The Ministry of Information and Technology on Monday released a new set of guidelines to restrict hateful content spreading on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
The Congress MP’s suggestion to allow the Standing Committee to “examine” the laws may be misplaced as it can only examine Bills, not Acts. It is prudent to wait for the report of the panel ordered by the apex court.
Earlier on Thursday, 12 MPs from Opposition parties met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and handed him a letter, saying the condition of farmers resembled that of prisoners in jail
On January 22, 2021, the prolonged dialogue between agitating farmers’ associations and the ostensibly patient government ended in a stalemate. Or is it a checkmate?
The Committee appointed by the Supreme Court on farm laws has invited comments, views and suggestions from the public on the three laws by February 20.
When a law is made by Parliament, it alone can repeal or suspend it. The Court has no power to stay it, and if it does so, then Parliament too can do the same to a court’s orders. This tussle has been there since the first Republic Day in 1950.