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August 5, 2016 8:40 PM

Employees' Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016 introduced in Lok Sabha

A bill seeking to raise the cap on disputed amount of compensation for appeal in High Courts was introduced in Lok Sabha today. Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya introduced the Employees' Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016.<br/><br/> The one of the main objectives of the bill is t...

August 5, 2016 8:34 PM

Pre-placement offers start raining at IIT-Kharagpur

Even before the start of the new academic session, the students of IIT Kharagpur have already got 53 pre-placement officers (PPOs) from top companies. Samsung has made the highest number of offers - twenty - while - Texas Instruments and CITI have made six offers each till July 31, officials said.&l...

August 5, 2016 8:31 PM

Govt prepares draft of Indian National Defence University Bill, 2015

Defence Ministry has prepared draft of Indian National Defence University Bill, 2015 and posted it on its website as well as on MyGov.in for suggestions and comments. <br/><br/>The last date of sharing inputs on the bill is 21st of this month. The bill proposes to establish a world class...

August 5, 2016 8:26 PM

GST Bill likely to come up in Lok Sabha for passage on Monday

The GST Bill is likely to come up in the Lok Sabha for its passage on Monday. <br/><br/>It has been listed for the next week's legislative business in the House. The ruling BJP has already issued a whip to all its Lok Sabha MPs asking them to be present in the House on the day. <...

August 5, 2016 8:07 PM

GST Bill likely to come up in Lok Sabha for passage on Monday

The GST Bill is likely to come up in the Lok Sabha for its passage on Monday. It has been listed for the next week's legislative business in the House. <br/><br/>The ruling BJP has already issued a whip to all its Lok Sabha MPs asking them to be present in the House on the day. It w...

August 5, 2016 8:07 PM

PM to address function tomorrow to mark 2nd Mygov anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a function organised in New Delhi tomorrow to mark the second anniversary of citizen engagement portal Mygov(dot)in. The Prime Minister has often taken ideas for his programme 'Mann Ki Baat' from this portal. He is also likely to launch a mobile ap...

August 5, 2016 8:02 PM

Mahad Bridge collapse; 22 bodies recovered so far

In Maharashtra, at the end of the third day of search operation NDRF teams and Local Volunteers have recovered total 22 bodies from Savitri River. <br/><br/>This river in Mahad town washed away a century-old British era bridge, taking with it two buses and few other vehicles on Tuesday n...

August 5, 2016 7:32 PM

Javadekar to inaugurate transit campus of IIT in Jammu tomorrow

Union Minister for Human Resource and Development Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the transit campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Jammu tomorrow. <br/><br/>According to official sources, Mr. Javadekar along with MoS PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh shall reach the winter capital ci...

August 5, 2016 7:30 PM

US wants bigger Indian influence in East and South East: American diplomat

A senior American diplomat in Kolkata has said that the United States wants to see India's influence increase to the East and South East because the country is a very good example of the values, benefits and the importance of a democracy. <br/><br/>Speaking at the Building Pan Asian...

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