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"Situation From Kashmir To Kerala...": Law Panel Chief On Sedition Law
- Tuesday June 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Amid a clamour for the colonial-era sedition law to be repealed, Law Commission chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Tuesday it is an important tool to safeguard the "safety and integrity of India".
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"All Communities Are Cooperating": Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Panel Chief
- Saturday June 3, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Chairperson Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai on Friday met Law Commission Chairman Justice (Retd) Rituraj Awasthi in Uttarakhand Sadan in the national capital.
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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Lays Out Regulatory Responsibilities Around Crypto
- Tuesday July 19, 2022
- Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee
During a recent interview, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said that the agency could use executive authority to regulate crypto. The public would benefit from investor protection when it comes to service providers like exchanges, lending and brokerage dealers, Gensler says.
- www.gadgets360.com
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BJP Can't Form Political Entity In Country: Sri Lanka
- Tuesday February 16, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the country's electoral law does not permit such an arrangement.
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Simultaneous Polls Will 'Destroy' Parliamentary Democracy, Says AAP
- Sunday July 8, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Aam Aadmi Party firmly believes that simultaneous elections will "destroy" India's parliamentary democracy and federalism, its senior leader Ashish Khetan said today.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Aide Ashish Khetan Quits Advisory Body, To Take Up Law
- Wednesday April 18, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
AAP leader and Vice Chairman of the Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission Ashish Khetan has resigned from the post, saying he now wanted to practise law.
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Uniform Code: Law Panel May Recommend Piece Meal Amendments To Family Laws
- Wednesday December 6, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Law Commission will recommend religion-wise "piece meal" amendments to family laws if it finds it difficult to come out with a composite uniform civil code, its chairman Justice BS Chauhan said.
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Lawyers Across India To Go On Strike On March 31
- Monday March 27, 2017
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Lawyers all over India will abstain from work on March 31 to protest against a proposed bill that bars advocates from going on strike. Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said the proposed amendments by the Law Commission in the Advocates Act were "draconian, anti-lawyer, unconstitutional, undemocratic and anti-people".
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Law Panel Wants States To Encourage People To Respond To Uniform Civil Code Questionnaire
- Friday October 21, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Seeking to widen the reach of its consultation paper on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Law Commission has urged chief ministers to use their influence to encourage minority groups, political parties and even government departments to respond to its questionnaire.
- www.ndtv.com
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Minorities Panel Chief Comes Out Openly Against Triple Talaq
- Monday September 26, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Claiming the triple talaq issue has the potential to escalate and cause eventual de-recognition of Muslim Personal Law and imposition of uniform civil code, the Chairman of State Minorities Commission that serves Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has urged the AIMPLB to change its stance on it.
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Can't Connect Uniform Civil Code With Religion, Says Law Panel Chairman
- Friday July 8, 2016
- India News | Written by A Vaidyanathan
The Chairman of Law Commission Justice BS Chauhan has said that the uniform civil code has nothing to do with religion.
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Kerala Government To Amend Law To Give VS Achuthanandan Key Post
- Monday July 4, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
Amid reports that Marxist veteran VS Achuthanandan is set to be appointed Chairman of Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission, the LDF government today decided to amend the relevant law to confer him the post with Cabinet rank.
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Amid JNU Row, Law Panel Chief Says Sedition Rule Needs Relook
- Tuesday March 22, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
India's sedition law, which has come under focus after the controversy surrounding JNU, needs "reconsideration," newly-appointed Law Commission Chairman Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan said today but asserted that the panel will not jump to any conclusion before hearing out stakeholders.
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Shah Panel's Recommendation on MAT Positive for Market: Jayant Sinha
- Saturday August 22, 2015
- Business | Press Trust of India
The panel, headed by Law Commission Chairman A P Shah, was set up to resolve the dispute between FIIs and the government after notices were served to 68 FIIs by the Income Tax Department demanding Rs 602 crore as MAT dues.
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Committee on MAT Dues On Foreign Investors Holds First Meeting: Report
- Monday May 25, 2015
- Business |
The panel, headed by Law Commission Chairman A P Shah, was formally constituted last week with former Chief Economic Advisor Ashok Lahiri and chartered accountant Girish Ahuja as other two members.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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"Situation From Kashmir To Kerala...": Law Panel Chief On Sedition Law
- Tuesday June 27, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Amid a clamour for the colonial-era sedition law to be repealed, Law Commission chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Tuesday it is an important tool to safeguard the "safety and integrity of India".
- www.ndtv.com
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"All Communities Are Cooperating": Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Panel Chief
- Saturday June 3, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Chairperson Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai on Friday met Law Commission Chairman Justice (Retd) Rituraj Awasthi in Uttarakhand Sadan in the national capital.
- www.ndtv.com
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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Lays Out Regulatory Responsibilities Around Crypto
- Tuesday July 19, 2022
- Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee
During a recent interview, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said that the agency could use executive authority to regulate crypto. The public would benefit from investor protection when it comes to service providers like exchanges, lending and brokerage dealers, Gensler says.
- www.gadgets360.com
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BJP Can't Form Political Entity In Country: Sri Lanka
- Tuesday February 16, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the country's electoral law does not permit such an arrangement.
- www.ndtv.com
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Simultaneous Polls Will 'Destroy' Parliamentary Democracy, Says AAP
- Sunday July 8, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Aam Aadmi Party firmly believes that simultaneous elections will "destroy" India's parliamentary democracy and federalism, its senior leader Ashish Khetan said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Arvind Kejriwal's Aide Ashish Khetan Quits Advisory Body, To Take Up Law
- Wednesday April 18, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
AAP leader and Vice Chairman of the Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission Ashish Khetan has resigned from the post, saying he now wanted to practise law.
- www.ndtv.com
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Uniform Code: Law Panel May Recommend Piece Meal Amendments To Family Laws
- Wednesday December 6, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Law Commission will recommend religion-wise "piece meal" amendments to family laws if it finds it difficult to come out with a composite uniform civil code, its chairman Justice BS Chauhan said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Lawyers Across India To Go On Strike On March 31
- Monday March 27, 2017
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Lawyers all over India will abstain from work on March 31 to protest against a proposed bill that bars advocates from going on strike. Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said the proposed amendments by the Law Commission in the Advocates Act were "draconian, anti-lawyer, unconstitutional, undemocratic and anti-people".
- www.ndtv.com
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Law Panel Wants States To Encourage People To Respond To Uniform Civil Code Questionnaire
- Friday October 21, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Seeking to widen the reach of its consultation paper on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Law Commission has urged chief ministers to use their influence to encourage minority groups, political parties and even government departments to respond to its questionnaire.
- www.ndtv.com
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Minorities Panel Chief Comes Out Openly Against Triple Talaq
- Monday September 26, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Claiming the triple talaq issue has the potential to escalate and cause eventual de-recognition of Muslim Personal Law and imposition of uniform civil code, the Chairman of State Minorities Commission that serves Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has urged the AIMPLB to change its stance on it.
- www.ndtv.com
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Can't Connect Uniform Civil Code With Religion, Says Law Panel Chairman
- Friday July 8, 2016
- India News | Written by A Vaidyanathan
The Chairman of Law Commission Justice BS Chauhan has said that the uniform civil code has nothing to do with religion.
- www.ndtv.com
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Kerala Government To Amend Law To Give VS Achuthanandan Key Post
- Monday July 4, 2016
- Kerala News | Press Trust of India
Amid reports that Marxist veteran VS Achuthanandan is set to be appointed Chairman of Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission, the LDF government today decided to amend the relevant law to confer him the post with Cabinet rank.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amid JNU Row, Law Panel Chief Says Sedition Rule Needs Relook
- Tuesday March 22, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
India's sedition law, which has come under focus after the controversy surrounding JNU, needs "reconsideration," newly-appointed Law Commission Chairman Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan said today but asserted that the panel will not jump to any conclusion before hearing out stakeholders.
- www.ndtv.com
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Shah Panel's Recommendation on MAT Positive for Market: Jayant Sinha
- Saturday August 22, 2015
- Business | Press Trust of India
The panel, headed by Law Commission Chairman A P Shah, was set up to resolve the dispute between FIIs and the government after notices were served to 68 FIIs by the Income Tax Department demanding Rs 602 crore as MAT dues.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Committee on MAT Dues On Foreign Investors Holds First Meeting: Report
- Monday May 25, 2015
- Business |
The panel, headed by Law Commission Chairman A P Shah, was formally constituted last week with former Chief Economic Advisor Ashok Lahiri and chartered accountant Girish Ahuja as other two members.
- www.ndtv.com/business