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November 21, 2016 10:09 PM

?Bill to ban commercial surrogacy introduced in Lok Sabha

The Government today introduced the Surrogacy Regulation Bill in the Lok Sabha which seeks to protect women from exploitation and ensure the rights of the child born through surrogacy and to ban commercial surrogacy in the country. <br/><br/>It also has provisions to constitute a nationa...

November 21, 2016 10:06 PM

Opposition to take on govt on demonetization issue

Several opposition parties have decided to take on the government both inside and outside Parliament on demonetization issue. Earlier this morning, before the House assembled, the leaders of Congress, TMC, JD(U), BSP, CPI(M), CPI, NCP, RJD, JMM and DMK held a meeting at Parliament House to forge a c...

November 21, 2016 10:06 PM

Prasar Bharati join hands with Visva Bharati for special AIR programme

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati and Visva Bharati have come together to entertain the listeners of All India Radio. According to an MoU signed between AIR and Viswa Bharati today, the varsity will produce a composite one-hour programme for morning broadcast and another one-hour programme for an ev...

November 21, 2016 10:05 PM

Blocking regional initiatives cannot go on: FS on Pak actions

India today asked Pakistan to desist from blocking every possible initiative under SAARC. He cautioned such a<br/>damaging approach will force countries of the region to look for other options like BIMSTEC to boost regional<br/>cooperation.<br/><br/> Without naming Pakistan, ...

November 21, 2016 10:05 PM

Make funds available to farmers through co-ops: Jaitley to banks

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked banks to make available funds to farmers for rabi season through cooperative banks. Mr Jaitley told this to reporters after holding a high level meeting with RBI, NABARD, public sectors banks and secretaries in the finance Ministry in New Delhi today. The Fina...

November 21, 2016 10:04 PM

Centre forms panel to know status of implementation of demonetisation

Centre has constituted a committee to know the status of implementation of its recent decision to scrap 500 and 1000 rupees currency notes. Finance Ministry in a release said, the committee comprising Add?itiona?l? ?Secretaries, Joint Secretaries and Directors, will visit the states and union territ...

November 21, 2016 10:01 PM

CBI secures NBW and extradition request against Vijay Mallya from Mumbai court

The CBI is moving to seek the extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom after securing non-bailable warrant against him from a Mumbai court. PTI quoting CBI sources said, a request for extradition will soon be forwarded to designated authorities in the UK through diplomatic ch...

November 21, 2016 9:56 PM

Photo exhibition on Indira Gandhi begins at Allahabad

Congress president Sonia Gandhi today inaugurated a photo exhibition commemorating Indira Gandhi&apos;s birth centenary year. The exhibition was organized at Mrs. Gandhi&apos;s ancestral home at Swaraj Bhawan in Allahabad.<br/><br/> The Congress president said, Mrs. Gandhi strongly belie...

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