Uapa Bill

Certain provisions of anti-terror law UAPA have been included in the redrafted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, which was reintroduced in the Lok Sabha afresh along with two other bills to replace the existing criminal laws.

During a discussion today on the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill (UAPA) that has cleared both houses of parliament, an acrid exchange took place between Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.

UAPA Bill: Home Minister Amit Shah said a four-level scrutiny has been provided in the amendment and no human rights will be violated.

An amendment to an anti-terror bill to designate individuals as "terrorists" was passed in parliament today, with 147 votes in its favour and 42 against it. "Terrorism has no religion, terrorists are against humanity; all should support stringent laws against it," Home Minister Amit Shah said before voting on the bill began.

Global terrorists Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed will be the first two to be banned as individuals in India after the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act amendments are notified by the government.

The government can designate individuals suspected to have terror links as "terrorists" if controversial changes to a counter-terrorism law are cleared in parliament. Amendments to the Unlawful Activities Prevention (Amendment) Bill were passed in the Lok Sabha today with 287 votes in its favour and eight against it after the opposition walked out ...

Certain provisions of anti-terror law UAPA have been included in the redrafted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, which was reintroduced in the Lok Sabha afresh along with two other bills to replace the existing criminal laws.

During a discussion today on the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill (UAPA) that has cleared both houses of parliament, an acrid exchange took place between Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.

UAPA Bill: Home Minister Amit Shah said a four-level scrutiny has been provided in the amendment and no human rights will be violated.

An amendment to an anti-terror bill to designate individuals as "terrorists" was passed in parliament today, with 147 votes in its favour and 42 against it. "Terrorism has no religion, terrorists are against humanity; all should support stringent laws against it," Home Minister Amit Shah said before voting on the bill began.

Global terrorists Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed will be the first two to be banned as individuals in India after the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act amendments are notified by the government.

The government can designate individuals suspected to have terror links as "terrorists" if controversial changes to a counter-terrorism law are cleared in parliament. Amendments to the Unlawful Activities Prevention (Amendment) Bill were passed in the Lok Sabha today with 287 votes in its favour and eight against it after the opposition walked out ...