India’s three new criminal laws replacing British-era IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act to come into effect from July 1
The Union Home Ministry issued a gazette notification to this effect on Friday, February 23, 2023.
24 February, 2024
Laws
Love Jihad criminalised: False promises to marry, deceiving women into sex with fake identities an offence in new criminal laws
The new laws passed in Lok Sabha criminalises making false promises of marriage and deceiving women into sex with fake identities.
20 December, 2023
As Modi government is revamping criminal justice system by replacing British-era laws, read the major provisions of the 3 bills introduced in parliament
Significant changes have been made in new bills revamping criminal justice system, with laws related to the colonial rule and outdated laws being repealed, and new laws introduced
11 August, 2023
‘Outright lies’, ‘Twitter under Dorsey had a problem accepting sovereignty of Indian law’: Minister slams former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for his tirade against India
Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar took to Twitter to slam the former CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey for his tirade against India
13 June, 2023
‘Legal content to be translated into regional languages in searchable format’: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju said a committee has been formed to translate legal content in regional languages and searchable format.
26 November, 2022
Places of Worship Act: A law against principles of Natural Justice, that says Hindus should have demanded justice before we got independence
The Places of Worship Act was passed by the Congress-led govt of PV Narasimha Rao in 1991 when the illegal Babri Mosque was still standing on top of Ram Janmabhoomi
22 September, 2022
UK, which criticised India over CAA, passes a law that allows them to take people’s citizenship away without notice: Here is what the law says
UK's Nationality and Borders Act allows the nation to strip citizenship of anyone without information or warning
13 September, 2022
Parliament passes the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022: All you need to know about the bill on collection of information related to crimes
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022 permits collection of identification data about persons for probe of crimes
6 April, 2022
Did you know: Ex-PM Manmohan Singh took 101 items gifted by various foreign leaders while leaving office
A Bose music system, a fancy Piaget ladies wrist watch and a carpet were the most expensive gift items PM Singh had retained.
29 December, 2021
Anti-drug laws to farm laws to UAPA: Are liberals undermining the Indian state by calling everything ‘draconian’?
If you reject everything from anti-drug laws to the voting system to the conviction of terrorists by the Supreme Court, what is left? Are you advocating for anarchy?
24 October, 2021