New Law: Donating To Beggars Now A Punishable Offense In This City

16 Dec 2024

The cleanest city in India, Indore, is taking a drastic step in its mission to eliminate begging. Starting January 1, the district administration will register FIRs against anyone who gives money to beggars. District collector Ashish Singh announced that the city had already implemented a ban on begging. "Our awareness...

South Korea Launches Foreign Nanny Program To Combat Plummeting Birth Rate

31 Aug 2024

Historic Low Fertility Rate Drives New Childcare Initiative South Korea, facing the world’s lowest fertility rate of 0.78, has introduced a new policy to address its demographic crisis. Despite investing approximately 380 trillion won (US$284 billion) over 17 years to boost birth rates, the nation’s population continues to decline. The...

Australia Implements “Right to Disconnect” Law To Protect Workers’ Personal Time

26 Aug 2024

Australia has introduced a groundbreaking law that gives employees the "right to disconnect" from work communications outside of their official working hours. This new provision allows Australians to ignore emails and phone calls from their employers once their workday ends. Background and Rationale The Australian government, led by Prime...

Assam To Draft New Laws On ‘Love Jihad’ And Land Deals

05 Aug 2024

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Monday that the state is working on new laws to address issues related to "love jihad" and land sales. Sarma explained that the government plans to introduce stricter penalties for cases of "love jihad," where people pretend to be of a different...

Sarma Announces Life Imprisonment Law, New Domicile Policy for Assam

04 Aug 2024

In a recent BJP meeting, Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted upcoming legislative changes, including a new law to address 'love jihad,' which would mandate life imprisonment for such offenses. Sarma, a key BJP leader in the North East, also revealed plans for a new domicile policy in Assam, restricting government jobs...

Mahua Moitra Faces FIR Under New Law Over Social Media Post On NCW Chief

07 Jul 2024

Delhi Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Mahua Moitra, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian, for a 'derogatory' social media post concerning National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma. Moitra has been charged under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), a newly enacted law effective from...

Sierra Leone Enacts Landmark Law Banning Child Marriage

03 Jul 2024

Sierra Leone has officially banned child marriage with the introduction of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. The new law was celebrated at a ceremony in Freetown, organized by First Lady Fatima Bio and attended by dignitaries, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia. President Julius Maada Bio signed...

Indonesia passes law making sex outside marriage punishable by jail

06 Dec 2022

A new criminal code that will make having sex outside of marriage punishable by up to a year in jail for both citizens and foreign visitors was approved by the Indonesian parliament on Tuesday. According to the new rule, premarital cohabitation is punishable by six months in jail if reported...