DNA: Understand the difference between new and old law
In the Lok Sabha today, on the last day of the Monsoon Session, Home Minister Amit Shah made three proposals to abolish the Indian Penal Code ((Indian Penal Code)) i.e. IPC, Code of Criminal Procedure ((Code of Criminal Procedure)) i.e. CRPC and the Indian Evidence Act. Bills have been introduced. These three laws were made by the British and were being followed since the time of the British... which will now be changed.
Aug 11, 2023, 23:22 PM IST19 years later, justice for men wrongly framed for killing 3 kids
In a sheer case of negligence and lethargic Indian legal system, a man, who was wrongly framed for the murder of his three little daughters, gets justice after a court in Shahjahanpur absolved him of the crime.
Nov 27, 2021, 08:40 AM ISTIndian Constitution's book selling fiercely after amendment in Citizenship Law
Ever since the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 has registered its place in the list of Indian laws. Since then, the books of India's Constitution have doubled. The booksellers even say that the demand for this book has increased so much that they are running out of stock.
Feb 13, 2020, 08:28 AM ISTFacebook moderators acting on wrong interpretation of Indian laws: NYT
NYT was provided with more than 1,400 pages from the rulebooks by a Facebook employee who said he feared the company was exercising too much power, with too little oversight.
Dec 28, 2018, 21:28 PM ISTLaw Ministry faced flak over vacancies in courts in 2016
2016 can be summed up as a year when the Law Ministry came under constant fire of outgoing Chief Justice of India TS Thakur for rising vacancies in the higher judiciary even as its efforts to finalise a document to guide appointments in high courts and the Supreme Court failed to get finalised.
Dec 26, 2016, 10:16 AM ISTIndia opposes UN resolution for moratorium on death penalty
The United States also opposed the resolution, saying that capital punishment was legal under international law and dealing with it was a domestic matter.
Nov 19, 2016, 16:31 PM ISTNo leniency for the unprofessional conduct of lawyers: CJI
Justice Thakur said "what do we do in such cases? Suspend them for six months or one year.
Jul 17, 2016, 00:37 AM ISTNigerians are a problem across country, in Goa: Minister
The BJP leader's remarks came a day after a 39-year-old local woman was allegedly raped at knifepoint by a Nigerian at Parra village.
May 30, 2016, 19:03 PM ISTFacebook post goes viral - Kerala girl calls off marriage due to dowry demands
Kerala girl Remya Ramachandran called off her marriage after groom demanded dowry.
Dec 09, 2015, 09:17 AM IST