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February 26, 2016 6:08 PM

Maintain dignity of dead, submit guidelines: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to submit the guidelines framed by it for disposal of unclaimed dead bodies and their DNA profiling saying the "dignity of the dead" should be maintained. <br/><br/>The direction of the bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kir...

February 26, 2016 6:05 PM

SC asks Centre to suggest measures to ban child pornography

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to suggest ways to ban child pornography in all forms in the country. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh said child pornography cannot be justified in the name of freedom of speech and expression. <br/><br/>The apex court asked ...

February 26, 2016 5:57 PM

Fishermen resort to indefinite strike

Fishermen in Tamil Nadu and Puduchery have resorted to indefinite strike from today urging immediate release of fellow fishermen lodged in Lankan jail. The fishermen from Tamil Nadu are urging the immediate release of 27 fellow fishermen languishing in Lankan jail. <br/><br/>They are urg...

February 26, 2016 5:55 PM

Need to rationalize fertilizer subsidy, disbursal should shift to DBT: CEA

Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has said there is a need to rationalise fertilizer subsidy and its disbursal should shift to Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme, DBT. <br/><br/>Mr Subramanian said, introduction of DBT in LPG and MGNERGA have been a big success. He said it has proved...

February 26, 2016 4:35 PM

Rohith Vemula was paid fellowship money, says Smriti Irani

Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani denied charges that the deceased student of Hyderabad University was not paid his fellowship money. <br/><br/>Responding to charges made by BSP leader Mayawati in Rajya Sabha, Ms Irani gave details of payments released to Rohith Vemula and...

February 26, 2016 4:34 PM

Bill to amend electoral laws passes in Parliament

Parliament passed a bill to amend electoral laws for a limited delimitation exercise to grant voting rights to people of the former enclaves of Bangladesh, with the Rajya Sabha adopting it today. The Lok Sabha passed it yesterday. <br/><br/>These enclaves were exchanged pursuant to the 1...

February 26, 2016 4:34 PM

Lok Sabha resumes discussion on motion of thanks on President's address

The Lok Sabha today resumed discussion on the motion of thanks to the Presidential Address to joint sitting of the both the Houses of Parliament. <br/><br/>Participating in the discussion, Sultan Ahmed of TMC accused the NDA government of not addressing the needs of unemployment, He also...

February 26, 2016 2:09 PM

India's camp office in Djibouti to be relocated

India's camp office in Djibouti, which was nerve centre of a major evacuation operation in strife-torn Yemen last year, will soon stop working from there. The External Affairs Ministry said, it has decided to relocate the Camp Office of Embassy of India in Sana'a, Yemen in Djibouti, to the...

February 26, 2016 2:08 PM

Former union minister Dilip Ray granted bail in coal scam case

Former Union Minister of State for Coal Dilip Ray, was today granted bail by a special Delhi court in the coal scam case. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar granted bail to Ray, who was a minister in 1999 in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. Five others were also granted bail after they appeared b...

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