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Menaka Guruswamy makes history as India’s first openly queer MPMenaka Guruswamy made history today by taking her oath as a Member of Parliament. She is the first openly queer MP in India. Guruswamy is a...- 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...
- Jan Vishwas Bill 3.0 ready to boost ease of business: Piyush GoyalUrging industry leaders to be more ambitious, Goyal stressed the need for a more proactive approach to aid India's growth. "Set bold target...
- Have actively taken steps for decriminalisation of politics: EC to SCThe poll panel told the apex court that in its "Proposed Electoral Reforms, 2016", it had reiterated its 2004 recommendation that people ch...
- Supreme Court order on decriminalising politics will help set new moral yardsticks: ECIn a statement, the commission said it will reissue with changes its October 10 2018 instructions and guidelines for ensuring publicity of ...
- Will strictly observe Supreme Court ruling on decriminalisation of politics: CECThe candidates' affidavits would be immediately uploaded on the Election Commission's website, the CEC told reporters while referring to th...
- Decriminalisation of politics: The wait for clean system gets longerParliament must take steps urgently to curb this menace.
- LGBTQ community: Abandoned by netas, saved by courtThe political class has skirted any discussion on the LGBTQ minority, wary of a backlash from their conservative support base.
- Decriminalisation of politics: EC, centre at loggerheads in Supreme CourtThe poll panel, in its report, had referred to section 8 of the Representation of the People Act and said it dealt with disqualification of...
- People facing trial for serious offences be barred from polls: EC to SCIt said people against whom charges have been framed by a court for offences punishable with at least five years, should be barred from con...
- Set up special courts to try cases against politicians: Supreme Court to government“You say you want to decriminalise. On the other hand, you say law and justice is a state subject and wash your hands off the matter,” a tw...
- Why criminals still play key role in polls: JudgesSC judges are keen to know why criminal elements continue to play a decisive role in elections despite the law and apex court rulings to de...
- Law Commission seeks opinion on issue of decriminalising politicsLaw Commission sought opinion of various stakeholders, including political parties, on sensitive issues of decriminalising politics & disqu...
- Ethical actions: Law to ban unnatural acts in politicsNetas from various mainstream parties are mulling a new law like Section 377 that could be used to clean up and decriminalise politics.
- Congress and BJP talk of clean politics, but field more criminalsAccording to ADR, presence of candidates with criminal cases only shows that there exists a lack of political will to reduce criminality in...
- Lalu Prasad Yadav’s conviction reshuffles Bihar equationsAfter Rahul Gandhi’s opposition to Ordinance seeking to circumvent a SC ruling on immediate disqualification of convicted MPs and MLAs, Lal...
- Fast-track cases against lawmakersGiven the quality of work by the lower judiciary in several instances, this would be both fair and necessary to would-be lawmakers.
- Supreme Court verdict may come up for review: Legal expertsLegal experts today hailed the spirit of the Supreme Court verdict barring jailed people from contesting elections.
- Individuals with criminal cases face election ban; 'decriminalisation of politics bill' in processIndividuals named in criminal chargesheets could be barred from contesting elections under a radical new legislation being prepared by govt.
- Supreme Court defers hearing on legalisation and decriminalisation of gay sexThe Supreme Court today deferred its hearing on the issue of legalisation and decriminalisation of gay sex among consenting adults in priva...
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