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President approves promulgation of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018

Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018 has come into force as the President of India has given his assent to the Union Cabinet’s

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Govt proposes foreclosure of PPF account

The Government gives highest priority to the interest of small savers, especially savings for the benefit of girl child, the senior citizens

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Lok Sabha passes Bill making Triple Talaq unconstitutional [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha in a historic move passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 making triple talaq unconstitutional. The

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Published on December 30, 2017December 30, 2017By Saba
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Cabinet approves promulgation of Ordinance to amend the GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017

The Schedule to the Goods and Service Tax (GST) (Compensation to States) Act 2017, specifies the maximum rate at which Goods and

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Published on August 31, 2017By Saba
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Rajya Sabha passes the Indian Institute of Information Technology Public Private Partnership Bill 2017

Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Institute of Information Technology Public Private Partnership (IIIT-PPP) Bill 2017 on July 27, 2017. The bill has already been passed

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Published on July 28, 2017By Saba
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NITSER (National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research) Amendment Bill passed in Rajya Sabha 

NITSER (National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research) Amendment Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on 26th July, 2017.  The Bill was passed in

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Rajya Sabha passes the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2017 

The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2017, introduced during the Winter Session of Parliament came up for discussion in

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Published on July 25, 2017July 25, 2017By Saba
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State of Jammu and Kashmir joins GST

The President of India has promulgated two ordinances, namely, the Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Ordinance, 2017

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Published on July 10, 2017By Saba
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President promulgates Ordinance allowing traditional buffalo race, Kambala in Karnataka

President Pranab Mukherjee promulgated the Ordinance legalising traditional buffalo race Kambala, bull runs and bullock cart races as traditional sports and exempted them

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Published on July 4, 2017By Saba
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Comments invited on the Draft ‘Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017’

It is widely felt that the spectre of high-value economic offenders absconding from India to defy the legal process seriously undermines the

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Published on May 20, 2017May 20, 2017By Saba
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The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 promulgated for resolution of stressed assets

The promulgation of the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 inserting two new Sections (viz. 35AA and 35AB) after Section 35A of the

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Published on May 6, 2017By Saba
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No prosecution for attempt to commit suicide: Person shall be presumed to be under severe stress

Enacting the new Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, Parliament has decriminalised the attempt to commit suicide. A person attempting to commit suicide shall

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Published on April 11, 2017July 10, 2017By SM
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Cabinet approves four GST Bills

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the following four GST related bills: The Central Goods

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Published on March 21, 2017By Saba
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Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation introduced the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha

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Published on March 15, 2017March 15, 2017By Saba
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Lok Sabha passes the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016

The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016 was passed by the Lok Sabha on 10-3-2017. The Bill aims to

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Published on March 12, 2017By Saba
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Lok Sabha passes Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 

Lok Sabha has passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 on 9th March, 2017, which inter alia includes increasing the maternity benefits

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GST Council approves the Central Goods and Services Tax Bill and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, in its meeting held in Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of the Union

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Published on March 6, 2017By Saba
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Employers to pay wages by cheque or by crediting it in employee’s bank account

THE PAYMENT OF WAGES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2016 No. 9 of 2016 Promulgated by the President in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic

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Published on December 30, 2016February 21, 2017By Saba
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President promulgates the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016

The President of India has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016 (8 of 2016) on 22nd December, 2016.

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Salient Features of the Draft Inland Vessels Bill, 2016

The Draft Inland Vessels Bill, 2016 covers the Preamble and has 16 parts i.e. Part I to Part XVI. The salient features

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Published on December 7, 2016By Saba
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