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New Delhi, April 11 Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday highlighted the government's focus on strengthening institutional arbitration, decriminalizing minor offenses, and modernizing legacy laws to align with constitutional values and ease of doing business.Addressing the...

New Delhi, April 11 Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Saturday that "making laws easy to understand" is essential for ensuring ease of justice, ease of living, and ease of doing business.Addressing a conference on 'Re-engineering the Judicial Process and Digital Transformation' here, the...

New Delhi, April 10 Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien on Friday attempted to draw parallels between incidents in Germany in the 1930s and contemporary India in a blog post, but added a "disclaimer" stating that he does not intend to defame or portray anyone negatively, advising...

New Delhi, April 10 Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, who was facing scrutiny after large sums of burnt currency notes were recovered from his residence here last year, has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, rendering any impeachment proceedings against him futile...

New Delhi, April 9 The Centre has invited applications from eligible candidates to fill the post of Central Vigilance Commissioner in the vigilance watchdog, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)."It is proposed to appoint the Central Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission...

Dhaka, April 9 – The Awami League of Bangladesh has strongly condemned a parliamentary bill that effectively bans the party, calling the move a "disgraceful act" and a direct attack on democratic norms.The remarks came after the parliament passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2026 on...

In Chhattisgarh, Governor Ramen Deka signed the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Bill yesterday. The bill will now be published in the official gazette, after which it will come into effect as a law. The bill was passed during the previous session of the state legislative assembly. It includes...

New Delhi, April 7 In a significant procedural directive, the Supreme Court has stated that "exceptionally urgent matters" that cannot wait for the listing process must be mentioned only before the Chief Justice of India, even if he is busy presiding over a constitution bench.According to the...

New Delhi, April 5 The amended transgender law has raised concerns about "constant surveillance" among community members, with many worried that they could be repeatedly subjected to scrutiny, harassment, and even forced to prove their gender identity.For many transgender individuals...

Kurukshetra, April 4 Haryana Governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh said on Saturday that the country's youth must take the mission of building a "Developed India" as a national responsibility.Addressing the 35th convocation ceremony of Kurukshetra University, Ghosh, who is the ex officio chancellor of...

Kolkata, April 4 Senior CPI(M) leader Md Salim defended the gherao of judicial officers in Malda, saying that "when injustice becomes law, resistance is the only way out".Speaking to

In New Delhi, April 2 Actors Anant Joshi and Nidhi Bisht, who are reprising their popular roles in the second season of "Mamla Legal Hai", say they had a lot of fun exploring the evolving character dynamics in the new season, which features a new set of interesting legal cases.Both Joshi and...

Kathmandu, April 1 The most senior judge of the Supreme Court, Sapana Malla, took over as the acting Chief Justice of Nepal on Wednesday.Malla, 62, assumed the top judicial position following the retirement of Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut on Tuesday, when he reached the retirement age...

March 31, Kohima: The Principal District & Sessions Court in Kohima on Monday sentenced a 44-year-old man to six months of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexual harassment under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.The court also imposed a fine of 10,000 rupees, with...

Tel Aviv, March 31 – Israel's parliament has passed a controversial law that makes hanging the default punishment for Palestinians convicted in military courts of carrying out deadly attacks, fulfilling a key demand of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right allies.The legislation...

Hyderabad, March 29 The Telangana Assembly passed the ‘Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill, 2026’ on Sunday, aimed at ensuring financial security for senior citizens.Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said the Bill seeks to go beyond existing central...

Tehran, March 26 – The head of the US Patent and Trademark Office has said that artificial intelligence will drive a sweeping overhaul of the patent system, as he defended reforms aimed at cutting delays and improving patent quality.Testifying before a House Judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday...

Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission told the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday that it has the authority to transfer and post officers for conducting free and fair elections.In a petition challenging the transfer of several IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal by the Election Commission...

New Delhi, March 25 A new law introduced by the Union government on Wednesday for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will regulate recruitment, deputation, promotion, and other conditions of service for their officers.All CAPFs – CRPF, CISF, BSF, ITBP and SSB – are governed by their...

New Delhi, March 25 A bill to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with the government making it clear that individuals engaging in forced religious conversion through foreign funding will not be spared.Introducing the Foreign...