WCD to move proposal to amend POCSO Act
The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry is set to move a proposal before the Cabinet for enhanced punishment in cases of sexual assault of male children.
Watershed development projects lagging behind badly
Irrigation projects of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY
CIC official slams Bill to change RTI
A voice of dissent has emerged from within the Central Information Commission (CIC) against the proposed changes in the RTI Act.
Watershed development projects lagging behind badly
Irrigation projects of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY
Malnourished children underreported in Odisha
The Odisha State Food Commission has expressed concern over the underreporting of severe acute malnourished (SAM) children in the State.
Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme
SPC programme would help in making students responsible citizens by inculcating values of respect to the elderly, discipline, social responsibility and through police-student interaction.
SC collegium stands firm on Justice Joseph
The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its recommendation to appoint Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K.M. Joseph as a Supreme Court judge.
HC order on NEET grace marks stayed
The Supreme Court stayed a Madras High Court direction to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to grant grace marks to students who suffered from erroneous Tamil translation of 49 questions in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).
WhatsApp to cap number of forwards to five chats per user
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‘Taking steps to prevent misuse ahead of polls’
WhatsApp has informed the Election Commission (EC) that it will take various steps ahead of polls to prevent the misuse of its messaging platform, and bring to India its fake news verification model which has been used in other markets.