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Canada planning social media ban for users under 16

The proposed measure will be part of a larger online harms bill which will be brought before Canada’s Parliament on Wednesday. (REUTERS)

Updated 35 days ago

Work afoot on law to cap annual fee hike by pvt schools: Punjab minister

The move marks a decisive step by the Punjab government to curb profiteering in the education sector. (Getty Images)

Published 39 days ago

Bill to safeguard ‘freedom of choice’ in marriage tabled

Bill to safeguard ‘freedom of choice’ in marriage tabled

Published 117 days ago

With six days to go, key bills await passage in stir-hit House

The government has its work cut out to clear bills, with some of them yet to get approval of the Union cabinet.

Published 214 days ago

Kharge, Rahul write to PM; urge govt to grant statehood to J-K

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge (right) and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

Updated 363 days ago

Communities targeted by extremists want Canadian govt to take strict action to rein in radical elements

The gathering at the United Against Extremism conference in the town of Woodbridge in the Greater Toronto Area on Sunday. (Credit: CIF)

Published 378 days ago

Georgia lawmakers consider easing one of the nation's toughest death penalty laws

Georgia lawmakers consider easing one of the nation's toughest death penalty laws

Published 496 days ago

Trump to rename Greenland as Denmark eyes California? 'Red, White and Blueland'

Trump's obsession with Greenland has persisted despite Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen repeated declarations that Greenland is “not for sale.”

Updated 517 days ago

Australia passes law to ban social media for children below 16

The TikTok application on the Apple Inc. App Store arranged on a smartphone in Sydney, Australia. (Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg)

Updated 593 days ago

Navigating federalism and prioritising workers in planned gig worker legislation

The planned Bill presents a unique opportunity to open the black box surrounding gig work platforms. (Shutterstock)

Published 667 days ago

This US state is banning deepfakes to protect workers and regulate AI

California's Democratic-controlled Legislature passed bills to regulate AI, address deepfakes, and safeguard workers. The measures include bans on election deepfakes, requirements for AI data transparency, and protections for workers against AI replacements. Gov. Newsom must decide on the bills by Sept. 30.

Published 680 days ago

Delhi HC urges Centre to frame law to regulate AI, deepfake

(Representative Photo)

Updated 685 days ago

US Senator Rubio introduces bill to ally with India, penalise Pakistan

US Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16. (AFP)

Updated 717 days ago

Assam to repeal Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act, 1935

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (PTI Photo)

Published 725 days ago

Andhra government may bring in law against land grab

At a press conference held at state secretariat, the chief minister called upon the people to file complaints on land grabbing done in the last five years (PTI)

Published 728 days ago

A charter for Parliament to improve its functioning

The Parliament House in New Delhi, India, on Monday, June 24, 2024. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Published 738 days ago

Will enact law or file review petition to protect the rights of poor: Nayab Saini

The CM slammed the opposition Congress for attempting to disrupt the recruitment process and misleading the people on these recruitment. (HT File)

Updated 749 days ago

India’s anti-conversion laws and related court judgments through the decades

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court building, the apex judicial body of India, in New Delhi. (ANI Photo) (Sanjay Sharma)

Published 754 days ago

New BJP govt in Rajasthan to introduce fresh law on religious conversion

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma speaks during a state level program on World Environment Day, in Jaipur, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI06_05_2024_000127B) (PTI)

Updated 755 days ago

Prohibit caste-based names, identifiers, panel tells TN govt

Prohibit caste-based names, identifiers, panel tells TN govt

Updated 755 days ago

Sukhbir bats for law to bar non-Punjabis from getting govt jobs in state

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal in Bathinda on Tuesday.

Updated 776 days ago

A look at the US Senate's TikTok legislation

Published 778 days ago

State needs to address the plight of domestic workers

There is no universal definition of occupational safety and health for domestic workers, and there is uncertainty regarding the responsibilities of employers in providing safe workplaces.

Published 780 days ago

‘I’m in menopause': Halle Berry joins senators to confront stigma

Oscar-winning actor and women's health activist Halle Berry joins female senators as they introduce new legislation to boost federal research on menopause, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2024. The bipartisan Senate bill, the Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women's Health Act, would create public health efforts to improve women's mid-life health. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Published 799 days ago

Films chronicling Indian farmers’ protests, CAA to feature at Hot Docs festival

A still from the documentary Farming The Revolution, which will have its world premiere at Hot Docs this month. (Credit: Courtesy Hot Docs)

Updated 810 days ago

Pitroda’s remarks put spotlight on inheritance tax decades after it was scrapped

Congress leader Sam Pitroda. (X)

Published 811 days ago

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing teachers to carry concealed handguns

Allison Polidor reacts after the House voted to adopt Senate Bill 1325 at the Tennessee State Capitol building, a bill that will authorize teachers, principals, and school personnel to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., April 23, 2024. REUTERS/Seth Herald

Published 811 days ago

US' deadline to China's ByteDance: 'Sell TikTok or face ban’

A view shows the office of TikTok after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the US assets of the short-video app or face a ban, in Culver City, California.

Published 811 days ago

Manifesto promises to make Parliament work

The Congress party released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi on April 5.

Published 822 days ago

Two top Japan companies on AI: ‘Worst-case scenario social order could collapse’

The companies said that AI tools have already begun to damage human dignity as they are sometimes designed to seize users’ attention without attention to morals or accuracy.

Published 826 days ago

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