What is Operation Angel’s Honor? ICE’s nationwide crackdown honoring Laken Riley leads to over 1,000 arrestsOperation Angel’s Honor: ICE arrested over 1,030 criminal undocumented immigrants during Operation Angel's Honor, a 14-day enforcement acti...
23 Dec, 2025, 12.01 PM IST
Sexual extramarital affair, which is consensual, is not a criminal offence: Calcutta High CourtThe Calcutta High Court ruled that a consensual physical relationship between married adults is not a criminal offense, even if the relatio...
15 Apr, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
Sandeshkhali: TMC files complaint with EC against NCW chief, BJP leadersThe TMC said during the interview, a woman from Sandeshkhali alleged she was coerced through threats of violence by Sharma and Das, to sign...
12 May, 2024, 05.47 PM IST
No attachment of properties under PMLA after acquittal in scheduled offence: Delhi HCThe court, in a decision released on Wednesday, stated that mere filing of the appeal against the acquittal in the predicate offence would ...
01 May, 2024, 04.49 PM IST
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill scraps 'unnatural sex' offence, in a move away from colonial lawsThe Indian government has eliminated the British-era offence of 'unnatural sex' from its criminal legislation. Section 377 of the Indian Pe...
13 Aug, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
Would require legislative amendments, EC to SC on decriminalisation of politicsIn an affidavit, citing its "Proposed Electoral Reforms, 2016", the EC said it had reiterated its 2004 recommendation that persons charged ...
11 Apr, 2023, 06.50 AM IST
Crackdown on Amritpal: 197 released so far, 7 detained under NSA, says Punjab PoliceThe police said it has detained seven persons under the stringent National Security Act. On March 18, the police had launched a crackdown a...
27 Mar, 2023, 12.50 PM IST
Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker David DePape may get deported after getting released from detentionThe man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s house and attacking her husband with a hammer could be deported from the U.S....
03 Nov, 2022, 11.52 PM IST
Decriminalisation of minor offences welcome step, say legal expertsIn June 2020, the Finance Ministry had proposed to decriminalise a host of minor offences, including those relating to cheque bounce and re...
07 Apr, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
Government plans to decriminalise compoundable offences under LLP ActIn a public draft on Friday, the MCA listed 20 sections of the LLP Act, ranging from registration or change of designated partners to maint...
19 Jun, 2020, 11.48 PM IST
CII pitches for de-criminalising 37 laws; draws up 12-point action planThe Confederation of Indian Industry has submitted a 12-point plan to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman,...
09 Feb, 2020, 11.34 PM IST
Government has proposed amendments to companies law, says Finance Minister in Budget speechThe corporate affairs ministry, which is also helmed by Sitharaman, would be seeking amendments to the Companies Act, 2013, to decriminalis...
01 Feb, 2020, 08.20 PM IST
Decriminalise 46 more offences under cos law, says panel reportThe committee has suggested amendments to 46 penal provisions, "so as to either remove criminality, or to restrict the punishment to only f...
18 Nov, 2019, 11.33 PM IST
Govt constitutes Company Law Committee to improve ease of doing businessThe committee would submit its recommendations in phases and subject-wise to the government from time to time as may be decided by the chai...
18 Sep, 2019, 08.32 PM IST
SC verdict on adultery welcomed by lawyers, activistsA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was unanimous in striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code dea...
27 Sep, 2018, 01.24 PM IST
ET View: Allow plea bargaining under Companies ActThe Companies Act empowers independent directors, but the need is to make them more effective and hold them to account.
16 Jul, 2018, 04.13 PM IST
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.
25 Nov, 2013, 04.42 PM IST