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• States may be nudged to modify laws in line with labour codes December 3, 2020
  The government is of the view that state laws such as the Mathadi law of Maharashtra, which provides benefits for a person who carries a load of material on his head or back, may not remain valid or would require fresh Presidential assent with the labour codes coming into force.
• View: The new anti-conversion requirements intrude into a private zone of both intimacy and faith December 3, 2020
  Uttar Pradesh’s new Ordinance, released late last month with much fanfare, is, in fact, a near replica of recent laws from Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. While there are a number of problems with these laws, we focus here on provisions that criminalise conversions done ‘by marriage’ and invalidate the accompanying marriages.
• India 'carefully monitoring' all developments on Brahmaputra river: MEA on Chinese media reports December 3, 2020
• Rahul Gandhi's consistency is issue, says Sharad Pawar December 3, 2020
  When asked if the country was ready to accept Rahul Gandhi as leader, Pawar said, "There are some questions in this regard. There seems to be less consistency.