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Sack Dharmendra Pradhan: Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi amid NEET rowCongress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded the immediate dismissal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He alleges a BJP-RSS nexus has ...- No jail for honking or smoking in metro: How Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 ends imprisonment for everyday violationsThe Jan Vishwas Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. This legislation aims to decriminalize minor offenses across many central laws. It r...
- 300+ law provisions set for decriminalisation under Modi govt proposalThe Modi government is accelerating efforts to decriminalise hundreds of minor offenses across various laws, aiming to replace jail terms w...
- 70 per cent prisoners in Indian jails are undertrials, observes parliamentary panelA parliamentary panel notes that over 70% of Indian prisoners are undertrials who can't afford bail or fines. They suggest creating state f...
- Jharkhand: IAS officer Pooja Singhal's suspension revoked after bail in money laundering casePooja Singhal, an IAS officer who was jailed for money laundering linked to MGNREGA corruption, has had her suspension revoked after securi...
- 'Akali Dal Waris Punjab De' outfit floated in MuktsarRadical leaders and supporters of jailed preacher Amritpal Singh launch a new regional political outfit 'Akali Dal Waris Punjab De' at Magh...
- Suicide major cause of 817 unnatural deaths among prisoners across nationThe Committee on Prison Reforms has informed the Supreme Court that suicide is a significant contributor to the 817 unnatural deaths in Ind...
- Speedy trial can become effective tool to address overcrowding in jails, says SC panel on prison reformsThe Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms in India has highlighted the "pitiful state of affairs" in the country's prisons, emphasizing...
- Transgender prisoners must be treated at par with other inmates: says SC panel on prison reformsThe Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms has recommended that transgender prisoners should be treated equally and given the same right...
- UP decides to do away with British-era jail manualUnder the new system, dishes like 'kheer' and 'seviyan' will also be made in the jail during the major festivals. During Ramzan, arrangemen...
- Home Ministry asks states to step up security measures in prisons"Prisons are an important and integral part of the criminal justice system as they not only play a critical role in keeping the offenders i...
- Supreme Court forms panel to bring in jail reformsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a panel headed by a retired judge of the court to usher in drastic prison reforms and decongest overcro...
- Supreme Court constitutes committee to look into jail reformsA bench headed by Justice M B Lokur said the panel will look into the issues including over-crowding in prisons.
- Supreme Court shocked at over 600 per cent overcrowding in jails"What's the point in talking about prison reforms when we cannot keep them in jail. We should release them, if you cannot keep them properl...
- CJI TS Thakur drops sitting SC judge from e-panelUnder Justice Lokur, the national e-Committee had made significant contributions to make courts litigant friendly and lower the cost of tri...
- Conjugal rights for prisoners to be a reality in jailsIn a landmark ruling, with far reaching effects on rights of Indian prisoners, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today ruled that the “righ...
- Prisoners have Right to Procreate, says Punjab & Haryana High CourtThe “right to procreate” of a convict falls within the Right to Life and Personal Liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution o...
- Undertrials who have served half of their maximum terms to be freedIt is estimated that of the 3.81 lakh prisoners across the country, about 2.54 lakh, or two-third, are undertrials.
- Electoral reforms: SC seeks details of reference made to panelThe court was hearing a PIL filed by an NGO which is seeking a ban on persons, charged with criminal offences, from contesting polls.
- Nobel 'not a prize against China': head of prize committeeThe head of the Nobel Committee insisted Thursday this year's choice of peace laureate, jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, was not "again...
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