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The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for setting up an Empowered Committee of Secretaries under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary, in order to process the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) in an overall perspective.  The Empowered Committee of Secretaries will function as ..

The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015 notified; Focus on clarifying the jurisdiction related issues for filing cases for offence committed under Section 138 of the Act    The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed by the Parliament in the recently concluded W..

Parliament passes the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2015 with the passage of the bill in the Rajya Sabha today    The Rajya Sabha passed the landmark Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2015 today. With this, the Bill stands passed in the Parlia..

The Ministry of  Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2015 are  to (i) enhance the existing limit for investment in plant and machinery considering changes in price index and cost of inputs consistent with the emerging role of the MSMEs in various Global Value Chains, (ii) include medium enterprises apart from small enterprises..

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Amitav Kumar Gupta, to be an Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court, for a period of three months with effect from 18th December, 2015. ..

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Asapu Ramalingeswara Rao, to be an Additional Judge of High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, for a period of three months with effect from 21st December, 2015.  In ..

The Government has decided to observe 26th November as 'Constitution Day. On the day in 1949, the constitution was adopted which came into force on January 26, 1950 marking the beginning of a new era in the history of India.  This year, the country is celebrating 125th birth Anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar . The 'Constitution Day&#..

The Ministry of Home Affairs has informed that Writ Petition (C) No.924 of 2014 was filed by Niranjan Bhatwal in the Supreme Court of India for using the name ‘Bharat’ for all official and unofficial purposes. The said Writ Petition was disposed of by the Supreme Court on 10.11.2014 as withdrawn with liberty to make appropriate representation before the ..

There is a proposal to amend the Benami Act. The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 13th May, 2015 to amend the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988.   Any transaction within the definition of ‘benami transaction&rsquo..

An Expert Committee was constituted in the Ministry to make an in-depth study of the problems being faced by the Transgender community and suggest suitable measures to ameliorate their problems. The Committee submitted its report on 27th January, 2014. One of the recommendations of the Committee is to declare transgender as ‘third gender’ and for indicating the gender on official ..

An Expert Committee was constituted in the Ministry to make an in-depth study of the problems being faced by the Transgender Community and suggest suitable measures to ameliorate their problems. The Committee submitted its report on 27th January, 2014. The recommendations of the Committee, inter-alia, include declaring transgender a..

The Ministry of Home Affairs is envisaging setting up of an integrated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) platform for supporting Geographical Information System (GIS) Based Call Taking and Global Positioning System (GPS) based Police vehicle dispatch function that will help to improve the efficiency in responding to women distress calls..

As per Section 26 of the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act, 2014 the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of the successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is likely to be increased from 175 and 119 to 225 and 153, respectively subject to the provisions contained in Article 170 of the Constitution. As per article 170 o..

All such Bills to be taken up first in the Lok Sabha   Rajya Sabha Passes two Bills in the first week; Lok Sabha Adopts Motion of Thanks to President’s Address  div..

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee opened the 46th Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi today (February 11, 2015). The Conference is being attended by Twenty-one Governors and two Lt. Governors.    div style="f..