Washington, March 31 – A group of Republican senators have introduced new legislation aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from obtaining or using commercial driver's licenses (CDLs), proposing strict penalties for both drivers and states that issue such licenses.The bill, titled the...
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New Delhi, March 27 The Centre has proposed penalty provisions under the Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956, which would impose a penalty of up to Rs 10,000 for each instance of non-compliance.Under the existing provision of Section 32, offences are punishable with imprisonment...
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Gandhinagar, March 24 – The Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, was formally introduced in the State Assembly on Tuesday by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.The Bill, introduced during the final days of the current budget session, aims to establish a common legal framework governing...
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New Delhi, March 24 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that the government's Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, is a "brazen attack" on the constitutional rights and identity of transgender people, and asserted that his party strongly opposes the proposed...
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Raipur, March 20 The Chhattisgarh assembly on Friday passed a bill to curb paper leaks and malpractice, proposing up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore to ensure transparency in public recruitment and professional entrance exams.The Chhattisgarh (Lok Bharti evam Vyavsayik...
New Delhi, March 18 More than 3,100 Telegram channels and about 800 websites hosting pirated content have been disabled at the government's order, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L Murugan, said the Cinematograph (Amendment)...
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Mumbai, March 16 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clarified on Monday that the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, is not directed against any specific religion. He emphasized that the Bill is being introduced solely to prevent religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud...
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Mumbai, March 16 – The proposed anti-conversion law in Maharashtra is not directed against any particular religion, and it aims only to prevent religious conversions carried out through force, fraud or inducement, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the legislative assembly on Monday.The...
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Mumbai, March 16 – The proposed anti-conversion law in Maharashtra is not directed against any particular religion, and it aims only to prevent religious conversions carried out through force, fraud, or inducement, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the legislative assembly on Monday.The...
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Mumbai, March 16 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the state government's move to introduce the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill on Monday, which aims to curb unlawful religious conversions within the state.He stated that the Bill was presented in response to several...
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Mumbai, March 13 – The state government on Friday introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, to curb religious conversions carried out through force, fraud, or inducement.The Bill proposes to protect the right to freedom of religion and the prohibition of unlawful conversion...
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Mumbai, March 13 – The state government is set to introduce the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, initiating the process of identifying and punishing individuals and organized entities involved in "forced" conversions.The proposed legislation aims...
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