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Legal provisions for divorce in India

An overview of the laws governing divorce in India, the personal-law statutes that apply across religions, and how mutual-consent divorce works.

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Fundamentals of Labour Laws in India

Labour law appertains to the relationship between employees and employers and between trade unions and employers. Labour Laws in India cover almost all kinds of industries. Different Labour Laws are enacted for different type of industries according to those industries (as for Coal Mines Workers, Dock Workers and Plantation Workers etc. There are different laws to regulate their employment to their respective industries and conditions of service).

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Legal Procedures for Copyright Law in India

The main objective of Copyright Act, 1957 is to encourage people with creative bent of mind belonging to the areas of Art, Literature and composing. The provisions of the Act reward them exclusive rights for a time-bound period so that no can exploit their creations commercially by reproducing them in any way.

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The fundamental rights of an arrested person

An arrested person in India has rights under the Constitution and the BNSS 2023: silence, grounds for arrest, bail, legal aid and a 24-hour limit.

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News-Gathering Rights of Journalists Under Indian Law

How Article 19(1)(a), the Press Council Act 1978 and Supreme Court rulings such as Sakal Papers protect a journalist's freedom to gather and publish news in India.

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