The measure had to overcome some initial hesitation from White House, as well as corporate opposition, to win final passage last week in the Senate, following earlier House passage.
Justice A.N. Mittal, chairman, State Law Commission, said, "The State Law Commission has received 8,500 responses on its email on the draft Bill on Population Control".
Samajwadi Party MP Shaqfiqur Rahman Barq hit out at UP government, saying it should ban marriages if it wants to stabilise rising population.
The Madhya Pradesh assembly on Monday passed the MP Freedom of Religion Bill 2021 — the so-called ‘love jihad’ law — by voice vote amid chants.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Leader, K Kavitha said that the party will support farmers' call of Bandh on December 8.
A major German newspaper has compiled together a 130-billion-pound invoice that the country 'owes' Germany following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. China is facing a backlash from major European powers after suspicions over its role in the coronavirus pandemic which has caused 1 lakh deaths in Europe.
A bill to provide more powers to the RBI for regulating cooperative banks was introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
The reservation for SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies will be extended for another 10 years, but the nomination of the Anglo-Indian community in the legislature will end from January next year, according to a bill listed for introduction in the lower house on Monday.
The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019 was passed by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha. It was already passed in Lok Sabha on November 28.
The bill defines a transgender as someone whose gender does not match the gender assigned at birth. As per 2011 census, there are about 4.8 lakh transgender persons but some estimates peg it at 40 lakhs in the country.
The Bar Council of India on Wednesday strongly opposed the proposed higher education commission bill, saying it takes away the BCI's power to regulate legal education and hands it over to "outsiders".
The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 also provides for constitution of surrogacy boards at national and state levels, as well as that the intending couples should not abandon such a child under any condition. Some amendments moved by the opposition were rejected by voice vote.
The Chairperson of ACI will be appointed by the government in consultation with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Its other members would include eminent persons and government nominees.
Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved a bill to save gullible investors from Ponzi schemes.
A Bill to protect the rights of "right people", including vulnerable, farmers and financially backward persons, was on Friday passed in the Lok Sabha with voice vote.
A bill which provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders by defining their identity and rights to prohibit discrimination against them was introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday.
The Telangana Assembly on Friday passed the Telangana Municipalities Bill, 2019, which proposes major policy decisions, including demolition of illegal constructions without notice, self-certification of property tax and penalty for misusing the facility.
In a bid to combat rising cases of child sex abuse, a Bill for enhancing punishment, including a provision for the death penalty, for committing sexual crimes against children was introduced in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
The Foreign Secretary told the Sunday Times he would not hand over "a penny more than is legally required of us", reports the BBC
The government described it as historic and in the country's interest.
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