Chandigarh, April 11 The Punjab Cabinet on Saturday approved stringent amendments to the sacrilege law to make punishments more severe, including life imprisonment.In a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Cabinet cleared the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar...
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New Delhi, April 10 The Congress said on Friday that it will call a meeting of opposition parties to devise a joint strategy ahead of the parliamentary session, during which the government is set to amend the law on women's reservation and increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha and state...
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New Delhi, April 2 The Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to amend 784 provisions in 79 central laws to decriminalize and rationalize minor offenses, further improving the country's business environment.The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed in the Rajya Sabha by...
Kottayam (Kerala), March 31 Union Minister of State George Kurian said on Tuesday that the proposed amendment to the FCRA regarding foreign donations was a positive move, and that there would be an opportunity to challenge it in court once it is passed.Kurian, the Minister of State for...
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Mumbai, March 25 The Maharashtra Legislative Council unanimously passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill 2026 on Wednesday to include provisions in the Shakti Bill to protect the identities of acid attack victims and ensure imprisonment for online sexual advances.The...
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New Delhi, March 25 The Parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to amend a law protecting the rights of transgender persons, proposing to exclude social orientations from the law's scope, with the Rajya Sabha giving its approval.The bill, which seeks to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection...
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New Delhi, March 25 – The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "U-turn Ustad" tactics, claiming that he now intends to implement the women's reservation law without completing the delimitation and census exercises by holding a "special two-day session" of Parliament in...
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Jaipur, March 9 – The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which removes the two-child norm for contesting Panchayat elections, was passed after a debate in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Monday.The amendment modifies Section 19 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994...