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July 25, 2016 6:28 PM
The Lok Sabha has passed the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The Bill seeks to set up six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Tirupati, Palakkad, Goa, Dharwad, Bhilai, and Jammu. It also seeks to bring the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad within the ambit of the Act. All th...
July 25, 2016 6:14 PM
BRICS policy planning dialogue meeting will be held at Patna tomorrow. Delegates of BRICS countries-Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are participating in this meeting.<br/><br/>The dialogue meeting is being held ahead of the 8th BRICS Summit to be held in Goa on October 15-1...
July 25, 2016 6:09 PM
The Supreme Court today allowed a rape survivor to abort her 24-week-old abnormal foetus, on the ground that continuance of pregnancy would gravely endanger her physical and mental health. <br/><br/>The apex court gave benefit of the exception in law of the Medical Termination of Pregnan...
July 25, 2016 5:22 PM
Government today accused the main opposition Congress of stalling the passage of Compensatory Afforestation Bill by creating disruption in the Rajya Sabha. <br/><br/>The Bill seeks to create Compensatory Afforestation Fund at Centre and state level. <br/><br/>Talking to repor...
July 25, 2016 5:09 PM
Gujarat High Court today sentenced life imprisonment to 7 accused for the killing of 3 members of minority community in Viramgam during post Godhra riots. <br/><br/>The High Court during the last hearing on 28th June had confirmed the conviction of two accused held guilty in the case by ...
July 25, 2016 5:05 PM
The government today said, more than 13.15 crore LED bulbs have been distributed by Energy Efficiency Services Limited, EESL and approximately eight crores by other suppliers till 18th of this month. <br/><br/>In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal sa...
July 25, 2016 5:04 PM
The Rajya Sabha today witnessed a peculiar situation with Opposition Congress insisting to take up Private member business, which is taken up on Fridays. <br/><br/>When the House met at 2 PM after lunch, Anand Sharma of Congress said, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill, which could n...
July 25, 2016 5:01 PM
Minister of Telecom Manoj Sinha has emphasized the need for expansion of network and services at affordable rates not only in urban but also in semi-urban and rural areas. <br/><br/>Addressing media after his first meeting with CEOs of telecom companies in New Delhi today, Mr Sinha said ...
July 25, 2016 2:14 PM
Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has written to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari seeking action against Congress MPs Jairam Ramesh and Renuka Chaudhary accusing them of humiliating her in the House. Reportedly on Friday, when the Rajya Sabha was adjourned over the Bhagwant Mann's video reco...
July 25, 2016 1:56 PM
Former Rajya Sabha MP Navjot Singh Sidhu today said he resigned from upper house of the parliament as he was asked by his party to stay away from Punjab. Addressing media in New Delhi, the former cricketer said he wants to serve Punjab and Amritsar. Mr Sidhu claimed that he would not betray his stat...
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