Parliament has passed the National Sports University Bill 2018 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill last week. The Bill seeks to establish a first-of-its-kind National Sports University in Manipur for the promotion of sports. Replying to a debate on the bill, Sports […]
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Parliament passes SC/ST amendment Bill
Parliament has passed the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018, with the Rajya Sabha approving it by voice vote. Lok Sabha has already passed it. The Bill is aimed at delivering justice to the SCs and STs. The amended bill has done away with the […]
PM to attend event to mark World Biofuel Day 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a diverse gathering consisting of farmers, scientists, entrepreneurs, students, government officials and legislators in New Delhi tomorrow to mark the World Biofuel Day 2018. Biofuels can help reduce import dependency on crude oil. They can contribute to a cleaner environment, generate additional income for […]
Rajya Sabha takes up discussion on SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018
The Rajya Sabha has taken up discussion on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018) in the post-lunch session. The Bill passed, by the Lok Sabha, aims at nullifying the Supreme Court judgment pronounced in March this year. It was moved by the Minister […]
65 per cent of those killed in accidents in 18-35 age group: Nitin Gadkari
Sixty five per cent of the people killed in road accidents belong to the 18-35 year age group. This was informed in the Lok Sabha today by the Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. The Minister also said that 786 ‘black spots’ have been identified along highways where most accidents take place […]
NDA candidate Harivansh elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
NDA candidate Harivansh has been elected as Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha defeating opposition nominee B K Hariprasad. Harivansh polled 125 votes as against 105 by Hariprasad in a division of voting in the House. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu announced the results amidst thumping of desks. Later, Mr Harivansh […]
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Bihar social welfare minister Manju Verma resigns
Bihar Social Welfare Minister Manju Verma today tendered resignation from her post in the wake of allegation levelled against her husband Chandrashekhar Verma in the alleged sexual exploitation of 34 minor girls at Muzaffarpur shelter home. Ms Verma submitted resignation after meeting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Mr. Kumar forwarded […]
Rajya Sabha to elect its Deputy Chairman tomorrow
The election for the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha will be held tomorrow. Ruling NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh from JD(U) and B K Hariprasad of Congress are locking horns for the coveted constitutional post. Both of them filed their notices of motion for the post on the last […]
SC pulls up Amrapali Group over its failure to hand over possession of flats to home buyers
The Supreme Court today pulled up the real estate major Amrapali Group which is accused of failing to hand over the possession of flats to around 42,000 home buyers. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit threatened the group that the court would sell each and every […]
SC reserves order on constitutional validity of adultery law
The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the penal law on adultery. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said, it would pass orders, after Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Pinky Anand, appearing for the Centre, concluded her arguments. Earlier, the […]
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