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Rajya Sabha: Jaishankar To Move Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill Today

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will move the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha today

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will move the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 in Rajya Sabha today.

Earlier on Monday, the Lok Sabha passed the bill that seeks to provide an effective legal instrument to combat piracy not only in territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) but also on the high seas. The Bill defines piracy as any illegal act of violence, detention, or destruction against a ship, aircraft, person or property, for private purposes, by the crew or passengers of a private ship or aircraft.

Speaking in Lok Sabha during the discussion on the Bill, S Jaishankar said โ€œThe official amendment has provided punishment for life. Earlier, there was a provision for death. Now, the provision for death has been amended as per government amendment to punishment   to death or with imprisonment for life, if such a person is committing the act of piracy and causes death or an attempt thereof.โ€

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โ€œThe concern that there will be a mandatory death sentence is no longer relevant in view of the government amendment which actually provides for death or life imprisonment depending on the nature of the circumstances,โ€ added the Minister.
The Lok Sabha took up the Bill for consideration on December 7.
Notably, the Bill will empower Indian authorities to deal with piracy on the high seas beyond the exclusive economic zone which is 200 nautical miles from the countryโ€™s coastline.

Jaishankar had earlier informed the Lok Sabha that most of the recommendations of the standing committee have been incorporated in the bill. He said India does not have a specific law or legal provision in the IPC or the CrPC on piracy.
The Minister had said Indiaโ€™s security and economic well-being is inextricably linked to the sea and maritime security is a prerequisite with more than 90 per cent of the countryโ€™s trade with the world taking place through sea routes and more than 80 per cent of hydrocarbon requirements being seaborne.

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NCPCR Chief Claims That Byjuโ€™s Is โ€œBuyingโ€ Phone Numbers Of Kids โ€œThreateningโ€ Parents

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NCPCR has claimed that Byjuโ€™s is allegedly purchasing the phone numbers of kids and their parents and threatening them their future will be ruined if they do not buy courses from it

New Delhi: The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has claimed that the edtech company Byjuโ€™s is allegedly purchasing the phone numbers of kids and their parents and threatening them that their future will be ruined if they do not buy courses from it.

โ€œWe came to know how Byjuโ€™s buying phone numbers of children and their parents, rigorously following them and threatening them that their future will be ruined. Theyโ€™re targeting first-generation learners. Weโ€™ll initiate action and if need be will make report and write to government,โ€ NCPCR Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo told ANI on Tuesday. Last week on Friday, the commission issued a summons to Byjuโ€™s CEO Byju Raveendran asking him to appear in person on December 23 over alleged malpractice of hard selling and mis-selling of its courses for students.
The Commission took action based on a news report that the sales team of BYJUโ€™S was indulging in malpractices to lure parents to buy their courses for their children.

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โ€œAs the Commission has come across a news article wherein it has been pointed out that the sales team of BYJUโ€™S is indulging in malpractices to lure parents to buy their courses for their children. lt has also been mentioned in the news report that some customers have also claimed that they were exploited and deceived, and had put their savings and futures in jeopardy,โ€ the NCPCR said in a statement.
The Commission further said that the news report further alleged that BYJUโ€™S has been actively tricking customers to enter into loan-based agreements for courses which may not be refunded if customers wished to do so, the statement said.

The article further claims that the ed-tech platform has been receiving many complaints from the parents but had not been doing anything about it, the child rights panel said.
โ€œUnder Section 14 of CPCR Act,2005, the Commission has all the powers of a Civil Court trying a suit under the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and particular, in respect of the following matters- (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (b) discovery and production of any document; (c) receiving evidence on affidavits; (d) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office; and (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents,โ€ it said.

It said that if Raveendran fails to comply with the order without a lawful excuse, he โ€œwill be subjected to the consequences of the non-attendance as provided in Rule 10 and Rule l2 of Order XVI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908โ€.

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