The Punjab Assembly on Monday passed the Defamation Bill, 2024, rejecting all amendments proposed by the opposition amid protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed Sunni Ittehad Council and journalists covering parliamentary proceedings.
The bill's passage through parliament is a pivotal step, awaiting final approval from the chairperson of parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before implementation.
The Greek parliament passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage making it the first majority Orthodox Christian country to establish marriage equality for all, CNN reported.
The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed three legislations relating to Jammu and Kashmir including the bill to provide reservation to Other Backward Classes in local bodies to bring consistency in the local bodies' laws of the Union territory with the provisions of the Constitution
Recently, Parliament passed bills on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Act to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act (IEA).
Calling the passage of three criminal Bills in Parliament a 'watershed moment' in Indian history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that these Bills mark the end of colonial-era laws.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said that the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, will help get rid of the colonial mindset and criminality.
Parliament passed a bill on Thursday that seeks to amend and consolidate the laws relating to the development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and telecommunication networks and the assignment of spectrum.
Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to regulate the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners, with Law Minister Arjun Meghwal stating that legislation has been brought following a judgement of the Supreme Court
After Parliament passed two Bills for Jammu and Kashmir, which provide seats for members from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to the provincial assembly following the restoration of statehood, senior advocate and BJP MP Mahesh Jethmalani on Thursday affirmed India's support to Sindhis in Pakist