Breaking News English

The Indian government will 287 obsolete laws that back to the 19th century, when India was under British rule. India's Law Minister Ravi Prasad is a "clean-up" of India's legal system. He has been by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the statute book and make India an easier place in which to live and business. India's legislature is in hundreds of arcane laws introduced in the times of the British Empire. Mr Prasad some of the laws "laughable" and had "no place in a modern and democratic India". Prasad a tough task ahead of him. Even after this initial cull, the country will still thousands of regulations that are obstacles to business.

The repeal of the laws will effect from November. After then, it will no longer illegal to fly a kite without police permission. A 1934 law a kite as an aircraft. A law that is a constant source of irritation to factory owners is one that them to have red buckets full of water and sand, even if their buildings are with state-of-the-art sprinkler systems. Another oddity to is the Motor Vehicles Act, that says a car safety inspector must clean teeth. Also is the Registration of Foreigners' Act, 1939, which foreigners staying in India for more than 180 days to his/her movements. This should give a boost to India's tourism industry.