Tag: 2019
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Sale of Toys: Notices issued to e-commerce entities on violation of standards
The CCPA has also written to the Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to take immediate cognizance of the matter and take necessary action.
January 12, 2023 -
Transgender sues Air India: SC asks Centre to formulate policy on employment to third gender
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli in an interim order asked the government to consult all stakeholders on creating an enabling framework that would help the third sex with employment opportunities.
September 8, 2022 -
UN chief Guterres calls for ‘immediate global ceasefire’ amid Coronavirus pandemic
According to the report, Syria has reported its first case of the COVID-19 virus, in a country already torn by 10 years of war, and other cases have emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan.
March 24, 2020 -
2019 will be remembered for the betrayal of the people’s mandate, says Ahmed Patel
Senior Congress leader, P Chidambaram, who is out on bail in case of INX Media scam, also took to Twitter to bid adieu to 2019 by slamming the BJP government.
December 31, 2019 -
Mann ki baat: PM Modi talks about youth, poverty in last episode of 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 60th edition of his monthly radio programme, Mann ki Baat where he invites suggestions, stories and ideas from people, this is also the final episode for this year.
December 29, 2019 -
Bill to amend welfare of parents and senior citizens Act introduced in Lok Sabha
As per the amendment proposed by the government, the Bill removes the existing ceiling of Rs 10,000 as maintenance.
December 11, 2019 -
New national education policy will be in public domain very soon: HRD Ministry
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Secretary, Higher Education, R Subramanian said the new national education policy will be in the public domain very soon.
December 3, 2019 -
After bifurcation of J-K, Radio Kashmir renamed All India Radio
Radio Station of Jammu is now named as All India Radio, Jammu while the radio station in Srinagar and Leh as All India Radio, Srinagar and All India Radio, Leh respectively.
October 31, 2019 -
No govt jobs for candidates with more than two children in Assam from 2021
The BJP government in Centre had already introduced 'Population Regulation Bill, 2019’, in Rajya Sabha in July that calls for punitive action against people with more than two living children and making them devoid of all government services.
October 22, 2019 -
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on plea challenging ‘triple talaq’
A bench headed by Justice NV Ramana has tagged the fresh petition with other pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the law.
September 13, 2019 -
Traffic violation will attract increased motor insurance premium: Reports
The IRDAI circular, dated 6 September, came after the government emphasized that traffic violation history should be considered as a parameter to fix motor insurance premiums. Usually, up until now, the premiums were, typically, dependent on the car’s make, model and variant.
September 12, 2019 -
Supreme Court to review amendments in Anti-Terror Law
The top court today said that it will examine the constitutional validity of the amendment and issued notice to the Centre. The bench was headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
September 6, 2019 -
‘Matter of gender justice’, says Govt on triple talaq bill; Oppn calls it ‘discriminatory’
The controversial bill seeks to make the practice 'void and illegal and an offence punishable with imprisonment up to three years and fine'.
July 25, 2019 -
Centre sees RTI Act as ‘nuisance’, wants to ‘subvert’ it: Sonia Gandhi after LS passes amendments
The RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to make changes to the landmark transparency law and later the salary and tenure structures of Information Commissioners (ICs) in the states and at the Centre.
July 23, 2019 -
Lok Sabha passes NIA (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to broaden agency powers
Home Minister Amit Shah said that the anti-terror law will not see the religion of people involved in terror activities and the changes in the law will effectively handle terror cases.
July 15, 2019 -
5 food trends that will rule 2019
Despite the wide variety of foods available, the emphasis is on how and when individuals consume those foods.
January 31, 2019 -
New Year gifts for your loved ones
It is always good to get a few small gifts for your closest friends as it becomes a memory.
January 6, 2019