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Assam govt constitutes 5-member committee to draft legislation on banning
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The five-member committee will submit its draft legislation to the government within 45 days from the notification date.
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PM Netanyahu wants to use financial pressure to fight Arab crime gangs
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
At the meeting, the Project Director reviewed the progress in establishing an oversight mechanism for the transfer of funds to the local authorities. A briefing was also given on the pace of progress regarding the package of expedited legislation for advancing the fight against crime in the
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Pakistan: Religious scholars pledge to continue their struggle against bla
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
They said their struggle would continue until effective legislation and comprehensive amendments were made to the Constitution, adding that in any society, it is not permissible for an individual to speak against the holiest personalities of another community.
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UN experts decry Iran's proposed hijab law, says it could mount to 'gender
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A potential draft legislation in Iran that would cement harsh sanctions for women and girls who do not wear a headscarf might amount to 'gender apartheid' in the country, the UN experts in a statement issued on Friday, according to CNN.
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"Unacceptable": Political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla on Udhayanidhi Stalin
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla said "...This kind of language in our political discourse is absolutely unacceptable. I believe that while every way of life does require reform, those reforms must happen through legislation, political movements, dialogue, through conversation... I think that thi
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Committee headed by former President Kovind to study 'One Nation, One Elec
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Sources said that the committee will explore the possibility of bringing legislation regarding it. A parliamentary standing committee, the Law Commission and Niti Ayog had earlier examined the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal and submitted reports on the subject.
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UAE: DIFC announces proposed amendments to select legislation
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has proposed the enactment of amendments to the Employment Law, Trust Law, Foundations Law and Operating Law.
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France will ban wearing abaya dress in schools: Minister
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Since 19th-century legislation eliminated any traditional Catholic influence from public education, France has strictly prohibited religious signs in state-run schools and has struggled to modernise regulations to meet with a rising Muslim population.
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Minority Rights March held in Pakistan against forced conversions
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The march emphasized the need for legislation that criminalizes forced conversion, a concern that has troubled minorities for a long. The participants came from Hindu, Christian, Sikh and other religious minority communities in Pakistan.
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Digital Personal Data Protection Act is world-class legislation: MoS Rajee
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday said that The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, recently passed by the Parliament is a world-class legislation.
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Legal experts hail Centre’s move to revamp colonial-era IPC, CrPC, Indian
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three bills to replace the Colonial-era IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act, in Parliament, several legal experts on Friday welcomed the government's move saying that the legislation would strengthen the country's criminal justice system as the thre
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Legislations for taxation of online gaming, casinos, horse racing cleared
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Lok Sabha on Friday passed amendments in two GST laws with a voice note and without much debate, just before the Lower House was adjourned sine die.
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