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The State Governments of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have sent the proposals for changing the name of ‘Bombay High Court’ as ‘Mumbai High Court’, ‘Madras High Court’ as ‘Chennai High Court’ and ‘Calcutta High Court’ as ‘Kolkata High Court’ respectively. A suitable legislation to cons..

Cabinet approves Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015  The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015, as reported by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha. The Bill will now be taken up for consideration and..

The Ministry for Social Justice & Empowerment is commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary year of Dr. Babasaheb B. R. Ambedkar w.e.f. 14th April, 2015 to 14 April, 2016. The Government has established a National Committee under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister to provide guidelines, advice and decision to the yearlong celebration in a befitting manner.&nb..

Rajya Sabha Business Advisory Committee allocates time for GST and Real Estate Bills  Government proposes 4 more Bills in Lok Sabha and 7 in Rajya Sabha as 3rd week of Winter session begins tomorrow  Two Bills passed by Lok Sabha so far    Gov..

The Government has taken steps for awareness and publicity campaign about RTI amongst citizens on demand side and to build the capacity of Government employees to provide more satisfactory reply to RTI applications on supply side, through training, on-line certificate courses, and publication of guides on the Right to Information Act. Awareness..

Government has decided to amend ESI Act, 1948 to provide option to the employees for choosing a Health Insurance Product recognized by Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA), exemption from consultation with UPSC in respect of Group ‘B’ posts carrying Grade Pay of Rs. 4800/-. The proposed amendments have been discussed with stak..

PM greets the people of India, on the historic occasion of 1st Constitution Day; salutes Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar for his contribution to Indian Constitution   The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people of India, on the historic occasion of 1st Constit..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the Status-cum-Progress Report by the Ministry of Water Resources related to the interlinking of rivers. This is in compliance of the Supreme Court judgment dated 27.2.2012 in the matter of Writ Petition (Civil)-512 of 2002: Networking of Rivers along with Writ Petition No 668..

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has said that the Government is committed to ensure the independence of CBI. Addressing the valedictory function of the 21st Conference of CBI and Vigilance Bureaus as chief guest, her..

Recommended Date of implementation: 01.01.2016   Minimum Pay: Based on the Aykroyd formula, the minimum pay in government is recommended to be set at ₹18,000 per month.   s..

The Ministry of Shipping has decided to rescind thirteen rules under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (as amended), having found them to be obsolete and unnecessary. The rules identified for being weeded out are :   1. Merchant Shipping (Distressed Seamen) Rules, 1960 p style="text-a..

In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed (i) Shri Nishitendu Chaudhury, (ii) Shri Lanusungkum Jamir and (iii) Shri Manash Ranjan Pathak as Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court, in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of ..

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, Judge of the Supreme Court, to be the Chief Justice of India with effect from 3rd December, 2015.  Born on 4th January, 1952, he was enrolled as a P..

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment talking to media person in New Delhi yesterday, addressed the following issues-   Commitment made in AP reorganization Act for creation of additional power generation capacity of 4000 MW..

National Legal Services Day Celebrated- Increasing Legal Awareness and Empowerment is a Key to Ensure Better Justice Delivery-Narendra Modi  Free Legal Service is an Inalienable Element of Reasonable Fair and Justice Procedure and Nalsa Plays a Critical Role in ensuring ..