Almost all of the dead were women, along with seven children killed and one man.
The new laws were approved by parliament in December in Modi's previous term with the government saying they aim to "give justice, not punishment."
At least 27 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, with several more injured and fears the toll could rise.
Stretching, arching his back and kneeling on a mat, India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi led hundreds of people performing yoga in the region of Kashmir.
Grieving families kept a solemn vigil in the terminal of an Indian airport Friday as the bodies of dozens of migrant workers killed in a Kuwait building fire returned home.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to be sworn in Sunday for a third term after worse than expected election results left him reliant on coalition partners to govern.
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