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Despite a considerable decrease in cases, Nagaland continues to hold the dubious distinction of having the highest crime rate under ‘Extortion & Blackmailing’ under Sections 384 to 389 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), revealed by the latest 'Crime in India

Exclusive for Subscribers from Monday to Friday: Have you ever thought about how struggle for Indian independence or Indian Nationalism are relevant to the UPSC Exam? What significance do topics like Self Help Groups, Sulabh International, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and Section 309 of the IPC have for both the preliminary and main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for August 16, 2023.

In the IPC, Section 377 — which mentioned “carnal inter­course against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal” — did offer protection to non-minor males from rape. Now, in the proposed BNS, this section is gone.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, which will repeal and replace the more than 160-year-old Indian Penal Code (IPC), will contain new numbers for some of the most commonly used sections. Here's a list of the old and new section numbers.

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The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has opened the registration process for the Law Graduate Assessment Test (Law-GAT), which is mandatory for enrolment

The number of cases being closed citing lack of evidence are increasing, yet remain an underestimate, say experts, given the trust deficit that discourages people from registering complaints in the first place.

Three incidents that transpired lat week, caught my attention. Garba Shehu and the President’s Medical Tourism I watched an interview of Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu last Tuesday, in which he said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to London for a medical check up could not be classified as medical tourism, because he was going to see his Doctors who have been caring for him for the past 30 years! I felt so embarrassed for Nigeria, with that singular statement that Mr Shehu ma...