Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha to repeal the British-era Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, prescribes capital punishment as the maximum sentence for mob lynching and suggests ten years imprisonment for sexual intercourse...
Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 replacing the ordinance on transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government with 131 votes in favour against 102 Replying to the debate on the contentious bill in Rajya Sabha, Union home minister Amit Shah asserted that...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that his government has changed the perception that the tax paid by citizensis squandered in corruption and said the 16 per cent increase in the number of people filing income tax returns this year showsthe growth of trust in the dispensation. Addressing an event at which he laid...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations spread across the country virtually on August 6. According to the Ministry of Railways, the redevelopment work is done at an estimated cost of ₹24,470 crore. “Improving passenger amenities is a major focus of the government. The Prime Minister...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to attend the BRICS Summit in South Africa’s Johannesburg on August 22-24 comes as a surprise to those who expected that he will follow the footsteps of Russian president Vladimir Putin and attend the summit virtually rather than physically. Fact is that even though China tries to dominate the BRICS forum,...
The Centre on May 19 had promulgated the ordinance which creates the authority for the transfer and postings of Group A officers in Delhi. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Centre’s ordinance on the control of services in the capital, was passed in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Centre...
Mobile internet services will remain suspended in Nuh, Faridabad and Palwal districts and in three sub-divisions of Gurgaon district namely Sohna, Pataudi & Manesar, till August 5. The order passed by the Haryana Home Secretary stated that the conditions in these districts remain critical and tense. Meanwhile, state home minister Anil Vij said that social...
The Centre on Tuesday introduced the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to replace the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, on the control of services in Delhi. While the Opposition tore into the government, alleging that the Bill aims to take away Delhi Assembly’s powers,...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Tuesday conferred with the Lokmanya Tilak Award at a function at the SP College ground in Pune. PM Modi also held a candid conversation with NCP Chief Sharad Pawar. During the event, senior Pawar also shared the stage with his nephew Ajit Pawar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. PM...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) may score a clear majority with 318 Lok Sabha seats in a House of 543, if Lok Sabha elections are held now, says India TV-CNX opinion poll projection, results of which were telecast on the news channel today in its special show “Desh Ki Awaaz”. The Congress-led...