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Demonetization resulted in decline in Terror Funding, Hawala Trade, Human Trafficking, says Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad  Union Law, Justice and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the government’s November 8 decision of demonetization had resulted in sharp decline in terror funding,..

The Meeting of Consultative Committee of Parliament of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) on the scheme of “Accessible India Campaign” held here today under the chairmanship of the Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot. The Minister of State Shr..

Environment Ministry Invites Comments on Draft Notification for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing) Rules, 2016 to Prevent Infliction of Unnecessary Pain or Suffering on Animals  The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has invited comments on the d..

Regional Labour Conference of North-Eastern Region held in Guwahati  18 Model Career Centres to be established in North East Region: Shri Bandaru Dattatreya  ShramSuvida Portal to bring more transparency & accountability in enforcement of labou..

General election to Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand, 2017 – Media Coverage during the period referred to in Section 126 of RP Act, 1951. The schedule for calling general election to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakh..

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing and ratifying an Agreement between India and Uruguay regarding Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters. The Agreement will help in the availability of relevant information for the prevention and investigation of Customs offence..

Excerpts of speech by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion inauguration of the 77th Session of Indian History Congress  We must keep in mind that there is no conflict or contradiction between the promotion of regional history and the pursuit of the history of our country as a whole..

Freedom to doubt, disagree and dispute intellectually must be protected as an essential pillar of our democracy, says President    Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates the 77th Session of Indian History Congress at Thiruvananthapuram  ..

Demonetisation an effective Anti – Scam Vaccine for Corruption & Black Money: Venkaiah Naidu    Minister Highlights key Achievements of the Government in the past two and half years  Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister f..

Fresh guidelines on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 issued by DoPT  WCD Ministry will hold consultations on a regular basis on issues pertaining to the Act: Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi p style="text-align: justi..

The President of India has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016 (8 of 2016) on 22nd December, 2016. After the Indo-China aggression in 1962, specific properties of Chinese nationals in India were vested in the Custodian in terms of Defence of India Rules, 1962. Subsequently, after the ..

1. In order to streamline, liberalize and ease the process of issue of passport, the Ministry of External Affairs has taken a number of steps in the realm of passport policy which is expected to benefit the citizens of India applying for a passport. The details of these steps are given below:- PROOF OF DATE OF BIRTH/strong..

It is seen from the media reports that there is a general impression that is being created that the Government is bringing an amendment to the Payment of Wages Act to make mandatory the payment of wages to the workers only through cheque or accounts transfers. This is not the correct position. It is clarified that the governmen..

Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, the Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment has said that the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act of, 2015 with an objective to deliver greater justice to member of Scheduled Castes and ..

Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 being amended to prohibit misleading advertisements of Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani Drugs: AYUSH Minster    Government is aware of the sale and advertisement of Ayurvedic medicines through TV channels which are required to adhere to the Advertising Code prescri..