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'Era of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Beti Badhao': Delhi CM Rekha Gupta backs Nari Shakti Vandan AdhiniyamParliament will convene for a special session to advance the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. This move introduces a 33 percent reservation fo...13 Apr, 2026, 12.15 PM IST- Judgements on decriminalising adultery, same-sex consensual relationship 'not a good law': Centre in SCThe Centre has informed the Supreme Court that landmark judgments on adultery and same-sex relationships were based on subjective 'constitu...08 Apr, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
- 'Reform or risk?' Jan Vishwas bill 2.0 triggers political face-off in Lok SabhaLok Sabha witnessed a debate on the Jan Vishwas bill. The ruling BJP highlighted its role in decriminalising minor offences for ease of bus...01 Apr, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
- Undemocratic practice from colonial era: Shashi Tharoor urges SC to limit detention as Centre releases Sonam WangchukAs the Centre decided to revoke the detention of Sonam Wangchuk with immediate effect, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor welcomed the decision and...14 Mar, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
- Lok Sabha nod to Boilers Bill for boiler regulation, safety from explosionsThe Lok Sabha has passed the Boilers Bill, 2024, to streamline boiler regulations, ensure safety, and promote ease of doing business, espec...25 Mar, 2025, 10.23 PM IST
- Amit Shah asks Maharashtra govt to implement new criminal laws in police commissioneratesUnion Home Minister Amit Shah urged the Maharashtra government to quickly implement three new criminal laws across police commissionerates....15 Feb, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
- 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-...21 Jul, 2024, 05.33 PM IST
- SC to hear on Sep 12 pleas challenging validity of colonial-era sedition lawThe law on sedition, which provides for a maximum jail term of life under section 124A of the IPC for creating "disaffection towards the go...09 Sep, 2023, 02.16 PM IST
- Bills to replace IPC, CrPC a throwback to medieval times, give enormous power to govt: SibalRajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal in an interview has opined that the three Bills introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah in the recently concluded ...18 Aug, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
- View: India’s criminal justice system needs real decolonising, and must go beyond mere textual changesThe historical roots of IPC unveil a narrative of colonial imposition. Macaulay's presumption of Western legal (and civilisational) superio...16 Aug, 2023, 10.57 PM IST
- 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...11 Aug, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
- Law Commission bats for sedition law, says don't repeal, just put in place some safeguardsAmid continuous allegations of rampant misuse, there have been demands from various quarters in India that the provision be repealed like c...02 Jun, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
- Govt at advanced stage of consultation on reexamining colonial-era sedition law: Centre to SCThe Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the sedition law after the Centre said it is at an advanced st...01 May, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
- SC to hear pleas challenging validity of penal law on seditionOn October 31 last year, the top court had extended its May 11 direction putting on hold the sedition law and the consequential registratio...30 Apr, 2023, 07.09 PM IST
- Order putting sedition law on hold to continue, SC grants time to CentreThe offence of sedition, which was included in section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 1890, has been under intense public scrutiny ...31 Oct, 2022, 05.46 PM IST
- Centre seeks time from SC for filing response to pleas challenging sedition lawA three-judge bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, on April 27, had directed the Central government to...03 May, 2022, 01.50 PM IST
- SC dismisses plea challenging colonial era provision of sedition, says no cause of actionThe lawyers in their plea submitted that the continuance of a draconian colonial provision like section 124-A in the penal code without cor...09 Feb, 2021, 07.50 PM IST
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