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June 22, 2026 3:01 PM

PM Modi highlights judicial reforms, shares article on strengthening legal ecosystem and access to justice

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared an article authored by Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Law & Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal, highlighting the government's efforts to strengthen India’s legal ecosystem, improve access to justice, and make public services more citizen-centric. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “In this article, Union MoS Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal elaborates the government’s efforts to strengthen the legal ecosystem, promote ...

July 2, 2025 2:38 PM

Iranian President Pezeshkian Signs into Law Suspending Cooperation with UN Nuclear Monitor

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has signed into law a bill suspending cooperation with the United Nations' nuclear monitor, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iranian state media reported on Wednesday. This is one of the most drastic steps Iran has made in its standoff with international powers on its nuclear activities. State broadcaster of Iran reported that "Masoud Pezeshkian ratified the bill suspending cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency," Press TV, Mehr...

July 2, 2025 3:17 PM

Iran enacts law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian put into effect on Wednesday a law passed by parliament last week to suspend cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, Iranian state media reported. Iran has threatened to halt cooperation with the IAEA, accusing it of siding with Western countries and providing a justification for Israel's air strikes, which began a day after the IAEA board voted to declare Iran in violation of obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The law stip...

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

New criminal laws into effect: IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act will be replaced from today

In a move that will completely overhaul the criminal justice system in the country, three new criminal laws come into effect from today, July 1. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), passed in Parliament last December, will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 respectively. Several new provisions have been incorporated in the thr...

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

New criminal laws come into effect: Know what legal luminaries think of their impacts on legal system

As the three new criminal laws come into effect today (Monday), several legal experts say there are big challenges ahead for law-enforcing agencies, judicial officers, and legal professionals. It is said that these laws will affect a large number of citizens at some point of time or the other in their lives. The passing of the three criminal law bills in Parliament last year sparked a series of debates regarding the need to take such steps towards evolution in the field of law with the introduct...