Bills to replace IPC, CrPC among 18 listed for Parliament's winter session

The government on Wednesday listed 18 bills, including two to extend provisions of the women's reservation act to Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry and three to replace the criminal laws, during the......

Governors can't keep bills pending indefinitely: SC

Governors cannot be at liberty to keep bills pending indefinitely without any action, the Supreme Court has said while emphasising that the unelected Head of the State is entrusted with......

SC asks Punjab guv to decide on granting assent to Bills passed by assembly

The Supreme Court has directed Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit to decide on the Bills passed by the legislative assembly during its "constitutionally valid" session held on June 19 and 20,......

Personal Data Protection

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking person’s guide. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Last week, I was sitting in the rear seat of my car, deeply immersed in my Kindle, reading......

Infra Brushstrokes For The Budget

7 key areas that the Budget must address to re-energise the infrastructure sector, suggests Vinayak Chatterjee. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The last few years have demonstrated a......

Tasks Cut Out For New Commerce Secretary

The government is targeting export of goods and services worth $2 trillion by 2030. IMAGE: Sunil Barthwal, then secretary, ministry of labour and employment, right, as Labour Minister Bhupender......

Govt proposes host of incentives to revamp Special Economic Zones

The commerce ministry is proposing a host of direct and indirect incentives such as deferral of import duties and exemption from export taxes to revamp Special Economic Zones through a new......

I-T laws to change in Budget; cryptos under tax net

The government is mulling changes in the income tax laws to bring cryptocurrencies under the tax net, with some changes that could form part of the Budget next year, a top official said.......