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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass any order on the plea to restrain N Srinivasan from participating in the November 20 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BCCI and to declare as illegal the continuance of its office bearers due to the failure of the Board to hold its elections prior to September 30     The apex court said bef..

“New methods used, gender ratio dropping despite 20-year-old Law”    Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, has decided to set up an expert group to examine the new methods being used for gender deter..

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, has said that universal access to mental health care is a specific goal of the government. It would find substantial articulation in the evolving National Health Policy and National Health Assurance Mission (NHAM), he said.    div style="font-family: arial; font..

The Government has planned amendments in the Consumer Protection Act to make it more effective as protection of consumers in terms of quality, quantity and safety is of utmost importance. This was stated by Shri Ram Villas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Pubic Distribution while inaugurating the National Consumer Convention being..

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, made a number of announcements on consular and visa issues during his address at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 28th, 2014. The Union Government has moved swiftly to implement these announcements.   div styl..

The Competition Commission of India(CCI)has imposed a penalty of Rs. 2.83crores@8% of the average turnover of the last 3 financial yearson Super Cassettes Industries Limited for abusing dominant position. The final order was passed on 01.10.2014 on information filed by HT Media Limited.  div style="font-family: arial; font-size: sm..

he Government has clarified that it had not withdrawn powers delegated to the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) on 30th May 2013, within the framework of the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Policy (NPPP) 2012 and the Drugs Pricing Control Order (DPCO), 2013. It is further stated that the orders dated 10.07.2014 issued ..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for withdrawal of the Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011 from Parliament (Rajya Sabha).    The Bill was examined by..

Expert group of ENT specialists to be formed soon to recommend measures    Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, has stressed the need for enforcing statutory standards prescribed by the Central Pollution Contro..

“MMDR Act amendment Bill will be brought in the forthcoming session of Parliament. Detailed Guidelines for mineral concessions will also be issued soon in the coming weeks.” This was stated by the Union Minister for Steel, Mines, Labour & Employment, Shri NS Tomar today, in his inaugural address at the Mining & Exploration C..

E-rickshaws will have top speed of 25 km an hour and carry a maximum of four passengers, a draft notification said on Tuesday so as to provide legal status to these vehicles which were banned by the Delhi High Court on safety concerns.   div style="font-family: arial; fon..

Habitual use of Facebook makes individuals susceptible to social media phishing attacks by criminals, an Indian-origin researcher has found.    This is likely because users automatically respond to requests without..

A draft for the proposed new Act to replace the existing road safety legislative framework is placed on the official website of the Ministry. The draft Bill titled Road Transport and Safety Bill 2014is placed on the  Ministry’s website for seeking feed back from the people.  The link for the same is as follows: div style..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a fervent appeal to all the citizens to donate generously to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund today. He made an appeal to all fellow countrymen to stand in solidarity with distressed flood-affected people in Jammu and Kashmir and be part of the national effort to support them in this hour of crisis..

Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati launched here today a’ Know Your Rights’ (KYR) portal of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in the presence of Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri G M Siddeshwara and other dignitaries to mark 100 days of the new government. While addressing a press conference on the ..