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Cabinet approves bill for empowerment of transgenders
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill that provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders.
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Cabinet approves amendments to POCSO Act, includes death penalty for sexua
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 that provides for the death penalty for sexual offences against children.
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Union Cabinet approves Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 201
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019. The Bill will be introduced in the ongoing session of parliament.
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India to train intensivists, anesthesia experts for organ transplant coord
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): After signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spain to enhance the efficacy of organ donation in India, the Union Health Ministry is planning to train intensivists and anesthesia experts for organ transplant coordinating activities. The training of
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Budget advances economic reform, but fiscal settings unchanged: Fitch
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [Britain], July 10 (ANI): Financial information services major Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday that the Union Budget for 2019-20 outlines some economic reforms that could support the economy but its fiscal stance remains broadly unchanged with no plans for meaningful consolidation.
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman to reply to Budget debate in Parliament
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Wednesday reply to the debate on the Union Budget which she presented in Parliament on July 5.
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Speaker asks Harsmirat Kaur not to address Punjab chief minister as `their
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday accused the Congress government in Punjab of delaying work on mega food park in Ludhiana as Speaker Om Birla advised her not to feel peeved with the state government in her role as Union Minister.
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Centre's proposed fund-sharing for SC Post-Matric scholarship scheme inade
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): Terming the recently proposed 60:40 fund-sharing pattern of the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry for the SC Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as "totally inadequate", Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday demanded the res
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Trinamool slams budget, calls it lengthy speech without vision
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 8 (ANI): Trinamool Congress on Monday slammed the Budget 2019-20 presented by the Union Government and called it a long speech without vision.
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Tharoor uses cricketing analogy, says budget had no-balls instead of bound
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Using a cricketing analogy to criticise the Union Budget, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday stated that the financial statement had unnecessary defensive strokes, dropped catches and was marred with quite a few no-balls instead of bold boundaries.
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Bears tighten grip on D-Street, Sensex plunges 793 points after Budget ann
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): Bearish trends ruled equity market on Monday with Sensex plunging nearly 800 points amid heavy selling pressure after the Union Budget for 2019-20 announced measures to tax share buybacks and increase minimum public shareholding in listed compan
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Sensex falls by nearly 600 points, Nifty PSU bank slides over 5 pc
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8 (ANI): Equity indices extended losses with panic selling across sectors around noon on Monday after the Union Budget for 2019-20 did not announce any measures to boost the auto sector.
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