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LONDON: The Scottish government has proposed decriminalising possession of all drugs for personal use to tackle one of Europe's highest overdose death rates.The suggestion was almost instantly blocked by the Conservative UK government in…

Last Updated: December 22, 2022, 17:48 ISTCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.Besides the decriminalisation of minor offences, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022, envisages the rationalisation of monetary…

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference after the 48th GST Council meeting, in New Delhi on December 17, 2022. Twitter/@@FinMinIndia The 48th GST Council meeting was held under the leadership of Union Finance…

PTI | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar The GST Council on Saturday agreed to decriminalise certain offences and doubled the threshold for launching prosecution to ₹2 crore, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra said.The Council could…

NEW DELHI: Industry body CIIhas pitched for a reduction in personal income tax rates, decriminalisation of the goods and services tax and a relook at the capital gains tax rates as part of its agenda presented to the government for the…

Industry body CII has pitched for a reduction in personal income tax rates, decriminalisation of the goods and services tax and a relook at the capital gains tax rates as part of its agenda presented to the government for the forthcoming…

A government ministry has proposed decriminalising offences under the Collection of Statistics Act 2008 as part of the government’s efforts to rationalise legislations to promote the ease of doing business. The Ministry of Statistics and…

Singapore will decriminalise sex between men but has no plans to change the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday. LGBTQ groups welcomed Lee’s decision to repeal…

SINGAPORE: Singapore will decriminalise sex between men but has no plans to change the legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday. Lee said Singaporean society, especially…

Sierra Leone’s government has approved a draft law that would decriminalise abortion in a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates. President Julius Maada Bio told the 10th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and…