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Rajya Sabha passes UAPA Amendment Bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Friday approved the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 that empowers the central government to designate individuals as terrorists if the person commits or participates in acts of terrorism.
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Parliament passes bill to amend Arbitration Act
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 1 (ANI): The Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that provides for the speedy appointment of arbitrators through designated institutions and seeks to create an independent body to grade arbitral institutions.
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Parliament passes POCSO amendment bill, Irani says 6.20 lakh sexual offend
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): The Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that provides for stringent punishment for sexual crimes against children and death penalty in cases of aggravated sexual assault.
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Rajya Sabha passes National Medical Commission Bill, 2019
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 1 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha on Thursday approved the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2019 by a voice vote with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan saying the Bill will go down in history as the biggest reform of the Narendra Modi government.
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Parliament passes bill to amend IBC Code
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): The Parliament on Thursday passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that provides a 330-day timeline for insolvency resolution process and specifies minimum payouts to operational creditors in any resolution plan.
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Parliament passes Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 31 (ANI): Parliament on Wednesday approved the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to impose strict penalties on violation of traffic rules and address the dire state of road safety in the country.
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LS passes bill for speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from govt res
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that provides for smooth and speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from government residences with Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri saying that the legislation contains "long overdue set of amendments
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Day after RS passes triple talaq bill, woman attempts suicide as husband g
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 31 (ANI): A day after Rajya Sabha passed Triple Talaq bill, a woman here on Wednesday allegedly attempted to commit suicide after her husband divorced her by pronouncing triple talaq.
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Lok Sabha passes bill to set up inter-state water disputes tribunal
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that proposes to set up an Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal to resolve water disputes in a time-bound manner with Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat saying that there was a need to focus on water ma
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Noted economist Subir Gokarn passes away in Washington after brief illness
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Noted economist and former RBI Deputy Governor Subir Vithal Gokarn has passed away after a brief illness, the government said on Wednesday.
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Lok Sabha passes Code on Wages Bill, 2019
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill to codify provisions of four existing laws to provide legislative protection of minimum wage to the entire workforce and prohibit the employers from paying wages less than the minimum wages.
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Parliament passes Bill criminalising instant Triple Talaq
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday scored a major victory in the Rajya Sabha on the back of cracks in the opposition when the House passed the Triple Talaq Bill after rejecting the opposition's demand to refer the Bill to the Select Committee and to remove th
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