COVID-19 | Comparative Analysis of Paid Sick Leave across Nations
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, various countries introduced a package of social and labour market measures to support workers and their
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Editors Guild of India | ED raids at the office of NewsClick.in, and residences of its senior journalists and officials
Editors Guild of India statement on ED raids at the office of NewsClick.in, and residences of its senior journalists and officials The
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OSHA | Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace
On January 29, 2021, in response to the President Biden Executive Order directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to update
Continue readingMeitY expresses dissatisfaction over ‘differential treatment’: Issue of using a hashtag on ‘farmer genocide’ taken up with Twitter executives & strong displeasure expressed
On the request of Twitter, Secretary Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India held a virtual interaction with Ms Monique
Continue readingIn Rajya Sabha Today | Suicides amongst Police Officers
Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) conducted a study in 2004 into the factors causing stress in forces and suggest remedial
Continue readingConditional Exemption | Permission granted to BCCI to use drones
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted a conditional exemption to the Board of Control
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Parliamentary Standing Committee raises concerns over DNA Bill in its 340th Report
On 3rd February, 2021, Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, tabled its Three Hundred
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Farmers’ Protest|“History will not pardon us if we remain mute spectators to this violation of human rights”: An open letter by 141 lawyers to the CJI on internet shutdowns at protest sites; mob attacks on protesting farmers
“Theoretically, the Right to Internet access exists in the “new India”, however, practically we are still thriving in the dungeon of the past where the demand for existence of the Right to Internet access should label us non compos mentis.”
Continue readingMEA | Press Statement on recent comments by foreign individuals and entities on the farmers’ protests
Here’s the press statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs with regard to the comments by some foreign individuals and entities
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NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh Government over reported missing children of a couple exonerated on false charges of murder
The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo-motu cognizance of a media report that after 5 years in jail in Agra
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Budget 2021- 22 | Voluntary Scrappage Policy: Government’s Sword to cut the Air Pollution
While the Finance Minister, presented the Union Budget, 2021-22 today, the most talked about was the Voluntary Scrappage Policy even before the
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CBI registers a case against 6 then officials of Indian Overseas Bank and others alleging misappropriation of depositor’s money and conducts searches
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against 06 then officials of Indian Overseas Bank, Vijaywada/Guntur and other unknown persons
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Union Budget 2021-22 | Proposals established on 6 Pillars; Tax Relief for Senior Citizens above 75 years of age [Read the live Updates]
Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union budget 2021-22 in the Parliament Today. 6 Pillars: Health and Well-Being Physical and Financial capital
Continue readingCinema halls to operate at 100% capacity [Read Standard Operating Procedure]
Standard Operating Procedure on preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 for cinema halls and theatres released. The SOP states that
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Calcutta High Court Judge, Justice Ashis Kumar Chakraborty passes away
Justice Ashis Kumar Chakraborty passed away on 30-01-2021 due to cardiac arrest. About He was Born on December 12, 1965. Graduated in
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Ten infants killed in a fire at a state-run Hospital: NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra Government calling for a detailed report
The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that ten infants were killed in a fire
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CCI approves acquisition of stake by Axis Bank Limited, Axis Capital Limited & Axis Securities Limited in Max Life Insurance Company Limited
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of stake by Axis Bank Limited, Axis Capital Limited and Axis Securities Limited
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NHRC calls for report on alleged rape of a 13 year old girl by nine men on separate occasions after being abducted twice in Umaria District
NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance on alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl in Umaria city of Madhya Pradesh and has directed
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Press Council of India strongly condemns any incident of alleged attack/killing of journalist for performing journalistic duties
Press Council of India is distressed with the incident of alleged murder of Shri Gnanadraj Moses, Journalist of ‘Tamilian TV’, for running
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NHRC holds Judicial Inquiry by an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate as shady into a death in Ahmedabad prison
In a case of a death in judicial custody, the National Human Rights Commission, India has set aside the conclusion of an
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