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Parliament passes bill amending Negotiable Instruments Act
Parliamentary approval was accorded on Thursday to the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2018, which amends the 1881 bill to specify penalties for bouncing of cheques, and other violations with respect to such negotiable instruments…
Four CRPF troopers injured in J&K grenade attack
Four CRPF troopers were injured in a grenade attack by militants on their post in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Thursday, police said.
Militants hurled a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker on the…
Will raise H1B Visa issue at 2+2 dialogue: Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that India will raise the issue of changing H1B visa norms with the US at the 2+2 dialogue scheduled to be held on September 6 in New Delhi.
"We are already raising the issue…
Lok Sabha takes up Anti-Trafficking Bill
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday moved the Anti-Trafficking Bill in the Lok Sabha which seeks to protect and rehabilitate victims of human trafficking and prosecute the offenders.
The Minister for Women and Child Development…
Bengal Assembly pass resolution to rename State as ‘Bangla’
The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution renaming the state as "Bangla".
The resolution was moved by the Trinamool Congress and supported by the Left parties and the Congress.
The resolution passed by the West Bengal…
Kargil Vijay Diwas: Nation pays homage to war Martyrs
ONI Bureau: Nation on Thursday paid homage to the brave Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives to secure India's frontiers in the Kargil War of 1999. A day to remember all 527 martyrs who saved our home.
On this day, 26 July 1999,…
Nitish recommends CBI probe into Shelter Home Rapes
Under pressure from opposition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday recommended a CBI probe into the alleged rape of over 40 minor girls in a government-run shelter home in Muzaffarpur district.
According to a statement issued…
Shelter Home Rapes: Patna HC takes suo motu cognisance
The Patna High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the rape of over 20 minor girls in a shelter home in Muzaffarpur and asked the Bihar Government to be ready with its explanation when the case comes up for hearing on Thursday.…
Women in parts of Pakistan Vote for first time since Independence
Millions of voters queued up to vote in Pakistan's 11th general elections, with some history-making events also taking place in the conservative areas where women are usually not allowed to take part in an activity outside their homes.…
HC grants interim protection to Chidambaram in INX media case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case till August 1.
Justice A.K. Pathak directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to take any…