Right To Try Act

The Union Minister said that the Narendra Modi government has tried to bring uniformity in the Cooperative Law without disturbing the rights of the State and the Centre within the constitutional framework.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has dubbed herself the "pehradaar (guard)" of people's rights and said anyone trying to usurp them will have to contend with her. For the second time in recent weeks, Ms Banerjee ruled out the possibility of implementation of theb contentious citizenship law, National Register of Citizens and its first step, th...

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi today accused the centre of trying to "subvert the historic Right to Information Act", a day after a controversial bill to amend the transparency law was passed by Lok Sabha.

After Greenpeace, it was Amnesty International's turn to face Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Thursday for allegedly accepting foreign funding through illegal means. The human rights watchdog was quick to identify a link between the two crackdowns and the government's "attempts to silence critics".

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to dilute the Right to Information Act, and said his party would resist any attempt to weaken the legislation.

A key Congressional committee has unanimously passed a crucial bill on Tibet under which Chinese officials responsible for discriminating against Americans who try to enter Tibet would be banned from entering the US.

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand terminally ill patients' right to try experimental drugs not yet approved by US authorities, a controversial move that enjoys support from President Donald Trump.

CPI(M) today attacked the centre for trying to push Uniform Civil Code in the garb of reforming Muslim personal law. It said while it supported changes in all personal laws to protect women's rights -- the government was trying to attack the identity of minorities in the country.

Overruling the recommendations of a parliamentary panel, the government today went ahead with a proposal to try juveniles in the age group of 16 to 18 years accused of heinous crimes under laws for adults.

The cabinet has approved a draft bill to amend the Juvenile Justice Act, through which minors above the age of 16 who are accused of heinous crimes like rape and murder can be tried as adults. But in view of concerns about child rights, the decision on whether a minor would be tried as an adult has been left to the Juvenile Justice Board.

The Supreme Court has today said that the right to file a complaint against a public servant under Prevention of Corruption Act is a constitutional right. The two judges also faulted the Prime Minister's office not taking appropriate action when Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy wrote in, asking for then telecom minister A Raja to be tried f...

The Union Minister said that the Narendra Modi government has tried to bring uniformity in the Cooperative Law without disturbing the rights of the State and the Centre within the constitutional framework.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has dubbed herself the "pehradaar (guard)" of people's rights and said anyone trying to usurp them will have to contend with her. For the second time in recent weeks, Ms Banerjee ruled out the possibility of implementation of theb contentious citizenship law, National Register of Citizens and its first step, th...

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi today accused the centre of trying to "subvert the historic Right to Information Act", a day after a controversial bill to amend the transparency law was passed by Lok Sabha.

After Greenpeace, it was Amnesty International's turn to face Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Thursday for allegedly accepting foreign funding through illegal means. The human rights watchdog was quick to identify a link between the two crackdowns and the government's "attempts to silence critics".

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to dilute the Right to Information Act, and said his party would resist any attempt to weaken the legislation.

A key Congressional committee has unanimously passed a crucial bill on Tibet under which Chinese officials responsible for discriminating against Americans who try to enter Tibet would be banned from entering the US.

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand terminally ill patients' right to try experimental drugs not yet approved by US authorities, a controversial move that enjoys support from President Donald Trump.

CPI(M) today attacked the centre for trying to push Uniform Civil Code in the garb of reforming Muslim personal law. It said while it supported changes in all personal laws to protect women's rights -- the government was trying to attack the identity of minorities in the country.

Overruling the recommendations of a parliamentary panel, the government today went ahead with a proposal to try juveniles in the age group of 16 to 18 years accused of heinous crimes under laws for adults.

The cabinet has approved a draft bill to amend the Juvenile Justice Act, through which minors above the age of 16 who are accused of heinous crimes like rape and murder can be tried as adults. But in view of concerns about child rights, the decision on whether a minor would be tried as an adult has been left to the Juvenile Justice Board.

The Supreme Court has today said that the right to file a complaint against a public servant under Prevention of Corruption Act is a constitutional right. The two judges also faulted the Prime Minister's office not taking appropriate action when Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy wrote in, asking for then telecom minister A Raja to be tried f...