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April 11, 2017 7:14 AM

Triple talaq impedes social democracy, makes women financially insecure: Govt

The Centre has sought scrapping of triple talaq and polygamy among Muslims, saying these practices are not protected by fundamental right to practice religion. In a fresh submission before the Supreme Court yesterday, the Centre also said that triple talaq made women socially and financially insecur...

April 11, 2017 7:06 AM

Triple talaq impedes social democracy, makes women financially insecure: Govt

The Centre has sought scrapping of triple talaq and polygamy among Muslims, saying these practices are not protected by fundamental right to practice religion. In a fresh submission before the Supreme Court yesterday, the Centre also said that triple talaq made women socially and financially insecur...

April 10, 2017 9:29 PM

Popularity of NDA is strengthening in country: Jaitely

Finance Minister and Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said, the popularity of NDA is strengthening in the country. Briefing reporters in New Delhi after the meeting of NDA leaders, Mr Jaitley said, the schemes being implemented by the NDA government at the Centre for the welfare of the poor are ...

April 10, 2017 9:21 PM

Cleanliness should bepart of people's habit: Uma Bharti

Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti has said cleanliness should be the part of people's habit. <br/><br/><br/>Releasing a booklet on the conclusion of Swachchta Pakhwada observed by her Ministry in New Delhi today, she said, if we have...

April 10, 2017 9:11 PM

Lok Sabha passes Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016

The Lok Sabha today passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016 by a voice vote. All amendments moved by the opposition were negated. Stricter penalties are proposed in the bill for high risk offences like drunken driving, dangerous driving, overloading, non-adherence to safety norms by drivers...

April 10, 2017 9:05 PM

President Mukherjee releases India Rankings 2017 report

President Pranab Mukherjee today released the India Rankings 2017 report in a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He also presented awards to top-ranked institutions top 10 in overall category and toppers in the stream-wise categories -Engineering, Management, Universities, Colleges and Pharmacy. <br...

April 10, 2017 8:54 PM

Bill introduces in LS to amend Right to Education Act

The government today introduced in the Lok Sabha a bill seeking to amend the Right to Education Act to allow elementary teachers time till 2019 to get acquire minimum qualifications as mandated under the 2010 law. <br/><br/><br/>The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Educatio...

April 10, 2017 8:52 PM

Javadekar introduces IIT (Public-Private Partnership) Bill, 2017 in LS

Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today introduced the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Bill, 2017 in the Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to declare 15 functional IIITs, set up under public-private partnership mode, as institutions of national im...

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