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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 Bill provides that section 11 of the Act shall be omitted. This Bill further provides ..

The Minister of State in the ministries of Overseas Indian Affairs & External Affairs General (Retd.) V. K. Singh said in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today thatas per data compiled in May, 2012, there are nearly 22 million overseas Indians of which over 10 million are NRIs and rest are persons of Indian origin (PIOs). A..

The Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2011 was passed by the Lok Sabha on 27th December, 2011. The Bill as passed by the Lok Sabha was finally passed by the Rajya Sabha on 21st February, 2014 and received the assent of the President on 9th May, 2014. As the Bill was taken up on the last day of the last Session of the 15th Lok Sabha, ..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for creation of five posts of Additional Solicitors General, one each for the High Courts of Punjab & Haryana, Patna, Jharkhand, Karnataka and its Circuit Benches at Hubli-Dharwad & Gulbarga and Gujarat.  div style="font..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for amending the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014) and the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (25 of 1946) and for introduction of a Bill in Parliament during the winter session of Parliament, on the lines of the Lokpal a..

The Competition Commission of India (Commission) in its meeting held on 5th December, 2014 (05.12.2014) approved the proposed merger between Sun Pharma and Ranbaxy, subject to the parties inter alia carrying out the divestiture of their products relating to seven relevant markets for formulations. Further, the Commission also directed that the proposed merger shall not take effect before t..

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the passing away of Shri Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer.    In a condolence message, the President has said, “It was w..

The Minister Of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya has said that Labour Laws reform is a continuous process in order to bring them in tune with the emerging needs of the economy after tri-partite consultations amongst Government, Employers’ and Employ..

Representations have been received from time to time from different organisations including Non-Governmental Organisations for withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).    div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: sm..

The Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Shri Arun Jaitley will deliver the Inaugural Address at the Opening Session of the ICN Merger Workshop 2014 on Monday, 1st December, 2014. This two day International Workshop is being organised by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in the national capital..

The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) is deemed to have come into force on 05.07.2013. It inter alia provides for a period not exceeding 365 days to the States/Union Territories (UTs) for identification of eligible households for receiving foodgrains at subsidized prices under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). Allocation of food..

The Minister for Communication & Information Technology, Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad has in an written reply in Rajya Sabha informed that the cyber space is anonymous and borderless and has become very sophisticated and complex with the technological innovations and inclusion of different type of devices and services. The Government has taken s..

The Central Government, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 59 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, notified the Search Committee (Constitution, Terms and Conditions of appointment of members and the manner of selection of Panel of Names for appointment of Chairperson and Memb..

After detailed consultations with various stake holders as well as concerned Ministries/Departments, the Coal Regulatory Authority Bill, 2013 was approved by the competent authority on 27.06.2013 and the same was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 13.12.2013, to regulate and conserve resources in the coal sector, protect the interest of consumers a..

The UGC has constituted a Task Force to recommend measures to ensure the safety of women and programmes for Gender sensitization on campuses across the country.    The UGC has asked the Vice-Chancellors of all Univ..