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UPA Ordinance was to prevent disqualification on flimsy cases: Kapil SibalIncidentally, the 2013 ordinance, promulgated by the Manmohan Singh Cabinet, was withdrawn after the then Congress VP Rahul Gandhi publicly...- Cabinet approves re-promulgation of triple talaq ordinanceThe earlier ordinance was to expire on January 22.
- Bill providing for stringent punishment in rape cases introduced in Lok SabhaKiren Rijiju said the recent incidents of rape and gangrape of women under the age of 16 years and 12 years have shaken the conscience of t...
- PNB fraud: ED to seek immediate confiscation of Nirav Modi's assets under fugitive ordinanceA court-issued non-bailable warrant is already pending against Nirav and the ED has also moved the Interpol to get a global arrest warrant ...
- President gives nod to Fugitive Economic Offenders OrdinanceThe law is aimed at quickly recovering losses to the exchequer in cases of frauds like the $2-billion scam fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi is ...
- Rajasthan ordinance, seeking to protect public servants from probes, lapsesThe ordinance was drafted by the Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in the state on September 6.
- Rajasthan government tables controversial bill, move challenged in High CourtThe Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2017 was introduced in the Assembly by Home Minister Gulabchand Kataria to replace an ordinan...
- Stronger action needed to ensure women's safety: UNICEF"The brutal rape case this week unfortunately also indicates the need to strongly improve the response of law enforcement officers," it sai...
- Cabinet clears bill providing for stringest punishment for rapeThe bill provides for minimum jail term of 20 years for rape which may be extended to 'natural life' of the convict in jail.
- Difference in govt over anti-rape legislationThe law needs to be introduced in Parliament and passed before March 22 to ensure that the ordinance, promulgated last month, does not laps...
- Rape Law bill likely to come up before Cabinet tomorrowA person in authority convicted of rape will have to spend rest of his natural life in jail, according to a proposal in the Criminal Law (A...
- ‘Rape’ replaces ‘sexual assault’ in Criminal Law Ordinance, 2013The home ministry has moved a Cabinet note, which has reintroduced the term ‘rape’ in place of ‘sexual assault’ in the Criminal Law (Amendm...
- Govt proposes to lower age for consensual sex from 18 to 16The govt has proposed to lower the age for consensual sex from 18 to 16 and reintroduce the word 'rape' instead of 'sexual assault'.
- Ordinance on checking crime against women comes before Rajya SabhaOrdinance bringing stringent amendments to criminal laws to check crime against women was today laid on the table in the Rajya Sabha.
- Parliamentary panel's predicament over Criminal Law Bill after OrdinanceNaidu is also understood to have told the panel that it can still go ahead with examining the bill and give its report to Parliament.
- Lowering of juvenile age needs more consultations: GovernmentGovt today expressed the hope that it will have a deterrent effect on potential criminals and said issues like reducing the age of juvenile...
- None of Verma panel recommendations rejected: P ChidambaramChidambaram said a bill on the issue would come up for discussion in Parliament and a legislation passed after reaching the "broadest possi...
- President Pranab Mukherjee signs ordinance on sexual assaultThe ordinance has evoked a mixed response with opposition BJP welcoming it but CPI(M) and several women's groups opposed it.
- Rape with death can now attract death penalty under an ordinance cleared by Union CabinetRape that leads to death of the victim or leaving her in a vegetative state can now attract death penalty under an ordinance cleared by the...
- Cabinet clears ordinance on crimes against womenThe decision to promulgate the ordinance was taken at a specially-convened meeting of Union Cabinet today, just 20 days ahead of the Budget...
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