Draft Bill

Parliament's Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met in Delhi for the first time today where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the various amendments proposed in the draft law.

The Centre is likely to release draft rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act within a month, according to Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

The government today said it will hold further consultations and publish a fresh draft of the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill after certain provisions of the previous draft raised concerns among online content creators.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a bill on Tuesday to lower the mobilisation age for combat duty from 27 to 25, a move that should help Ukraine generate more fighting power in its war with Russia.

The Citizenship Amendment Act "does not discriminate on the basis of religion," government sources told NDTV today, clarifying on a criticism that Opposition has been levelling since the draft bill was drawn up.

President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday for the first time that he backed new end-of-life legislation that would allow what he called "help to die" and wanted his government to put forward a draft bill to parliament in May.

Sharad Pawar said the draft of the Maratha quota bill passed by the Maharashtra legislature was similar to the earlier legislation which could not stand the legal scrutiny, and added that the Supreme Court will decide the fate of the fresh bill.

The Assam government has prepared an anti-polygamy bill draft and is trying to bring a new uniform legislation in line with the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill passed by the Uttarakhand assembly, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.

The Uttarakhand Assembly will take up the final draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) today, days after it was approved by the state cabinet.

The Uttarakhand government introduced legislation on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state Assembly today.

Russia's parliament began considering a draft bill on Monday which would give the state the power to seize the property of people convicted for defamation of the armed forces or for calling publicly for actions that undermine state security.

Assam will be the third state - after Uttarakhand and Gujarat - to implement the Uniform Civil Code, or UCC, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced, stressing that the draft bill for the state will be tailored to suit the "Assam model".

India has proposed a licensing approach to assigning spectrum for satellite internet services and exempt companies from having to bid for it, a win for Elon Musk's venture Starlink which has lobbied hard against any auctions.

India has proposed a licensing approach to assigning spectrum for satellite internet services and exempt companies from having to bid for it, a win for Elon Musk's venture Starlink which has lobbied hard against any auctions.

The Centre can take temporary possession of any telecommunication network in the interest of public safety or in the event of a public emergency, the proposed law for telecommunications states.

Parliament's Joint Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill met in Delhi for the first time today where officials from the minority affairs and law ministries are briefing them about the various amendments proposed in the draft law.

The Centre is likely to release draft rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act within a month, according to Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

The government today said it will hold further consultations and publish a fresh draft of the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill after certain provisions of the previous draft raised concerns among online content creators.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a bill on Tuesday to lower the mobilisation age for combat duty from 27 to 25, a move that should help Ukraine generate more fighting power in its war with Russia.

The Citizenship Amendment Act "does not discriminate on the basis of religion," government sources told NDTV today, clarifying on a criticism that Opposition has been levelling since the draft bill was drawn up.

President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday for the first time that he backed new end-of-life legislation that would allow what he called "help to die" and wanted his government to put forward a draft bill to parliament in May.

Sharad Pawar said the draft of the Maratha quota bill passed by the Maharashtra legislature was similar to the earlier legislation which could not stand the legal scrutiny, and added that the Supreme Court will decide the fate of the fresh bill.

The Assam government has prepared an anti-polygamy bill draft and is trying to bring a new uniform legislation in line with the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill passed by the Uttarakhand assembly, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.

The Uttarakhand Assembly will take up the final draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) today, days after it was approved by the state cabinet.

The Uttarakhand government introduced legislation on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state Assembly today.

Russia's parliament began considering a draft bill on Monday which would give the state the power to seize the property of people convicted for defamation of the armed forces or for calling publicly for actions that undermine state security.

Assam will be the third state - after Uttarakhand and Gujarat - to implement the Uniform Civil Code, or UCC, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced, stressing that the draft bill for the state will be tailored to suit the "Assam model".

India has proposed a licensing approach to assigning spectrum for satellite internet services and exempt companies from having to bid for it, a win for Elon Musk's venture Starlink which has lobbied hard against any auctions.

India has proposed a licensing approach to assigning spectrum for satellite internet services and exempt companies from having to bid for it, a win for Elon Musk's venture Starlink which has lobbied hard against any auctions.

The Centre can take temporary possession of any telecommunication network in the interest of public safety or in the event of a public emergency, the proposed law for telecommunications states.