E-cigarette ban comes after sustained effort
Rajasthan govt has imposed ban on e-cigarettes a day before World No Tobacco Day last month.
Dismissed teacher can file writ plea for her rights: Supreme Court
Supreme Court has held that, teacher whose service is illegally terminated can file a writ petition in a constitutional court to protect her fundamental rights against a private unaided school.
Move ED under Home Ministry, MP urges Modi
BJP MP from Jharkhand has written to PM asking that the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which investigates crimes related to money laundering, be shifted from its current parent Finance Ministry to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
New status for NPP: what conditions did it meet?
National People’s Party, has been recognized as a “national party”.
Draft NEP proposes formal education from age of three
Draft National Education Policy has projected an expansion of the Right to Education Act to cover the three years of preschool before Class 1.
All States, Union Territories can now set up Foreigners Tribunals
Under the backdrop of NCR in Assam, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has laid out specific guidelines to detect, detain and deport foreign nationals staying illegally across the country.
Haryana government withdraws EBPG quota, what does it mean?
The Haryana government has withdrawn its quotas of posts kept reserved under the Economically Backward Persons in General Category (EBPG) and Backward Class (Block-C) in government jobs and state-run educational institutions.
Election panel wants to revisit rule on punishment to voters for false mismatch claims
The Election Commission may “revisit” a rule that provides for prosecution of an elector if a complaint of EVM and VVPAT machine malfunction turns out to be false.
PM to head panel on economic growth
The government set up a 10-member Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairman.
Elected on more than one seat ”” what the law and Constitution say?
Those MPs who won in the elections were elected from more than one constituency and those who were already members of either Rajya Sabha or the legislature of a state must vacate one of their seats.