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'No courtroom for 50 million minor cases', says Piyush Goyal; urges closure after Jan Vishwas Amendment BillIndia is tackling its overloaded courts by decriminalizing minor offenses. The Jan Vishwas Bill aims to clear millions of pending cases. Th...- 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...
- Incentivizing good behaviour through smarter, indexed finesIndia is moving towards decriminalizing minor offenses, replacing jail time with monetary fines. This reform aims to boost ease of doing bu...
- 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...
- Lesser-known traffic violations that are getting Delhi drivers into troubleMany of these infractions attract fines between Rs 500 and Rs 1,500. They sit far below the headline offences under the Motor Vehicles Act ...
- NITI Aayog bats for reforms in I-T Act with focus on decriminalisationNITI Aayog proposes significant reforms to the Income Tax Act, 2025, including decriminalizing 12 minor offenses and reducing mandatory min...
- NITI Aayog proposes direct tax reforms; focuses on decriminalisation and trust-based governanceIn its Tax Policy Working Paper Series - II: Towards India’s Tax Transformation: Decriminalisation and Trust-Based Governance, released on ...
- Sebi chief plays down FPI outflows, explains why India story remains fully intactIndia’s markets continue to reflect a balance between global confidence and domestic conviction, Sebi chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey said. While ...
- He said no to weekend work, had medical emergency but company fired him amid family crisisA Hyderabad-based employee has alleged that he was wrongfully terminated after refusing to work on weekends due to his grandmother’s critic...
- Delhi govt to give one-time chance & rebate to clear traffic finesThe Delhi government is planning to introduce an amnesty scheme offering a 50-70% waiver on outstanding traffic challans for non-serious vi...
- How a hiring form became every US employer’s worst nightmareThe Trump administration's intensified audits of work eligibility records are putting US employers under pressure, focusing on the complex ...
- Want to snack at your desk while working? Get ready to pay a fine, says companyMan Wah Holdings, a Chinese furniture company, has sparked outrage with its draconian workplace rules. Employees face fines for minor infra...
- Clean streets, restore parks, bind books: Delhi rolls out community service for minor offendersDelhi has formally introduced 12 types of community service as alternative punishment for minor offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ...
- From protests to parking fines: How your US student visa could vanish overnightInternational students in the US face increasing risks of visa revocation due to stricter enforcement and policy changes. Violations, secur...
- Running a business should be no crime: Govt sits up and takes noteThe government has set up a working group to decriminalise laws to further promote ease of doing business. The group will look at areas whe...
- Legal Metrology Act: What is it and how does it workIndia's Legal Metrology Act (LMA) 2009, a law governing weights, measures, and product labeling, has become a deterrent to business due to ...
- Kapil Sibal asks officials to apply mind while imposing penaltiesAt a meeting with Sibal, operators raised the issue of the Department of Telecom levying the maximum penalty of Rs 50 crore for even minor ...
- Government bill aims to build pool of DNA samples of 'offenders'; experts fear possible misuseGovt plans to introduce a bill in Parliament that aims to create a pool of "DNA profiles" of "offenders" in a bid to make crime detection m...
- Revisit Sebi's consent ordersAllowing errant players to get away without either admitting guilt or making sufficient recompense, merely by paying some monetary penalty,...
- Wal-Mart's labour practices face trial yet againA short-haired, heavyset woman of 59, rings flashing from every finger and both thumbs, glares from the witness stand at a conservatively s...
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