeth II deserves to be hailed as London’s Big BehenTourists can expect to be bewildered when it comes to the monikers of landmarks in India, especially those with a colonial provenance.
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