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Rajya Sabha clears MSME bill to fast-track payment disputes amid Opposition protestsThe Rajya Sabha approved the MSME Development Amendment Bill, 2026, on Monday. This legislation aims to expedite delayed payment dispute re...
House panel seeks time up to Aug 13 to submit report on corporate laws billA joint parliamentary committee has requested more time to review the Corporate Laws Amendment Bill. This extension means the bill's presen...
Parliament panel proposes suspension, not removal, of jailed ministersA parliamentary panel suggests suspending ministers instead of removing them from office. This change ensures innocent individuals are not ...
Will strongly oppose Bill to sack ministers in custody for 30 days over serious offences: CongressThe Congress party has vowed to strongly oppose a proposed constitutional amendment that would dismiss ministers in custody for 30 days ove...
Govt likely to push PM-CMs jail bill in upcoming monsoon sessionParliament is set to debate the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the upcoming monsoon session. The bill, aimed at 'decriminali...
Finance ministry, NFRA officials brief Par panel on corporate laws amendment billParliament's joint committee received briefings on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, from Finance Ministry officials and the Natio...
Parliament passes Jan Vishwas Amendment BillParliament has passed the Jan Vishwas Bill. This legislation amends 784 provisions across 79 central laws. Minor offenses are being decrimi...
ED against plan to decriminalise PMLA provisions, says move will blunt its powersFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in 2020 mentioned the government's intent to decriminalise the PMLA. "We do not want a law which is goi...
GST council to consider decriminalisation of GST law in Dec 17 meetThe GST Council in its next meeting is likely to discuss decriminalisation of offences under GST law, along with raising the threshold of l...
Govt may remove penal offences covered under IPC from GST lawThe proposal, part of the exercise to decriminalise GST law, is likely to be taken up in the next meeting of the GST Council. Once approved...
DPIIT working on law to decriminalise different provisions related to minor offencesCiting some examples, the official said at present there are jail terms for small offences like not doing whitewash in washroom and canteen...
Law to 'decriminalise' provisions across ministries for ease of businessDecriminalising of provisions under the Indian Telegraph Act, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act...
Parliament passes bill to amend companies law; various offences decriminalisedThe Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was passed by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha, amid several opposition MPs boycotting the proceedings of t...
Shashi Tharoor's bill on homosexuality voted out by Lok SabhaWhen Tharoor persisted with the Bill amid protest from BJP MPs, the saffron party’s Rishikant Dubey got up and opposed it.
Supreme Court judgement against liberal values of Constitution: AAPAAP today said it was disappointed with the SC verdict criminalising gay sex, which was against the "liberal values" of the Constitution.
Sonia Gandhi disappointed over SC verdict on gay rights issueCongress chief Sonia Gandhi said she was disappointed that the apex court had reversed a previous Delhi High Court judgement decriminalisin...
Homosexuality ruling: Government hints at legislative routeAmid an uproar over SC ruling that gay sex is illegal, govt hinted at taking legislative route to address the issue but made it clear that ...