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Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill replacing the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Evidence Act on Thursday with Rajya Sabha giving its assent to the three Bills passed earlier by the Lok Sabha. Piloting the Bills, Home Minister Amit Shah said the new laws will give priority to providing justice in place of the earlier British laws that gave primacy to penal action and were purely indigenous. “These three Bills are made by Indians, for Indians and by an Indian Parliament….

Indian Navy has deployed a second frontline ship in the Gulf of Aden to augment its anti-piracy mission, following the hijacking of a Malta-flagged cargo vessel by pirates. The Navy now has stealth guided-missile destroyer INS Kochi and INS Kolkata in the region, officials said. The Navy swiftly responded after receiving a call for help from MV Ruen, the Malta-flagged hijacked vessel, on December 14.

ECJ that UEFA and FIFA have no right to block it, has led to the expectations surrounding a new European Super League, being revived. According to the ECJ ruling on Thursday, the two regulatory bodies have breached the European Competition law at the time they have put a prevention on the initial plans in the year 2021.

Tiago EV later discovered it to be a faulty car just days after taking delivery. The buyer, identified as Chitrabhanu Pathak, shared his unfortunate experience in a viral Twitter post. He tweeted, «Received a 'gift' from Tata Motors, an underprepared Tiago EV XZPLUS TECHLUX car.

Delhi government will roll out its WhatsApp-based bus ticketing system in a couple of months, with the trial run for the project slated to commence in a fortnight, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said. Also in the pipeline is the single-journey ticket system that will enable users to book autos, metro tickets, and bus tickets, he said. «We have already tied up with WhatsApp for this initiative.

Lok Sabha had approved these on Wednesday. The bills that repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act will usher in a new era in the criminal justice system, Home Minister Amit Shah said while replying to a debate in the Upper House of Parliament. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bills will now go to the president for her assent, upon which these will become laws.

Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon: Part One — A Child of Fire. Scheduled for streaming on Friday, Dec. 22, this Netflix Original will deviate from the norm, allowing subscribers to catch it a night earlier, on Thursday, Dec. 21 at 10:00 p.m. EST, with west coast viewers gaining access even earlier.

India received consular access on three occasions to Nikhil Gupta, who has been in a jail in the Czech capital of Prague following the US accusing him of involvement in a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said India is extending necessary consular assistance to Gupta. «An Indian national is currently in the custody of the Czech authorities pending a request for extradition to the US.

Amit Shah today claimed that over 70,000 people have been killed in India due to terrorism on account of Congress government's wrong policies. Shah was speaking in Rajya Sabha. Replying to debate in Rajya Sabha on bills that seek to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and Indian Evidence Act, Shah said the definition of terrorism has been included in the new bills. The House earlier took up discussion on the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023.

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100 MPs now suspended from Lok Sabha as Opposition leaders protest, total tally reaches 146 "The biggest challenge is that the people holding constitutional positions, who are responsible for providing protection to the opposition MPs, are themselves becoming a part of party politics and doing politics using caste, region and occupation as their shield," Mallikarjun Kharge said at the CWC meet, adding, "[There is a] conspiracy to convert Parliament into platform for ruling party." "Country [is] watching how BJP is strangulating democracy by arbitrarily passing key bills without discussion," Mallikarjun Kharge said. Addressing party leaders at a crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, Mallikarjun Kharge said the Congress has learnt valuable lessons from its mistakes in the Assembly elections and is "committed to not repeating them".

₹27,360 crore spread over a period of 5 years which includes central share of ₹18,128 crore. The national master plan is a core planning body under PM GatiShakti and it helps in creating data layers for the different ministries such as education, water resources, drinking water and sanitation, railways, etc.

NEW DELHI : The Lok Sabha has passed the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, repealing the colonial-era Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, simplifying the process of allotment of titles and registration of periodicals through an online system. The Rajya Sabha had already passed the Bill during the monsoon session.

In Sweden’s far north, two investors are rolling out a playbook that could break the financial bottleneck that has bedeviled emerging green industries. So far, they have hatched the world’s first large-scale steel mill powered by green hydrogen and a fast-growing battery maker that has raised more than $9 billion. Next up are heat pumps.

The EUR/USD pair has been struggling but still largely edging higher in recent times, as it looks to finish the month and year in positive territory.

Telangana government would order a judicial inquiry into power purchase agreements with Chhattisgarh as well as construction of the Bhadradri and Yadadri thermal power plants by the previous BRS government, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said on Thursday. During a short discussion on the power sector in the Assembly, Revanth Reddy said his government is willing to set up an all party fact-finding committee to look into the 24-hour free power supply initiative of the BRS regime. A White Paper on Telangana power sector, tabled by the Congress government in the House said the accumulated losses of Telangana discoms stood at Rs 62,461 crore as of March 31,2023 while the debt has mounted to Rs.

Ladli Behna' programme did not find mention in the governor's address to the newly constituted assembly. The four-day-long first session of MP's 16th assembly concluded on Thursday and it was adjourned sine die (indefinitely).

Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Ltd (MLMML) on Thursday said it has tied up with lithium-ion battery recycling as well as e-waste management firm Attero. The strategic collaboration, focused on effective EV battery recycling, represents a proactive effort to tackle the environmental concerns linked to safe electric vehicle battery disposal, the company, a unit of Mahindra & Mahindra, said in a statement.

Amazon has announced a significant reduction in the price of its Prime Lite membership plan. Originally introduced at Rs 999, the annual subscription now stands at a wallet-friendly Rs 799, presenting a compelling option for cost-conscious consumers.

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Brahmaputra Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, have developed an indigenous river model BRAHMA-2D (Braided River Aid: Hydro-Morphological Analyzer). This comprehensive mathematical model can help to understand flow of large braided rivers like Brahmaputra, providing valuable insights to field engineers to design sustainable hydraulic structures like Spurs, Revetment and other river bank protection measures.