New Delhi, Mar 14 : The union cabinet Thursday cleared the anti-rape bill by agreeing to replace the word “sexual assault” with “rape” and reducing the age of consent from 18 to 16, informed sources
New Delhi, Mar 12: A bill which seeks to make punishment for crime against women more stringent was today referred to a Group of Ministers for further consultations after differences erupted in the meeting of
New Delhi, Mar 6: A person in authority convicted of rape will have to spend rest of his natural life in jail, according to a proposal in the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill which is likely
New Delhi, Feb 1: Rape that leads to death of the victim or leaving her in a vegetative state can now attract death penalty under an ordinance cleared by the Union Cabinet tonight in a
New Delhi, Jan 31: The amended Lokpal Bill, which delinks the central government from creation of state Lokayuktas, was today approved by the Union Cabinet, paving the way for its consideration by Parliament. The revised
New Delhi, Sep 24: Hike in Dearness allowance of central government employees tops the agenda of the cabinet meeting slated to take place this evening. The move will result in direct benefit for over 52
New Delhi, Aug 28: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday reshuffled the portfolios of her ministers, sources in the government said.Health Minister A.K. Walia, who held several portfolios, has been divested of the revenue
New Delhi, Aug 28: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday reshuffled the portfolios of her ministers, sources in the government said.Health Minister A.K. Walia, who held several portfolios, has been divested of the revenue
New Delhi, Jul 31: BJP today described the minor Cabinet reshuffle as “pathetic” and questioned the credibility and competence of new Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.“This change is pathetic. It
New Delhi, July 12 : The Cabinet today approved the much awaited Forward Contract Regulation Act (Amendment) Bill that aims to give more powers to commodity markets regulator FMC.Sources said the Cabinet headed by Prime
Islamabad, Jun 23: Pakistan's new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf retained most key members of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's cabinet in the same positions as he allocated portfolios among his council of ministers. Hina
New Delhi, May 31: The government today cleared National Telecom Policy 2012 that aims to abolish roaming charges thus allowing mobile phone subscribers to use same number across country without having to pay extra charges.
New Delhi, Apr 12: In a measure that will give relief to couples having inter-religion wedlock, the Government today approved a proposal to enable registration of religion-neutral marriages to meet the demands of minorities.The proposal,
New Delhi, Mar 23: A Bill seeking to give a woman a share in her husband's property was approved by the Union Cabinet today.Apart from giving women the right to their husband's property, the Marriage
Chandigarh, Mar 13: Parkash Singh Badal will take oath as Chief Minister of Punjab tomorrow for a record fifth time at the head of an 18-member cabinet, including his son Sukhbir who will continue as
New Delhi, Mar 10: The Union Cabinet today deferred a decision on a proposal to make a Presidential reference on the Supreme Court's order on 2G licences regarding auction of natural resources.Sources said it was
Lucknow, Mar 7: Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh, considered close to outgoing Chief Minister Mayawati, on Tuesday took premature retirement from service with effect from March 9, official sources said here.“The Cabinet Secretary,
New Delhi, Jan 27: The ongoing conflict between the Planning Commission and the Home Ministry over issuance of chip-based smart cards to all residents was put to rest on Friday as the government cleared the
New Delhi, Jan 24: The Union Cabinet today gave final approval to London-based mining group Vedanta Resources Plc's acquisition of a majority stake in Cairn India Ltd for USD 8.48 billion.The Cabinet Committee on Economic
PM's Special Aircraft, Dec 17: Promising all efforts to get the Lokpal Bill passed in the current session of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed confidence that it will be brought to the Cabinet
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