Status of Widow, Divorced and Deserted Women As per the 2001 census, there are 34.3 million widows and 2.34 million divorced / separated women in the country. This information was given by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child ..
Review of Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Implementation of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was reviewed in the meeting of the State Ministers and Secretaries in-charge of Women and Child Development, on 16-17th June, 2010. The main iss ..
Modalities of caste census to be decided by Cabinet: Pranab A day after a GoM gave green signal for inclusion caste in census, the Government on Thursday said a final decision on the modalities will be taken by the Union Cabinet. "Group of ..
185th Report of the Law Commission of India: A Review Introduction Unable to consider its 69th Report, the Central Government re-entrusted the task of reviewing the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 to the Law Commission. The reason, though not satis ..
Speedy Justice to Common Man Dr.M.Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law and Justice informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply that the Government has taken various measures to provide speedy justice to common man. With a view to ensuring expeditious dis ..
Additional Judge of Patna High Court In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Hemant Kumar Srivastava, to be an Additional Judge of the Patna High Court ..
All India Judicial Services Dr.M.Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law and Justice informed the Lok Sabha that pursuant to the recommendations of the Law Commission of India in its 1st, 8th and 11th reports, the directions of the Supreme Court of India ..
US House passes bill to hike visa fees The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to steeply hike U.S. visa fees for skilled workers to raise $600 million in emergency funding to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. Senators passed a si ..
RBI proposes foreign investment in pvt banks below 50% The Reserve Bank on Wednesday suggested lowering the foreign investment limit in new private sector banks to below 50 per cent from 74 per cent currently, in order to strengthen the local bank ..
More transparency in corporate donations to parties needed Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday advocated greater transparency in corporate donations to political parties saying it is important for shareholders to know how the m ..