In an exclusive interview with India Today's Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, veteran Congress leader and senior advocate P Chidambaram spoke about the three new criminal laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam -- that came into effect across the country on Monday.
"There are several provisions which are retrograde. For example, the opportunity should have been taken to improve the laws, to bring it in line with modern criminal jurisprudence. Now, I can't call the present provision unconstitutional. But to continue with death penalty, to continue with adultery as a crime, to continue with sedition as a crime, all this is completely retrograde," Chidambaram said.
Following the devastating Delhi fire at Flourish Stay on June 3 that claimed twenty-one lives, an undercover investigation by the Special Investigation Team exposed a network of unregulated guest houses in Hauz Rani.
An undercover investigation by the India Today Special Investigation Team reveals safety and regulatory violations in Delhi's Hauz Rani area following a fire in Malviya Nagar that killed twenty-one people.
Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh faces a severe water crisis despite the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission. Nearly 430 crore rupees have been spent on laying pipelines and building infrastructure, yet villages like Kheda, Dhundhlpura, and the Bakatpura ward of Para Panchayat remain without tap water.
The top focus of this episode of News Today is on DMK's decision to boycott the INDIA bloc meeting and the Delhi hotel fire that claimed 21 lives on Wednesday.
