Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the former union minister said the proposed amendment to UAPA violates the rights of an individual and if the Bill is passed in the Upper House, the Congress will move the Supreme Court. New Delhi: Strongly opposing the new clause in the anti-terror legislation UAPA that gives the government power to designate an individual as a “terrorist”, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said the amendment is unconstitutional and warned that the power can be misused. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the former union ministerRead More

Piloting the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said it aims at making offences against children gender neutral. New Delhi: A bill seeking to provide death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children and greater punishments for other crimes against minors was approved by Parliament after it was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Piloting the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said it aims at making offences against childrenRead More

The new law The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 makes talaq-e-biddat or any other similar form of talaq having the effect of instantaneous and irrevocable divorce pronounced by a Muslim husband void and illegal. New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the triple talaq bill passed by Parliament, turning it into a law which makes the practice of instant divorce among Muslims a punishable offence, a government notification said. The gazette notification, published Wednesday, says the president has given assent to the bill passedRead More

On Wednesday, a senior police officer in Barabanki faced uneasy moments when the girl student asked him if she would face the same fate as the Unnao rape survivor. New Delhi: Amid massive outrage over the car crash case of the Unnao rape survivor, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said the question on the minds of all women and girls in Uttar Pradesh is whether voices against a resourceful person, who has done wrong, will be heard. In a tweet in Hindi, Priyanka Gandhi said, “‘If some resourcefulRead More

Parliament LIVE: Three bills — The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019; The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019; and The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2019 — will be moved for consideration and passing in the Rajya Sabha today. The UAPA Bill comes in the backdrop of opposition parties alleging that legislations are being bull-dozed through Parliament. Meanwhile, in Lok Sabha, The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019; The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2019; and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will be moved forRead More