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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicDecriminalisation

Topic: Decriminalisation

Walking your dog off leash? No liquor licence? No jail time as Haryana decriminalises 164 offences

Haryana's Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill 2025 decriminalises minor offences across 42 state laws. It aims to enhance ease of living & ease of doing business in the state.

Jan Vishwas Bill 2025: Tying cow to pole, honking in silence zone among 355 offences to be amended

If passed, Bill will reshape how Indians encounter law in routine life—removing the tag of ‘criminal’ from everyday infractions & replacing it with accountability through fines.

Jan Vishwas 2.0: Over 36 minor offences to be decriminalised, replaced with warning or penalty

From Motor Vehicles Act to Electricity Act, new bill set to be tabled next week proposes to decriminalise minor offences to bring a ‘transparent and fair regulatory environment’.

On Camera

Hindu leaders have been backward-looking. It started with Gandhi

Indian leaders take pride in 'persons of Indian origin' who run American companies. They forget that this is the result of Macaulay’s vision.

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.