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July 19, 2016 1:52 PM

Curfew across Kashmir remain in force on 11th consecutive day today

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has convened an All Party Meeting (APM) in Srinagar on Thursday to discuss the prevailing situation in Kashmir. The invitation has been extended to all mainstream political parties. The shutdown is being observed since July 09 after spontaneous protests and violence bro...

July 19, 2016 1:40 PM

PM asks BJP MPs to raise level of debate in Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked BJP MPs to work hard and study to raise the level of debate in Parliament. He was addressing the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi this morning. <br/><br/><br/>Mr. Modi termed the Vikas Parva programmes organized on the completion o...

July 19, 2016 1:34 PM

All party panel of RS agrees to allocate 5 hours for debate on GST bill

The Business Advisory Committee of the Rajya Sabha has allocated five hours for discussion on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill. It will be take up for consideration and passage this week. <br/><br/>However, the schedule have been not fixed, so far. The government indicated that it w...

July 19, 2016 1:29 PM

Mumbai: Two boats damaged in Naval dockyard fire

An incident of fire was reported within Naval Dockyard, in Mumbai in the early hours today. The fire broke out at one of the security boats deployed for carrying out patrolling off Mumbai. The duty staff took prompt fire fighting actions and prevented the fire from spreading. During the fire fightin...

July 19, 2016 1:24 PM

Centre rubbishes Congress allegation of destabilizing non-BJP ruled States

The Centre has rubbished the Congress allegation that the BJP led government is making efforts to destabilize the non-BJP ruled States. During the zero hour in the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the ongoing internal differences within the Congress party were responsible for the recent p...

July 19, 2016 1:24 PM

Multiple life terms to run concurrently, not consecutively: SC

The Supreme Court has today ruled that if a convict is awarded multiple life imprisonment then they shall run concurrently and not consecutively. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur delivered its verdict on a range of legal questions; including whether a convict can be...

July 19, 2016 1:24 PM

Matrimonial disputes cases can be transferred out of J&K: SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that it can now transfer cases pertaining to matrimonial disputes out of Jammu and Kashmir, for ensuring access to justice to litigants. A five-judge Constitution bench considered the fact that the local laws of Jammu and Kashmir do not provide remedy for seeking transfer...

July 19, 2016 12:55 PM

PM discusses Dalit atrocity in Gujarat with party leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the reported Dalit atrocity in Gujarat with senior party leaders last evening. The issue came up during BJP Parliamentary Party Executive meeting which was attended by BJP President Amit Shah among others. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, senior party l...

July 19, 2016 12:55 PM

Centre to build memorial for A P J Abdul Kalam in Tamil Nadu: Parrikar

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Rajya Sabha today that the Centre will build a memorial for the former President and Defence Scientist Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam in Tamil Nadu. Intervening in a Zero Hour mention, Mr Parrikar said the Tamil Nadu Government has allotted 1.8 acres of land for the...

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