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Union Home Minister launches Delhi Police' women's safety mobile app 'Himmat' Shri Rajnath Singh says women's share in CAPFs to rise significantly soon

   02 January 2015 at 13:10

Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched the women�s safety mobile application �Himmat� of the Delhi Police at a function here today. Lauding the Delhi Police for launching the emergency call application for women in distres ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   917 Views


Comments Invited on the First Draft of National IPR Policy

   31 December 2014 at 11:02

The IPR Think Tank set up by the Government of India submitted its first Draft of the National IPR Policy on 19th December, 2014. All stakeholders are requested to send their comments and suggestions to the first Draft of the National IPR Policy to ..



Amendments made in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013

   30 December 2014 at 11:52

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved certain amendments in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The Act came into effect from 0 ..

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Comprehensive Guidelines on Passive Euthanasia

   24 December 2014 at 12:51

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its judgment dated 7.3.2011 [WP (Criminal) No. 115 of 2009], while dismissing the plea for mercy killing in a particular case, laid down comprehensive guidelines to process cases relating to “passive ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   1340 Views


Awareness About Filing Patents

   22 December 2014 at 12:59

Patent applications filed by Indian applicants was 25 percent of the total number of applications filed in the year 2013-14 as compared to 22 percent in the year 2012-13 and 20 percent in the year 2011-12. The factors responsible for low percentage ..



Complaints of Sexual harassment of women at workplace show an increase

   22 December 2014 at 12:58

The number of complaints of sexual harassment of women at work place registered with National Commission for Women (NCW) during the last two years and current years shows an increasing trend. The no. of such complaints during the last three years an ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   1097 Views


Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012

   22 December 2014 at 12:58

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 deals with sexual offences against persons below 18 years of age, who are deemed as children. The Act for the first time, defines “penetrative sexual assault”, “sexu ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   1434 Views


Measures by Government to protect Child Rights

   19 December 2014 at 12:48

The Government has taken several legislative and policy measures to protect child rights in the country. It is already implementing several laws, policies and programmes for protection of child rights in the country. Some of the key legislative ..

Posted in Others |   670 Views


Uploading RTI Applications

   18 December 2014 at 16:23

A facility to upload the reply of RTI applications and first appeals on the respective website of the Ministry/Department has been started from 31st October, 2014 vide Office Memorandum No. 1/1/2013-IR dated 21/10/2014 of this Department. All the Mi ..

Posted in Others  2 comments |   1219 Views


Prevention of Corruption Act

   18 December 2014 at 16:23

The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013, which was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 19.08.2013, contains provisions, inter alia, for omission of section 11 and for amending section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The said B ..

Posted in Others |   796 Views