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Over 1,500 Obsolete Laws To Be Repealed In Parliament Session: Law Minister
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Centre will repeal more than 1500 obsolete and archaic laws during the upcoming winter session of Parliament.
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Bollywood’s Bullying Is Killing Indian YouTube Parody Creators
From T-Series to YRF, Bollywood’s inability to laugh at itself is driving away independent Indian YouTube creators who make parodies. The film industry is helped by India’s archaic copyright law, which doesn’t afford enough protection to works of fair use.
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PM Modi's Labour Reform Push May Remove Key Hurdle For Investors
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is finally attempting to overhaul India's most controversial labor laws to attract investment and make it easier to do business in a country where changing archaic rules is a challenge for any government.
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Congress Promises To End British-Era Sedition Law, Reviled By Activists
The main opposition Congress party pledged on Tuesday to scrap an 1870 sedition law if it wins the general election that starts next week, drawing a sharp rebuke from the BJP which accused it of try to "protect Jihadis and Maoists". Activists have alleged that the archaic law, introduced by the British, has been often used to stifle dissent and tar...
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For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict
The Supreme Court verdict decriminalising gay sex has finally given some concrete hope to those arrested under the colonial-era Section 377 in India. In some of these instances, court cases have dragged on for close to three decades. Latest crime figures from UP show the state had the maximum number of arrests under the archaic law in 2016 - a mass...
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Section 377: All You Need To Know
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is an archaic law that was introduced during the British era in 1860s and makes gay sex a crime for which the punishment can be a life term.
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Centre Passes Bills To Repeal 245 Obsolete Laws
The parliament today passed two bills to repeal 245 obsolete and archaic laws, including the 158-year-old Calcutta Pilots Act of 1859 and Prevention of Seditious Meeting Act, 1911.
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PM Narendra Modi Hardsells India, Says Easier To Start Business Here Than Ever Before
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said starting business in India is easier than ever before as procedures have been simplified, archaic laws repealed and compliance requirements reduced.
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Star Abroad, 'Beggar' At Home, Delhi Magician Ishamuddin Khan Fights Law
For a brief moment Ishamuddin Khan had the world at his feet: A pioneer of the "Great Indian Rope Trick" -- an illusion of such legend it was long believed to be impossible -- he thought fame and fortune were assured.
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64 Archaic Laws Repealed By Maharashtra legislature, More To Go
As many as 64 acts, some of them dating back to 1876, were repealed by the Maharashtra legislature during the recently concluded monsoon session.
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Legal Experts Favour Abolition Of Law Against Suicide Attempt
Government's move to do away with a colonial penal law that prosecutes a person for a failed suicide bid has evoked sympathetic views from legal experts, who favoured its abolition saying the provision is "archaic and outdated" and has led to no conviction in 156 years.
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India Passes Bankruptcy Law In Long-Awaited Reform
India has overhauled its archaic bankruptcy laws in a key reform that will make it vastly easier to wind down companies and help banks to recover bad loans.
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Indian Penal Code Requires Thorough Revision, Says President Pranab Mukherjee
Amid a raging debate on the sedition law, President Pranab Mukherjee today said the Indian Penal Code (IPC) requires a thorough revision to meet the needs of the 21st century and changes are necessary in the "archaic" police system.
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Will India Throw Out Archaic Law On Gay Sex? 5 Judges Asked To Decide
Whether a colonial-era ban on gay sex in India should stay or go will be taken up by a five-judge bench, the Supreme Court said today, leaving the door ajar for a review.
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Government's Plan To Repeal Over 1000 Archaic Laws Pending In Rajya Sabha
Besides the GST Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious plan to scrap obsolete laws became another casualty of the logjam in the Rajya Sabha with two such bills seeking to repeal over 1000 such Acts failing to get Parliamentary approval in the winter session.
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Over 1,500 Obsolete Laws To Be Repealed In Parliament Session: Law Minister
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Centre will repeal more than 1500 obsolete and archaic laws during the upcoming winter session of Parliament.
-
Bollywood’s Bullying Is Killing Indian YouTube Parody Creators
From T-Series to YRF, Bollywood’s inability to laugh at itself is driving away independent Indian YouTube creators who make parodies. The film industry is helped by India’s archaic copyright law, which doesn’t afford enough protection to works of fair use.
-
PM Modi's Labour Reform Push May Remove Key Hurdle For Investors
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is finally attempting to overhaul India's most controversial labor laws to attract investment and make it easier to do business in a country where changing archaic rules is a challenge for any government.
-
Congress Promises To End British-Era Sedition Law, Reviled By Activists
The main opposition Congress party pledged on Tuesday to scrap an 1870 sedition law if it wins the general election that starts next week, drawing a sharp rebuke from the BJP which accused it of try to "protect Jihadis and Maoists". Activists have alleged that the archaic law, introduced by the British, has been often used to stifle dissent and tar...
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For Men Arrested Under Anti-Gay Law, Hope After Supreme Court Verdict
The Supreme Court verdict decriminalising gay sex has finally given some concrete hope to those arrested under the colonial-era Section 377 in India. In some of these instances, court cases have dragged on for close to three decades. Latest crime figures from UP show the state had the maximum number of arrests under the archaic law in 2016 - a mass...
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Section 377: All You Need To Know
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is an archaic law that was introduced during the British era in 1860s and makes gay sex a crime for which the punishment can be a life term.
-
Centre Passes Bills To Repeal 245 Obsolete Laws
The parliament today passed two bills to repeal 245 obsolete and archaic laws, including the 158-year-old Calcutta Pilots Act of 1859 and Prevention of Seditious Meeting Act, 1911.
-
PM Narendra Modi Hardsells India, Says Easier To Start Business Here Than Ever Before
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said starting business in India is easier than ever before as procedures have been simplified, archaic laws repealed and compliance requirements reduced.
-
Star Abroad, 'Beggar' At Home, Delhi Magician Ishamuddin Khan Fights Law
For a brief moment Ishamuddin Khan had the world at his feet: A pioneer of the "Great Indian Rope Trick" -- an illusion of such legend it was long believed to be impossible -- he thought fame and fortune were assured.
-
64 Archaic Laws Repealed By Maharashtra legislature, More To Go
As many as 64 acts, some of them dating back to 1876, were repealed by the Maharashtra legislature during the recently concluded monsoon session.
-
Legal Experts Favour Abolition Of Law Against Suicide Attempt
Government's move to do away with a colonial penal law that prosecutes a person for a failed suicide bid has evoked sympathetic views from legal experts, who favoured its abolition saying the provision is "archaic and outdated" and has led to no conviction in 156 years.
-
India Passes Bankruptcy Law In Long-Awaited Reform
India has overhauled its archaic bankruptcy laws in a key reform that will make it vastly easier to wind down companies and help banks to recover bad loans.
-
Indian Penal Code Requires Thorough Revision, Says President Pranab Mukherjee
Amid a raging debate on the sedition law, President Pranab Mukherjee today said the Indian Penal Code (IPC) requires a thorough revision to meet the needs of the 21st century and changes are necessary in the "archaic" police system.
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Will India Throw Out Archaic Law On Gay Sex? 5 Judges Asked To Decide
Whether a colonial-era ban on gay sex in India should stay or go will be taken up by a five-judge bench, the Supreme Court said today, leaving the door ajar for a review.
-
Government's Plan To Repeal Over 1000 Archaic Laws Pending In Rajya Sabha
Besides the GST Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious plan to scrap obsolete laws became another casualty of the logjam in the Rajya Sabha with two such bills seeking to repeal over 1000 such Acts failing to get Parliamentary approval in the winter session.
