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Centre to amend POCSO Act to ensure death penalty in child rape till 12-ye
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 20 (ANI): The Central Government, in a letter, submitted to the Supreme Court on Friday, said that it has started the process to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)Act to introduce death penalty for rape of minors till 12 year of age.
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CBDT invites comments to improve transparency in tax rulings
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): The Central Board of Direct Taxes on Saturday invited comments on draft notification proposing amendment to Rule 44E, Form 34C, 34D and 34DA as per Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action 5, for improving transparency in tax rulings.
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CBDT notifies protocol to amend India-Kazakhstan tax treaty
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 13 (ANI): The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Friday notified the protocol amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) between India and Kazakhstan.
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Maneka says will ask for death penalty for child rapists
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Friday said that her ministry intends to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) to make provision for the death penalty in child rape cases.
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Mayawati slams media and BJP for distorting facts
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 05 (ANI): Responding to reports about the Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) orders issued in May and October 2007 that were similar to the recent Supreme Court's amends to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, BSP supremo Mayawati blamed the media for dist
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CBDT amends Section 16 of Income Tax Act
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 05 (ANI): The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Thursday announced that the Finance Act, 2018 has amended Section 16 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
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Centre approves Protection of Human Rights Bill
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 for better protection and promotion of human rights in the country.
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Bharat Bandh: Curfew imposed in Rajasthan's Hindaun
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Hindaun, (Rajasthan) [India] Apr 4 (ANI): Curfew will remain imposed in Rajasthan's Hindaun city on Wednesday in wake of the violence in the state on April 3 during Bharat Bandh against the alleged dilution of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by
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NDA govt has actually strengthened SC/ST Bill: Shah
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 03 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Tuesday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has actually strengthened the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) 1989 Act through an amendment
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SC to hear Centre's plea on SC/ST amendment Act
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court of India will on Tuesday hear the central government's review petition on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Congress shouldn't politicize Bharat Bandh: Paswan
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, [India] April 2 (ANI): In response to the ongoing nationwide protest called by several Dalit organisations against the Supreme Court's ruling on amendments under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Mo
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'Bharat Bandh' updates: Protests turn fatal, kills 4 in MP
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): A nationwide shutdown called by various Dalit organisations to protest against the Supreme Court's ruling on amendments under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 has taken a violent turn killing four people in Madhya
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