LS passes three criminal law bills

New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three criminal law bills seeking to comprehensively change the criminal justice system and replacing age-old legislations, including two introduced in the British era. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill 2023 were passed by the House…

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Justice Shinde submits 2nd report on Maratha reservation

Nagpur, (UNI) The Justice Sandeep Shinde committee, appointed by the Maharashtra government to finalise the procedure of giving Kunbi (OBC) certificates to Marathas, submitted the second report to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar, Ministers Chandrakantada Patil, who is also chairman of Maratha Reservation Cabinet Sub-Committee, Girish Mahajan, Dadaji Bhuse,…

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Iraq holds first provincial elections in a decade

Baghdad, (UNI) Iraq on Monday holds provincial elections in 15 of the country’s 18 provinces after a 10-year hiatus over political differences. Voting began after 7:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) when 7,166 polling centers opened under tight security measures as millions of Iraqis are expected to vote in Baghdad and other cities in all…

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