In a letter to the editor published Jan. 31 and titled "A legal code on guilt for priest?," the author wrote that "in the Napoleonic Code an accused person was considered guilty until proven innocent.

Former chief justices Kalyan Shrestha and Khil Raj Regmi who headed the criminal code drafting panel and civil code drafting panel, respectively, said the two codes had introduced timely changes in ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major ...

The writer — an entrepreneur, founder of Airdeccan, a retired Captain Of Indian Army, an author of a best seller "Simplifly" , a farmer and a 'failed' politician. Many political leaders and ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP): Indonesia on Friday (Jan 2) began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking ...

The recent progressive decisions of the Shani Shingnapur and Trimbakeshwar temple trusts to allow entry of women in the wake of a series of protests constitute a welcome development in what has been a ...

The Uniform Civil Code came into effect in Uttarakhand on Monday, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurating a manual of rules for the code and also launching an online portal for its ...