Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and others within the Lok Sabha through the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.
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Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha passes Bills to exchange British-era prison legal guidelines
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday handed three amended Bills that search to repeal and substitute prison legal guidelines which date again to colonial instances. This prison legislation reform brings terrorism offences right into a common crime legislation for the primary time, drops the crime of sedition, and makes mob lynching punishable by dying.
New prison Bills have provisions for time-bound investigation and trial: Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah mentioned within the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that after the implementation of the three new prison Bills there could be a uniform justice system all through the nation. He mentioned the proposed legal guidelines had been victim-centred and glued the accountability of the police. He mentioned an unbiased Director of Prosecution could be appointed on the district and State ranges, the place the position of the police would solely be advisory.
Government points COVID-19 alert, says no clustering of JN.1 circumstances
Admitting that India has registered an increase within the every day COVID-19 positivity price in some States, together with Kerala, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Karnataka, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, whereas issuing an alert, mentioned that no clustering of circumstances had been reported within the new JN.1 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
INDIA events could transfer court docket to problem prison code Bill
Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) companions might method the Supreme Court to problem a few of the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay (Second) Sanhita Bill, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) and Bharatiya Samanta (Second) Bill that search to exchange the prevailing prison legal guidelines.
Mamata meets PM, requires launch of pending central funds
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee together with a delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and sought “release of funds due to the State without further delay and without political considerations”.
The Lok Sabha on December 20 handed the omnibus Telecom Bill 2023 which is able to substitute present legal guidelines, together with the 138-year-old Indian Telegraph Act. The Bill seeks to reform and simplify the regulatory and licensing regime for telecommunications and take away bottlenecks in creating telecom infrastructure. It additionally permits the federal government to quickly take management of telecom companies within the curiosity of nationwide safety and supply a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite tv for pc spectrum.
The Rajya Sabha thought-about and returned two Bills — the Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill and the Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill — on December 20 within the absence of Opposition members, who boycotted the proceedings demanding a press release by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the difficulty of breach in Parliament safety.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, headed by senior Biju Janata Dal (BJP) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, tabled an in depth report on the implementation of the Centre’s coverage on baby labour in Parliament on December 20. The report, titled ‘National Policy on Child Labour – An Assessment’, states the nation has an extended method to go in eliminating baby labour, and requires adjustments to the insurance policies and legal guidelines that govern the difficulty. The 582-page report touches upon virtually all points of the difficulty, and recommends numerous Ministries of the Centre and the States take coordinated steps to deal with it.
Railways overcome main tunnelling hurdle in Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link challenge
A considerable hurdle, which was delaying work in the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) challenge, was overcome after the Indian Railways achieved a breakthrough in a 3 kilometre-long tunnel within the Jammu part of the challenge on Wednesday. The large ticket challenge is slated to be inaugurated earlier than the 2024 Lok Sabha election, and can allow the operating of passenger trains between Jammu and Kashmir. Currently, the Indian Railways runs a Vande Bharat Express from New Delhi to Katra in Jammu.
India will ‘definitely look into’ any info on alleged Pannun assassination try: PM Modi
India will “definitely” study the allegations of an try and assassinate U.S.-based pro-Khalistan activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun if supplied with ample proof, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned in an interview to the Financial Times, revealed on Wednesday. In his first public remarks on the case, Mr. Modi highlighted his authorities’s dedication to the rule of legislation and expressed concern in regards to the actions of pro-Khalistan teams based mostly in western international locations.
China’s Xi says sturdy Russia ties a ‘strategic choice’
Chinese President Xi Jinping mentioned on Wednesday that sustaining shut ties with Russia is a “strategic choice”, calling for deeper bilateral cooperation throughout a gathering with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing, state media reported. The sturdy relationship between the 2 nations, which has endured regardless of Russia’s army invasion of its neighbour Ukraine in early 2022, has confronted pointed criticism from Western leaders in recent times.
EU reaches settlement on reforming bloc’s migration legal guidelines
EU international locations and lawmakers reached an settlement on Wednesday on an overhaul of the bloc’s legal guidelines on dealing with asylum-seekers and migrants, officers mentioned. The reform contains speedier vetting of irregular arrivals, creating border detention centres, accelerated deportation for rejected asylum candidates and a solidarity mechanism to take stress off southern international locations experiencing large inflows.
Sports Ministry confirms Satwik, Chirag for Khel Ratna, Shami and 25 others for Arjuna award
The Sports Ministry on Wednesday put its stamp on the nominations for the annual sports activities awards, confirming the celebrated Khel Ratna honour for badminton gamers Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and the Arjuna award for 26 sports activities individuals, together with pacer Mohammed Shami.
