The West Bengal assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the state anti-rape bill which seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a......
The Supreme Court on Monday suggested that Parliament should seriously consider bringing an amendment to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for substituting the term 'child......
Aimed at curbing rampant irregularities and use of corrupt and unfair means in public examinations in the state, the Karnataka government on Wednesday tabled a bill in the Assembly proposing strict......
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi can get reprieve from being disqualified as a member of Parliament under The Representation of People's Act until his appeal comes before a higher court in Gujarat.......
India remains among the 30-odd nations where marital rape is not criminalised as the Delhi high court split verdict on the issue on Wednesday gave little to cheer about to those fighting against......
The government has released an ambitious list of 72 Bills to be taken up in the Budget session of Parliament beginning Thursday. However, the absence of political unanimity on most of these Bills......
'If the RBI liability is extinguished and they no longer remain legal tender, then those Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes are worthless paper.''Then why should it be a criminal offence to keep that......
A draft proposal by the sub-committee of the insolvency law committee has recommended that the corporate debtor (CD) may initiate the prepack since it may prove difficult to implement if creditors......
The brand new bankruptcy process is being brazenly gamed by those with connections and money.The touts and fixers of the previous regime have been replaced by a new set close to this one, observes......
Corrupt public officials beware!The Centre has issued new guidelines to seize properties or money of government officials involved in corrupt practices even after their retirement.According to new......
Amidst the uproar over IPL spot-fixing, the government asserted that it would make efforts to put in place by July or August the new standalone law to deal with such "unfair practices" but ruled......