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Top Tax Authority CBDT Forms Panel To Review Income Tax Law
An internal committee of the Income Tax Department will review the 1961 direct tax law to eliminate redundant clauses as well as adopt best global practices to simplify it for taxpayers for better compliance, CBDT chief Ravi Agrawal has said.
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FATF Upset, Worried About Nations Being Slow in Regulating Crypto: Details
The FATF has expressed concerns about nations delaying deployment and adoption of crypto-related rules. The Paris-based global financial watchdog is leaving room for criminal activities to take shape.
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Muslims Can Adopt Without Declaring Under Shariat Law, Says Delhi Court
A Delhi court, dismissing a partition suit, held that any individual belonging to the Muslim community can adopt a child without making a declaration under the Shariat Act.
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UP Woman With 4 Children, Whose Adopted Daughter Was Taken Away, Wins Custody
Observing that the court may not let the law defeat the ends of justice, the Allahabad High Court has granted custody of a nine-year-old girl to a woman from who she was taken away "perhaps" because she already had four children of her own.
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Must Adopt AI-Driven Approach: Amit Shah At Police Chiefs' Meet In Jaipur
The implementation of the new criminal laws replacing the British-era ones and the challenges of adapting the new procedures are the top-most agenda at the three-day security conference in Jaipur.
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Parliamentary Panel Seeks Robust Safeguards For Use Of Technology In Legal Process
A parliamentary panel, which examined the three proposed criminal laws, has hailed the move to enhance the use of technology in legal proceedings but said the adoption of electronic means for communication and trials should proceed only after checks.
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Parliamentary Panel Greenlights Bills To Change India's Criminal Laws
Three bills to overhaul the criminal justice system in India, that were under review, has been adopted by the Parliamentary Committee of Home affairs by an overwhelming majority despite dissent notes from the 10 Opposition members in the panel.
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Draft Bills To Replace Criminal Laws Not Adopted, Key Meet On November 6
A parliamentary committee scrutinising three bills to replace existing criminal laws did not adopt its draft report as scheduled today, taking into account the submission of some opposition members that they needed more time to study it.
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Opposition MPs Question "Haste" In Adopting Report On New Criminal Laws
Opposition MPs in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs have questioned the "haste" in adopting the draft reports on the three bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act, as a meeting has been called later this week.
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10 Countries Where Homosexuality Can Lead To Capital Punishment
Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.
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India-Led G20 Adopt Roadmap on Crypto Assets Suggested by IMF, FSB Joint Synthesis Paper
The finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 nations met in Morocco’s Marrakesh for their fourth and final meeting under India’s Presidency. There, the FMCBGs agreed that the IMF-FSB synthesis paper released in September makes for an essential guide for the G20 group to ensure that crypto assets are supported in a way that they...
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Same-Sex Marriage: Indian Laws Permit Individuals To Adopt Child, Says Supreme Court
Indian laws permit an individual to adopt a child irrespective of marital status, the Supreme Court said today while asserting that the law recognises there may be situations apart from an "ideal family" having own biological children.
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India Has No Plans to Bring Any Law for Regulating AI Growth in the Country
The government is neither considering to bring any law nor has any plans to regulate the growth of artificial intelligence in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written submission to the Lok Sabha said there are ethical concerns and risks around artificial intelligence, and the governmen...
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Pak Curbs Chief Justice's Powers, Imran Khan Says "Attack On Judiciary"
Pakistan's National Assembly adopted a bill aimed at curtailing the discretionary powers of the Chief Justice, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that "history would not forgive us" if parliament did not enact laws to curtail the powers.
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India’s Crypto Community to Swell to 156 Million Users in 2023, Leave US, UK Behind: Report
India’s crypto community is expected to envelop over 156 million users by the end of 2023. India ranked second after the US on the list of the top five countries with the largest crypto market. Japan, UK, and Russia grabbed the third, fourth, and fifth positions on the list respectively.
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Top Tax Authority CBDT Forms Panel To Review Income Tax Law
An internal committee of the Income Tax Department will review the 1961 direct tax law to eliminate redundant clauses as well as adopt best global practices to simplify it for taxpayers for better compliance, CBDT chief Ravi Agrawal has said.
-
FATF Upset, Worried About Nations Being Slow in Regulating Crypto: Details
The FATF has expressed concerns about nations delaying deployment and adoption of crypto-related rules. The Paris-based global financial watchdog is leaving room for criminal activities to take shape.
-
Muslims Can Adopt Without Declaring Under Shariat Law, Says Delhi Court
A Delhi court, dismissing a partition suit, held that any individual belonging to the Muslim community can adopt a child without making a declaration under the Shariat Act.
-
UP Woman With 4 Children, Whose Adopted Daughter Was Taken Away, Wins Custody
Observing that the court may not let the law defeat the ends of justice, the Allahabad High Court has granted custody of a nine-year-old girl to a woman from who she was taken away "perhaps" because she already had four children of her own.
-
Must Adopt AI-Driven Approach: Amit Shah At Police Chiefs' Meet In Jaipur
The implementation of the new criminal laws replacing the British-era ones and the challenges of adapting the new procedures are the top-most agenda at the three-day security conference in Jaipur.
-
Parliamentary Panel Seeks Robust Safeguards For Use Of Technology In Legal Process
A parliamentary panel, which examined the three proposed criminal laws, has hailed the move to enhance the use of technology in legal proceedings but said the adoption of electronic means for communication and trials should proceed only after checks.
-
Parliamentary Panel Greenlights Bills To Change India's Criminal Laws
Three bills to overhaul the criminal justice system in India, that were under review, has been adopted by the Parliamentary Committee of Home affairs by an overwhelming majority despite dissent notes from the 10 Opposition members in the panel.
-
Draft Bills To Replace Criminal Laws Not Adopted, Key Meet On November 6
A parliamentary committee scrutinising three bills to replace existing criminal laws did not adopt its draft report as scheduled today, taking into account the submission of some opposition members that they needed more time to study it.
-
Opposition MPs Question "Haste" In Adopting Report On New Criminal Laws
Opposition MPs in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs have questioned the "haste" in adopting the draft reports on the three bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act, as a meeting has been called later this week.
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10 Countries Where Homosexuality Can Lead To Capital Punishment
Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.
-
India-Led G20 Adopt Roadmap on Crypto Assets Suggested by IMF, FSB Joint Synthesis Paper
The finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 nations met in Morocco’s Marrakesh for their fourth and final meeting under India’s Presidency. There, the FMCBGs agreed that the IMF-FSB synthesis paper released in September makes for an essential guide for the G20 group to ensure that crypto assets are supported in a way that they...
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Same-Sex Marriage: Indian Laws Permit Individuals To Adopt Child, Says Supreme Court
Indian laws permit an individual to adopt a child irrespective of marital status, the Supreme Court said today while asserting that the law recognises there may be situations apart from an "ideal family" having own biological children.
-
India Has No Plans to Bring Any Law for Regulating AI Growth in the Country
The government is neither considering to bring any law nor has any plans to regulate the growth of artificial intelligence in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written submission to the Lok Sabha said there are ethical concerns and risks around artificial intelligence, and the governmen...
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Pak Curbs Chief Justice's Powers, Imran Khan Says "Attack On Judiciary"
Pakistan's National Assembly adopted a bill aimed at curtailing the discretionary powers of the Chief Justice, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that "history would not forgive us" if parliament did not enact laws to curtail the powers.
-
India’s Crypto Community to Swell to 156 Million Users in 2023, Leave US, UK Behind: Report
India’s crypto community is expected to envelop over 156 million users by the end of 2023. India ranked second after the US on the list of the top five countries with the largest crypto market. Japan, UK, and Russia grabbed the third, fourth, and fifth positions on the list respectively.
