RS chairman refers new IPC, CrPC bills to standing committee

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday referred the three proposed laws that will replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act to the standing committee on home affairs for examination and......

Chidambaram on parliamentary panel reviewing new criminal laws

Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday nominated former home minister and Congress member P Chidambaram to the department-related parliamentary standing committee on home affairs. IMAGE:......

Is fighting for farmers anti-national? Medha Patkar slams BJP walkout

A day after Bharatiya Janata Party MPs walked out of a parliamentary panel meeting she was invited to, activist Medha Patkar on Wednesday hit back, asking if standing up for Dalits, Adivasis,......

'Railways Has Been Hell Bent On Breaking The Law'

'The Railways is today running train services with 30% less number of loco pilots.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters  ......

Why The Bankruptcy Code Needs A Makeover

The famous 'tareekh pe tareekh' dialogue from the Hindi movie Damini captures where we are now. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff 'A comprehensive law like the IBC is often viewed as a last......

Digital Competition Law Worries Big Tech

'The message is not clear whether we are wanted.''All this could adversely impact our strategy in India and also investments.' IMAGE: Big Tech companies point out they are already controlled......

New competition law likely to open up settlement route for cartels

In a relief to industry, the government has accepted a parliamentary panel’s recommendation on allowing cartels to opt for the settlement scheme under the Competition Amendment Bill,......

'No Plan To Phase Out Old I-T Regime'

'Going forward, the encouragement would be to move to the new tax regime.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a post Budget media conference, February 1, 2024. Photograph: Rahul......