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Rajya Sabha passes UAPA Amendment Bill
Updated : 6 years, 11 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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Centre cheated to get Triple Talaq bill passed in RS: Congress
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the Central Government "cheated" to push the Triple Talaq Bill through Rajya Sabha.
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UP: Centre extends scheme of providing packaged Ganga jal to Moradabad
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 31 (ANI): In a bid to facilitate devotees and pilgrims, the Central government has made available packaged bottles containing holy water (Gangajal) at post offices in Moradabad city of Uttar Pradesh.
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Consider making law to regulate app-based taxi services like Ola, Uber: SC
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central government to consider bringing a law to regulate app-based taxi service like Ola and Uber for the safety and security of the woman passengers.
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Parliament passes Bill criminalising instant Triple Talaq
Updated : 6 years, 11 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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Centre constitutes welfare board for traders
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The central government has constituted the 'National Traders' Welfare Board' to advise the Centre to identify policy measures to achieve the objective of welfare of traders and their employees, read a notification from Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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Centre to move Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Central government is likely to move the Triple Talaq Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, sources said.
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If Pawar's allegations of ED, IT pressure true then Ajit Pawar would have
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI): Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna has hit out at Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar for alleging that the central government was misusing probe agencies to force rival party leaders to join the BJP and said if that were true then NCP leader's
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Centre should take people, political parties of J-K into confidence: CPI g
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): After additional security forces were deployed in Kashmir Valley in the wake of inputs about a terror attack threat, CPI general secretary D Raja on Sunday said the Central government should take people and political parties of Jammu and Kashmir into confide
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'Central govt misusing power ahead of Maharashtra polls', alleges Sharad P
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 28 (ANI): National Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday alleged that the Central government is pressuring leaders of opposition parties to join the BJP.
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Youth Congress workers protest against weakening of RTI Act
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 27 (ANI): Hundreds of Youth Congress workers on Saturday took to streets here to protest against the Central government for allegedly diluting the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
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17 Opposition MPs express concern over passing Bills without scrutiny, wri
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): As many as 17 opposition members have written to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu raising serious concerns over how the Central government is "hurriedly" passing legislation without any scrutiny by the Standing or Select Committees of Parliament.
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