The new criminal laws focus on justice and its provisions, and are victim-centric instead of stressing on punishment, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Monday as the country woke up to new regulations on how crime is defined, investigated and punished. HT brings you a round-up of the most important and interesting stories, so you don’t miss your daily dose of news. |
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THE BIG STORY New crime laws about ‘nyay’, not ‘dand’: Shah The new criminal laws focus on justice and its provisions, and are victim-centric instead of stressing on punishment, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Monday as the country woke up to new regulations on how crime is defined, investigated and punished. The three new laws —Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) — replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act respectively. They came into force at midnight on Sunday. Read more. |
THE BIG QUESTION Showdown in House as LoP Rahul attacks govt: Is Cong ready to take on Modi-led govt? Rahul Gandhi’s first major speech as Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha lasted 62 minutes, covered a wide sweep of hot-button issues from the ethnic conflict in Manipur to the NEET controversy, the Agnipath scheme for recruitment to the armed forces to the farm crisis, and inflation to the politics of hate, and provoked interventions from senior leaders on the treasury benches including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, and defence minister Rajnath Singh. Switching between Hindi and English, Gandhi’s speech was marked by the same aggression that characterised many of his speeches on the campaign trail, and its real impact can be measured by the government attempting to fact-check it, and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders such as Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath seeking an apology from Gandhi for allegedly insulting the sentiments of crores of Hindus. Read more. |
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FROM THE EDIT PAGE Coping with the monsoon impact Last Friday, Delhi received a record downpour of 228.1 mm rain, the highest for a single day since 1936. A taxi driver died when the canopy of a terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed on his car and 11 others were injured as rain battered the city. It triggered an infrastructure collapse in the national Capital of a scale that raised serious questions about urban governance, especially the preparedness of the city and state governments to deal with the monsoon. Read more. |
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HT This Day:July 2, 1962 Dr B. C. Roy and P. D. Tandon dead  (Click to expand) Dr Roy, who was 81 today, collapsed suddenly and died peacefully at 12-03 p.m. after a second heart attack in 10 days. Hundreds who left birthday bouquets in the morning came back later to lay wreaths, shocked and grief-stricken. Dr Roy will be cremated tomorrow morning in south Calcutta. Read more. |
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