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Select Committee on Jan Vishwas bill to give report in budget session of P
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Select Committee on Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 interacted with representatives of Department of Commerce, Department of Financial Services and of Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday as part of its deliberations to systematically decriminalise minor offences across
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Transform Cantonment Boards into smart, sustainable urban ecosystems: Defe
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the government's decision to decriminalise minor offences under the Cantonments Act through the Jan Vishwas Act, 2023, would improve ease of living and ease of doing business in cantonments.
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Govt introduces Jan Vishwas Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha; Aims to decriminalise
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Bill seeks to amend certain enactments for decriminalising and rationalising offences to further enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business.
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"Human rights the bedrock of society, imperative for global peace": CJI Kh
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Highlighting the urgent need for change, CJI Khanna said, "Criminal courts require reform. We have decriminalised a lot of laws, but a lot of work remains to be done. Laws require a change. This becomes important when we look at the number of undertrial prisoners. The national capacity of
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Marital Rape: Centre informs SC that striking down exception will have eff
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The centre affidavit was filed in response to the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Exception 2 to Section 375 of Indian Penal Code, which decriminalises rape by a husband on his wife.
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Centre in SC opposes plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage,
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Centre, in its affidavit, has opposed the plea seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage, saying that living together as partners by same-sex individuals, which is decriminalised now, is not comparable with the Indian family unit and they are clearly distinct classes which cannot be
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Same-sex marriage will cause havoc: Sushil Modi objects to legalising gay
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In India, same-sex marriage is neither recognised nor accepted in any personal law like Muslim Personal Law or any codified statutory laws," Sushil Modi said in Rajya Sabha.
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Sri Lankan Prez says Govt won't oppose Bill to decriminalise homosexuality
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 12 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that the government will not oppose the Private Member's Bill presented to Parliament to decriminalize homosexuality, however, the bill will require the support of individual members of Parliame
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Ease of Doing Business: Govt decriminalises 68 provisions of Mineral Conce
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Coal said on Thursday it has amended Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 (MCR) with a view to decriminalise its provisions that would help improve India's ranking in ease of doing business.
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UK High Commission holds event to mark decriminalisation of same-sex relat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): British High Commission held a reception to mark the fourth anniversary of landmark Indian section 377 judgment which decriminalised same-sex relations in India.
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Union Cabinet approves ammendment to LLP Act, to decriminalise 12 offences
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Amendment Bill, which proposes to decriminalise 12 offences under the Limited Liability Partnership Act and foster the ease of doing business in the country.
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NRIs will soon be able to float one person companies
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that non-resident Indians (NRIs) will be allowed to set up one-person companies, the definition of small companies will be revised and various provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act
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