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August 7, 2023 4:24 PM

Lok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023

The Lok Sabha on Monday ( 07 August 2023) passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 amid noisy scenes. The Bill has provisions for processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes. According to the Bill, a person may process the personal data of an individual for a lawful purpose on the basis of their consent and for certain legitimate uses. The ...

August 3, 2023 8:15 PM

Rajya Sabha passes Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Rajya Sabha has passed the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The Bill seeks to amend the Advocates Act, 1961. The Bill repeals certain sections related to touts under the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879. The Bill provides that every High Court, district judge, sessions judge, district magistrate, and revenue officer not below the rank of a district collector can frame and publish lists of touts. Tout refers to a person who either proposes to procure or procures the employment of a legal practition...

August 1, 2023 5:14 PM

Rajya Sabha passes The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023

The Rajya Sabha passed The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on Tuesday. The Bill amends the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. It establishes the Co-operative Election Authority to conduct and supervise elections to the boards of multi-state co-operative societies. The Bill allows state co-operative societies to merge into an existing multi-state co-operative society. The Bill establishes the Co-operative Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Development Fund for...

August 1, 2023 5:12 PM

Lok Sabha passes Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023

The Lok Sabha passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on Tuesday. The Bill seeks to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 which provides for the regulation and registration of births and deaths. The Act provides for the appointment of a Registrar-General, India who may issue directions for registration of births and deaths. The Bill adds that the Registrar General will maintain a national database of registered births and deaths. The Bill a...

July 31, 2023 8:36 PM

Parliament passes Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 prohibiting unauthorized recording and exhibition of films

Parliament has passed the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 with the Lok Sabha approving it today amid din. The Rajya Sabha has already passed the Bill. The Bill seeks to amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952 under which the certificate issued by the Central Board of Film Certification was valid for 10 years. Now, the certificate will be perpetually valid. Replying to a brief discussion over the Bill, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said, the credibility of Indi...

July 4, 2023 3:19 PM

Human Rights Group Reports Execution of at Least 354 Individuals in Iran during the First Half of 2023

According to Norway-based Iran Human Rights, at least 354 individuals, including six women, were executed in Iran during the first six months of 2023. This marks a significant increase compared to the same period last year, with 261 executions recorded in 2022 and 121 in 2021. Out of the total executions, 206 individuals were put to death for drug-related charges, indicating a 126% rise compared to the same period in 2022 when 91 were executed on similar charges. This upward t...