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House panel begins examining Bills seeking to replace existing criminal laws

The panel began with DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran raising several questions on the timing and content of the Bills, especially raising objections to their Hindi names. Mr. Maran, according to sources, pointed out that the Hindi titles of the Bills are violative of Article 348 that mandates use of English…

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Manipur Chief Minister, BJP State president to meet Amit Shah

Manipur CM N. Biren Singh to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday ahead of the State Assembly session on August 29.

The Hindu

ED searches premises of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s adviser

ED searches premises of Chhattisgarh CM's political advisor, OSDs & businessman in Raipur & Durg. CM Baghel sarcastically thanked PM & Amit Shah for "priceless gift" on b'day.

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Congress will conduct caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning Assembly polls: Kharge

The Congress will conduct a caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning the Assembly polls and establish a university in the name of Sant Ravidas, said party president Mallikarjun Kharge

The Hindu

Neil Maskell: ‘If me and Idris Elba got into a physical altercation, I’d last about a second!’

From terrifying audiences in Kill List to squaring up to Elba in airline thriller Hijack, the actor has made his name playing a host of wrong’uns. Now he’s leaving the baddies behind to direct a Belgium-based whistleblower drama

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Enlightened people of Telangana will oust BRS, end ‘Naya Razakar regime’: Kishan Reddy

BJP State president G Kishan Reddy said people of Telangana will oust ruling BRS in Assembly elections to end 'Naya Razakar regime.' He lauded former Nirmal MLA A. Maheshwar Reddy for spearheading people's movement against draft master plan. Kishan Reddy alleged BRS regime brought plan to benefit leaders, jeopardising farmers'…

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Shah ducks question on Shivraj’s future role as CM

Amit Shah said Madhya Pradesh is at the top in the country with a contribution of 45% in wheat exports.

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India to revamp colonial-era criminal laws to end 'signs of slavery'

India’s ruling Hindu nationalists have proposed a legislation to remove archaic references to the British monarchy and other 'signs of slavery' to protect the constitutional rights of the Indian people.

Radio France Internationale

Rajya Sabha chairman Dhankar refers 3 bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act to Standing Committee on Home Affairs

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday referred the three proposed bills, which seek to replace British-era criminal laws, to the Standing Committee on Home Affairs for examination. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bills seeking to replace IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act referred to Standing Committee

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, and Bharatiya Sakhshya Bill, 2023 referred to Standing Committee on Home Affairs. Committee to consult and submit report in 3 months. Bills seek to replace Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, and Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

The Hindu

Congress demands white paper on Chinese man who swindled crores from Gujaratis using a fake betting app

The Congress targeted the Centre over an alleged scam involving a Chinese national claiming that he “duped” 1,200 people in Gujarat of ₹1,400 crore using a betting app

The Hindu

Is there a need to replace the IPC, the CrPC and the Evidence Act?

Amit Shah's introduction of three Bills to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act raises questions on whether existing laws are being misused. Prakash Singh and Shahrukh Alam discuss if the laws need to be changed.

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Amit Shah to release ‘report card’ of Madhya Pradesh Government on August 20

Amit Shah to release Madhya Pradesh Govt's "report card" Aug 20, address BJP's working committee in Gwalior. BJP striving to increase presence in Scindia's erstwhile kingdom. This is Shah's 2nd visit in less than a month. BJP suffered setback in Gwalior mayoral elections last year, wants to avoid chances in…

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40,000 Kukis from Myanmar in Mizoram since 2021, never created any problem: Mizoram MP counters Amit Shah

Rajya Sabha MP K. Vanlalvena, from Mizoram said that though his State had sheltered more than 40,000 “refugees” from the neighbouring country since 2021, they had never created any problems, countering Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement

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When CJI D Y Chandrachud returned PM Modi’s compliments with folded hands

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day on Tuesday, praised the Supreme Court for its decision to provide the operative parts of its judgments to the concerned people in their regional language. Chief Justice of India (CJI)…

The Times of India

BRS vows to expose '100 Lies of BJP'; releases booklet and CD

HYDERABAD: Alleging that BJP leaders including Prime Minister and Union ministers have made promises to Telangana on various issues on various occasions, but did not keep their promises, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has come up with a booklet and CD titled "100 lies of BJP" on Monday.

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Amit Shah hoists tricolour at his residence as part of 'Har Ghar Tiranga' movement

Union Home Minister Amit Shah hoisted a Tiranga at his residence in Delhi as part of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' movement. He flagged off a 'Tiranga Yatra' in Gujarat's Ahmedabad and urged citizens to live for the country.

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Congress leader Randeep Surjewala demands wider consultations on 3 bills replacing criminal laws

Surjewala claimed that without any prior intimation or public consultation or inviting suggestions from legal experts, jurists, criminologists, and other stakeholders, the Modi government introduced the three bills from its "black magic hat" on August 11. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India to revise colonial-era penal code and toughen laws protecting women

Home minister promises widespread reforms but some experts suggest the new laws are more a repackaging of existing measures than real change

The Times of India

When home minister Amit Shah officially used cuss word ‘harami’

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah took part in a number of programmes in his home state of Gujarat on Saturday. In one of them, he was forced to use the unparliamentary word in Hindi, “harami”, which means ‘sinner’, ‘bastard’, ‘illegitimate’ or ‘illegal’ when translated to English.

The Hindu

Congress demands larger debate on three Bills to replace criminal laws

Congress calls for wider consultations on three Bills to overhaul criminal justice system, citing lack of prior intimation or public consultation. Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Bills, which propose to repeal the sedition law and introduce a new provision with a wider definition of the offence

The Hindu

Petty battles: On Manipur and Parliament

Political parties should not imitate the conflict in Manipur as their conduct in Parliament shows

The Hindu

Explained | Sedition ‘repealed’, death penalty for mob lynching: the new Bills to overhaul criminal laws

We examine the three new criminal law bills introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 11, which seek to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860; the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

The Hindu

Stalin deplores BJP’s ‘linguistic imperialism’

CM Stalin terms Union Home Minister Amit Shah's introduction of three Bills with Hindi names in Lok Sabha as "linguistic imperialism". He asserts Tamil Nadu and DMK will oppose BJP's attempt to supplant identity with Hindi. #LinguisticImperialism #TamilIdentity #BJP #Opposition

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AAP MP Raghav Chadha suspended from Rajya Sabha over ‘breach of privilege’

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha was suspended on Friday from the Rajya Sabha for “breach of privilege” after complaints of ‘fraud’. Read further on Dynamite News.

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