The Supreme Court overturned the Allahabad High Court's modification of a murder conviction, deeming the review process "totally untenable"...

The Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi has received 82,450 deletion requests and 4.8 lakh new registration applications since November 29, am...

The Indian government has introduced three bills to replace colonial-era laws, the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian...

The existing Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 is prosecutable. Any drug/cosmetic deemed to be adulterated or spurious is punishable with impri...

Violators shall be punished with imprisonment that may extend to two years or with fine not exceeding Rs 10,000 or with both, according to ...

For regulatory filings of charges on property or assets or any undertakings, created on March 1, 2020, the MCA introduced the ‘Scheme for r...

The amendments in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act also provide for fines and imprisonment to curb child pornogr...

The 'cyber trivia' app would have a set of multiple choice questions and children would rewarded points based on their answers, the Nationa...

The cabinet approved Rs 4,500 crore spend in the North-East for three years up to March, 2020, and cleared amendments to the National Medic...

"What is the cause of pollution? Some authorities say vehicles do not cause pollution while others say dust does not cause pollution. What ...

The thumping sound of your Bullet may not be music to the policeman's ears who could fine you for causing sound pollution.A total sum of Rs...

Vardhan said it was an open secret for years that the MCI looked the other way as medical colleges rampantly flouted regulations.

The National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill, 2010, currently pending in Lok Sabha.

The Law Ministry has proposed punishment ranging from three to seven years' jail for various "dishonest" practices in a sporting event, inc...

"We have received the draft today. But the proposed law needs extensive modification," Sports Secretary P K Deb told PTI here.

Demanding abolition of capital punishment, the CPI today said the four aides of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan who are on death row should b...

The government is understood have cleared a proposal to amend the Motor Vehicle Act to deal sternly with violators of traffic rules.