14,500 NGOs banned by govt from receiving foreign funds
AMN / NEW DELHI The government Wednesday informed that 14,500 NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) were banned in the last five years from receiving funds from…
Parliament passes SPG (Amendment) Bill
Approves bill for merger of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu Staff Reporter / New Delhi The Parliament today passed the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The proposed…
RTIS improves Rail safety punctuality, says Piyush Goel in RS
Bisheshwar Mishra / New Delhi Railway Minister Piyush Goel on Friday that the ISRO-developed satellite-based Real-time Train Information System (RTIS) has helped reduce train accidents drastically and also improved train…
Rajya Sabha Chairmain calls for effective curb on child pornography
AMN / NEW DELHI Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu today expressed concern over the issue of the child pornography. During Zero Hour, he urged the members to discuss this…
Parliament passes Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Parliament has passed the Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today. Earlier, the Lok Sabha had passed the bill seeking amendment in Chit Funds Act,…
Govt will take strict action against child pornography: Smriti Irani
STAFF REPORTER Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani today said that strict action will be taken against those who are involved in child pornography. Intervening in the issue…
Parliamentary Panel suggests measures to promote Indian System of Medicine
Committee recommends a substantial increase in representation for States/UTs Recommends teaching Urdu and Tamil in colleges offering Unani and Siddha ANDALIB AKHTER / NEW DELHI A parliamentary committee has suggested…
Parliament passes Bill to end discrimination against transgenders
Bill prohibits discrimination against a transgender person including denial of service, unfair treatment in education, Staff Reporter / New Delhi An important Bill that prohibits discrimination against a transgender person…
‘Youth Must be Trained as Warriors of Democracy’: Lok Sabha Speaker
Staff Reporter / New Delhi Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday attended the inaugural session of the Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) organized by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) –…
India celebrates Constitution Day; main function held in Parliament
ANDALIB AKHTER / NEW DELHI INDIA today celebrated ‘Samvidhan Divas’ or Constitution Day to mark the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly on this day in 1949. The…