India to overhaul colonial-era criminal laws, repeal penal code Home minister presents bills to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act.

India replaced colonial-era criminal laws with new legislation on Monday, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government said would make the country more just, but the opposition said risked ...

Although most of us can't imagine ever wanting to strip out original features, there was a time when characterful millwork, ornate trims, and old flooring didn't have the respect they get now. So ...

N EW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday emphasized that India is moving away from a colonial mindset and rejecting outdated colonial concepts. Speaking at the 70th annual general ...

Photos on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art show what 19th-century colonial India looked like.

‘These laws were made to strengthen the colonial rule, to protect colonial rulers, and the intention was to punish and not give justice,’ India’s home minister Amit Shah said.

Decades after securing independence from the UK, India has scrapped colonial-era penal laws inherited from British rule. But critics fear the reform could pave the way to a "police state." ...

India will ask Britain to return legendary treasures that were taken from the country during the colonial era. The primary objective of officials in New Delhi is to secure the return of the Koh-i ...

India’s colonial past continues to cast a long shadow over many aspects of its society and institutions. One area where this influence remains particularly pronounced is the bureaucracy. The ...

Camilla’s coronation crown haunted by ‘painful memories of colonial past', says India The Queen Consort will be crowned alongside King Charles at the coronation on May 6 at Westminster Abbey.

Decades after securing independence from the UK, India said goodbye to British criminal laws. But many in the country fear the reform could pave the way to a "police state." ...