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India okays MoU to tackle oil spills
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo, [Sri Lanka] May 12 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) for co-operation on the response to oil and chemical pollution in
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Cabinet approves Rs. 5,082 crore for Lucknow, Chennai, Guwahati airports
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a sum of Rs. 5,082 crore for the purpose of up gradation and expansion of the airport infrastructure at Lucknow, Chennai, and Guwahati airports.
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SC directs HCs to expeditiously monitor all POCSO cases
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 01 (ANI): The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed all the High Courts to constitute a committee dedicated to expeditiously monitor and regulate all Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases.
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Cabinet approves declaration of Schedules Areas in Rajasthan
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave an approval to the declaration of Scheduled Areas in Rajasthan under Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India by rescinding the Constitution Order (C.O.) and promulgation of a new
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DCW chief to end fast after POCSO amendment
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Saturday announced that she would break her indefinite fast tomorrow after the Union cabinet approved an ordinance to award death sentence to rapists of children below 12 years of age.
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Mehbooba welcomes death penalty for rapists
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday welcomed the decision of the Union cabinet to award death sentence to the rapists of children below the age of 12.
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NCW hail death penalty in child rapes
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Women activists across the country have praised the ordinance approved by the Union cabinet to award death sentence to the rapists of children below the age of 12.
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Yashwant Sinha quits BJP, says Modi regime undermining democratic institut
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former union cabinet minister Yashwant Sinha announced on Saturday that he is quitting politics and party both, as he felt that democratic institutions in the country were being undermined.
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Cabinet facilitates strengthening of POCSO Act
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): In the wake of an increase in incidents of rape of minors, the Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a number of measures to strengthen the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Cabinet okays MoU with UK, Northern Ireland on illegal migrants
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the United Kingdom (UK) and Northern Ireland on the return of illegal migrants.
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Maha Govt. to develop Raigad fort with ASI
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr. 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday met Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nripendra Misra to develop historic Raigad fort in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
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Centre approves Protection of Human Rights Bill
Updated : 7 years, 11 months 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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