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August 9, 2016 8:12 PM

Prez hosts 'At Home' reception for freedom fighters

President Pranab Mukherjee today hosted an At Home reception for freedom fighters on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the Quit India Movement at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. On the occasion, Mr Mukherjee honoured and felicitated around 100 freedom fighters from across the country. <br/><b...

August 9, 2016 7:57 PM

Parliament gives its nod to Debt Recovery Bill

Parliament gave its nod to the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws Amendment Bill 2016 with Rajya Sabha approving it today. <br/><br/>The Bill seeks to amend the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, ...

August 9, 2016 7:56 PM

Lok Sabha unanimously passes Employee&apos;s Compensation (Amendment) Bill

The Lok Sabha today unanimously passed the Employee&apos;s Compensation (Amendment) Bill - 2016. The Bill seeks to amend the Employee&apos;s Compensation Act- 1923 which provides payment of compensation to employees and their dependents in the case of injury by industrial accidents, including occupa...

August 9, 2016 7:55 PM

Centre asks states to conduct re-survey of manual scavengers

Centre has asked states to conduct re-survey of manual scavengers. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi today, Secretary in Ministry of Social Justice Anita Agnihotri said, the number of identified manual scavengers across the country is little over 12 thousand and Uttar Pradesh alone has 10 t...

August 9, 2016 6:28 PM

FM moves Debt recovery Bill in Rajya Sabha today

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha today. The Bill aims at amending the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest A...

August 9, 2016 6:20 PM

355 women officers granted permanent commission in IAF till date: Govt

A total number of 355 women officers have been granted permanent commission in Indian Air Force till date. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said this in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. He said eligible women officers who are being inducted into the Ground Duty branches are considered for gran...

August 9, 2016 6:05 PM

MoP for appointment of judges needs to be made transparent: Law Minister

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges to the higher judiciary needs to be made transparent and objective. He said it has many limitations, which have been pointed even by the Supreme Court judges themselves. The Minister was replying to a d...

August 9, 2016 6:04 PM

PM launches Yaad Karo Kurbani celebrations at Azad's birthplace in MP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the Yaad Karo Kurbani celebrations today at the birthplace of freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad at Alirajpur in Madhya Pradesh to mark 70 years of Independence and 74 years of Quit India Movement.<br/> <br/>Prime Minister also payed floral t...

August 9, 2016 6:04 PM

1.36 cr non-filers identified under NMS: Govt

Government has identified 1.36 crore non-filers with potential tax liability under the Non-Filers Monitoring System (NMS). Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said, the total number of taxpayers of income tax in the country for the last financia...

August 9, 2016 6:04 PM

India summons Pakistan envoy over cross-border terrorism

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today summoned Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit and issued strong demarche on continuing cross border terrorism from Pakistan. In a statement, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said this is contrary to assurances given by the Pakistani leaders at the highes...

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