Top Democratic leadership has urged Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution to remove President Donald Trump from office for his "incitement of insurrection", a day after his supporters attacked the US Capitol in a violent breach.
The 25th Amendment provides some answers about how presidential power could be transferred, either temporarily or more permanently.
The Modi government has reduced the tenure of Chief Information Commissioners and all information commissioners in transparency panels across the country to three years. The new RTI rules were notified Thursday night, a move activists call an assault on their independence and autonomy.
Chief Minister Kamal Nath has said that his government will first study the new rules in the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act and then take a decision.
The Rajya Sabha today unanimously passed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Amendment Bill 2019. The bill will amend the provisions of the POCSO Act 2012 and provide stricter punishments for sexual abuse on children. Under the new provisions, the minimum punishment for 'aggravate penetrative sexual assault' will be increased from 10 years to 20 years. The maximum punishment will be death penalty.
Home Minister Amit Shah has moved Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha. As per the new bill, people living along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir will get benefits of reservation in direct recruitment, promotion, and admission in professional courses.
The Kamal Nath-led government is likely to bring an amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Cow Progeny Slaughter Prevention Act 2004 in the next Assembly session.
The Union Cabinet is learnt to have approved a proposal to amend two laws to give more teeth to the NIA in probing terror cases in India and abroad.
The Cabinet on Friday approved amendments in the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill proposes major amendments to the three-decade old Act that has outlived its utility on several fronts.
The Union Law Ministry on Friday cleared a proposal to amend a 147-year-old divorce law to halve the separation period for Christian couples seeking to file for divorce by mutual consent.
New Delhi: The new law on appointment of judges should not be seen as "good or bad" and rather tested on the proposition that whether it conforms to the basic structure of the Constitution or
New Delhi, Mar 14: A Trinamool Congress move that could have embarrassed the government in Parliament over NCTC issue today came a cropper with the rejection of its amendment to the President's address seeking deletion
New Delhi, Mar 14: As major ally Trinamool Congress tabled an embarrassing amendment to President's Address, Congress on Tuesday night warned allies that such steps could threaten the stability of the government.At the dinner hosted
New Delhi, Dec 30: Under fierce attack from the Opposition, the government tonight defended the move to adjourn the Rajya Sabha sine die saying it needs time to study the nearly 200 amendments moved by
New Delhi, Dec 28: On the eve of consideration of Lokpal Bill by the Rajya Sabha, Trinamool Congress today mounted difficulties on the government by giving notice for amendment to the crucial legislation in which
New Delhi, Dec 20: BJP today decided to seek amendments in the Lokpal Bill if its suggestions and concerns on the legislation are not incorporated.This decision was taken at a meeting of BJP Parliamentary Party
New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday approved the legislation empowering the Central government to supersede the Medical Council of India (MCI) and constitute a board of governors, with Rajya Sabha passing the bill amending the Indian
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