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August 2, 2015 2:51 PM

Govt mulling no-work-no-pay formula for Parliamentarians: Minister

Even as logjam in Parliament continues, Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma has said the government was mulling<br/><br/>no-work-no-pay formula for Parliamentarians. Talking to media on the sidelines of a function in Varanasi yesterday, Mr Sharma said government is considering the optio...

August 2, 2015 2:50 PM

Welfare of minorities in Pakistan will be monitored closely: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that the welfare of minorities in Pakistan, including Hindus, will be monitored closely and issues taken up at appropriate meetings. Swaraj also assured taking up with Pakistan the difficulties faced by Hindus there in getting their marriages register...

August 2, 2015 1:39 PM

Proposed Bill to check ponzi schemes put on hold

A proposed bill to check fraudulent multi-level marketing (MLM) or ponzi schemes has been put on hold by the government. The Finance Ministry had started the process to amend Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 to check the menace of ponzi schemes which continue to defraud ...

August 2, 2015 1:36 PM

CBI registers eight more FIRs in connection with Vyapam scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation-CBI has registered eight more FIRs related to Vyapam scam of Madhya Pradesh. These FIRs have been registered in connection with irregularities in Pre-Medical Tests held in 2009, 2011, 2012 and Constable Recruitment Examinations conducted in 2012 and 2013.<br/&g...

August 2, 2015 1:04 PM

Less than 50% of Anganwadi Centers have toilets: Ministry report

According to Women and Child Development Ministry, less than fifty per cent of the Anganwadi Centers in the country have toilets. The data provided by the Ministry shows that out of around 12 lakh 74 thousand Anganwadi Centers only around 6 lakh 29 thousand Centers have toilets. The Ministry said mo...

August 2, 2015 1:00 PM

Welfare of minorities in Pakistan to be monitored closely: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that the welfare of minorities in Pakistan, including Hindus, will be monitored closely and issues taken up at appropriate meetings. Swaraj also assured taking up with Pakistan the difficulties faced by Hindus there in getting their marriages register...

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