Brijesh Pandey & Sabyasachi Roy Chowdhury

Monsoon session: RS chairman directs full preparedness by August 3rd week

August 17, 2020

The Monsoon session of Parliament is going to be marked by several firsts. New procedures will be adopted in Parliament for the first time in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Several protective measures will be taken, including changes in seating arrangements, along with rules to ensure physical distancing. Rajya...

PM Modi discusses flood and rescue operations with 6 CMs

August 11, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual meeting on Monday with chief ministers of six states -- Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala. The meeting was held via video conferencing to review the conditions and preparedness of the six states in dealing with the south-west monsoon and current...

In a boost to farmers, PM Modi launches Agri-Infra fund worth Rs 1 lakh crore

August 10, 2020

Cash-starved farmers have finally a reason to cheer up amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In a big boost to the agriculture sector, a new Central Sector Scheme of financing facility was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. This scheme with a duration of 10 years from FY2020 to FY2029,...

Triple talaq law boosted Muslim women’s self-reliance, says Naqvi

August 1, 2020

Triple talaq had been given political patronage by “merchants of the vote-bank” and the Narendra Modi government took a big step by declaring it a criminal offence, said Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi while marking the first anniversary of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019...

Ministers gear up for big triple talaq talks with Muslim women

July 31, 2020

Last year on 1 August, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act declared instant triple talaq—spoken, written or via electronic means—as an illegal practice in India. Not only did the 2019 Act declare triple talaq void, but also included up to three years of imprisonment for a man...

TikTok to Xender, IT ministry bans 59 Chinese apps

June 30, 2020

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has banned 59 Chinese applications due to the ongoing tension with China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The government on Monday decided to ban widely used mobile apps such as TikTok, ShareIt, Likee, UC Browser, WeChat, and Bigo Live. There...

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