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Steps simplified for Govt. Employees to get Passport

08 Jun 2015

June,8,2015: Spelling good news for government employees, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has simplified the process of applying for a passport.Government employees as well as those working in...

After Nine months long wait Govt. appoints CVC and CIC

08 Jun 2015

June,8,2015: Former Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, K.V. Chowdary, was on Monday, appointed as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner, while the senior-most Information Commissioner,...

India, Bangladesh make history with land swap, Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) signed

06 Jun 2015

June,6,2015: Under the agreement, India will have an advantage of 500 acres and 10,000 acres will go to Bangladesh. On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to Dhaka, India and Ba...

Law unclear if celebrities endorsing food products can be prosecuted

05 Jun 2015

June,5,2015: The Maggi controversy has opened a Pandora’s box on the legal liability of celebrities who endorse food products even as it exposes ambiguities in the Food Safety and Standards A...

Education loan default can now impact CIBIL credit score

04 Jun 2015

June,4,2015: According to CIBIL data, the outstanding education credit, including for study within the country and abroad, stood at Rs. 63,800 crore as on March 31 this year. Non-repayment of...

A drunk driver is like ‘suicidal human bomb’: Court

04 Jun 2015

June,4,2015: Bhargav had challenged the Magisterial Court order that had jailed him while holding him guilty of the offences of driving under the influence of alcohol. A person driving under...

Maggi row: In a first, Centre moves National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

03 Jun 2015

June,3,2015: Section 12-1-D of the Consumer Protection Act deals with the manner in which a complaint can be made before NCDRC. In further troubles for Nestle over Maggi issue, the government...

Rural Service Bill gets President’s assent

03 Jun 2015

June,3,2015: President inked the Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Medical Course Bill, 2012, on May 29. There is a reason for rural populace in the state to rejoi...

SC asks CBSE not to declare AIPMT results till June 10

03 Jun 2015

June,3,2015: Supreme Court asked police to identify as many candidates as possible who had been benefited from the alleged leak. The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the CBSE not to declare r...

Delhi Govt. bans Maggi sales for 15 days

03 Jun 2015

June,3,2015: Big Bazaar outlets pull out Maggi noodles; Meghalaya likely to join bandwagon. Delhi Government has banned sale of Maggi noodles for next fifteen days following the product testi...

Court orders FIR against Amitabh, Madhuri, Preity over Maggi row

02 Jun 2015

June,2,2015: A district court in Muzaffarpur directed police on Tuesday to register an FIR against two Nestle officials and film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta, who have fea...

Unfolding of long story of 2 minute Maggi Noodles

01 Jun 2015

June,1,2015: After samples of “Maggi” noodles manufactured in March 2014 were reportedly found to contain high lead content and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), the instant noodles brand in...

Karnataka to appeal against Jayalalithaa’s acquittal

01 Jun 2015

June,1,2015: Filing the appeal is inevitable and the decision has been made purely on the basis of merit, says Karnataka Law Minister Karnataka State Cabinet on Monday decided to file an appe...

MACTs directed by SC to choose correct multiplier as per age of deceased for compensation

31 May 2015

May,31,2015: A three Judge Bench comprising of Hon'ble Justice Anil R. Dave, Hon'ble Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon'ble Justice Kurian Joseph, directed  MACTs to choose c...

Govt. brings new, simple IT return forms

31 May 2015

May,31,2015: The Finance Ministry on Sunday came out with new three-page income tax return (ITR) forms, dropping the controversial provision for mandatory disclosure of foreign trips and dormant ba...

President gives nod to re-promulgation of land ordinance

31 May 2015

May,31,2015: President Pranab Mukherjee has given nod to re-promulgation of the controversial land ordinance, which could not be converted into law during the recently concluded Budget Session of P...

Govt Launches KhoyaPaya, A Web Portal For Missing Children

31 May 2015

May,31,2015: With 11 children disappearing every hour in the country, the government will on June 2 roll out a web platform for people to directly report, track and upload information on missing ch...

Courting 150 years of history in Bombay Presidency

29 May 2015

May,29,2015: Permanent Judicial Museum at the Bombay High Court is a tour into antiquity with artefacts and narrative aids. Before electricity came to India, a manually operated cloth fa...

Delhi HC refuses to stay Centre's notification

29 May 2015

May,29,2015: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay the May 21 notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs granting absolute powers to Lieutenant Governor in certain matters, includ...

Supreme Court takes on board Centre versus Kejriwal row over Delhi

29 May 2015

May,29,2015: Meanwhile orders Delhi HC to consider MHA notification dispassionately. Without directing a stay on the Delhi High Court's remarks calling the Centre's May 21 notificatio...

Final Result | Chhattisgarh Civil Judge (Entry Level) Examination 2014

29 May 2015

  Final Result | Chhattisgarh Civil Judge (Entry Level) Examination 2014 Monday, March 23, 2015  ...

Court allows Greenpeace India to operate two of its domestic accounts

27 May 2015

May,27,2015: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed Greenpeace India to operate two of its domestic accounts and access its fixed deposits. The Central Government, however, reiterated what...

Black Money: FM delighted as Swiss Banks reveal Account Holder's names

26 May 2015

May,26,2015: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the move should provide enough indications of actions to follow for those holding unaccounted assets outside India. “I have be...

‘ACB of Delhi Govt. can act against Delhi Police’

26 May 2015

May,26,2015: Delhi High Court says it can also arrest police personnel. In a shot in the arm for the Aam Aadmi Party, the Delhi High Court ruled on Monday that the Delhi government’s Anti-c...

Supreme Court to hear petition seeking guidelines for AG appointment

25 May 2015

May,25,2015: In a surprising move, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition that objected to the appointment of Mukul Rohatgi as the Attorney General (AG). The plea also sought framing of de...

DMK to move Supreme Court against Jayalalithaa's acquittal

25 May 2015

May,25,2015: "I firmly say that the party will file an appeal in the disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa in the Supreme Court," DMK president M Karunanidhi said in a statemen...

No decision yet on appointment of CVC, CIC

23 May 2015

May,23,2015: The Prime Minister-led selection committees could not arrive at a decision on the appointment of chiefs of Central Information Commission (CIC) and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) a...

Congress asks President not to give nod to Gujarat anti-terror law

23 May 2015

May,23,2015: Congress on Saturday made a strong plea to President Pranab Mukherjee not to give his nod to a controversial anti-terror law passed by Gujarat Assembly, a measure which has failed to g...

India flooded with unsafe fixed dose combination drugs

23 May 2015

May,23,2015: Many unapproved FDC formulations contain banned, restricted, or never approved drugs Millions of unapproved formulations and products of fixed dose combinations (FDCs) available...

Ireland says 'yes’ to same-sex marriage

23 May 2015

May,23,2015: Several priests have voted in the referendum in favour of legalising gay marriage, according to Irish media reports.The Republic of Ireland voted strongly in favour of legalising same sex...

SC panel sets deadline to States on road safety

22 May 2015

May,22,2015: States were given time till June 30 to enforce 13 directions issued the apex court, including removal of roadside ads and ban on alcohol sales on national highways....

Being Maoist is not a crime: Kerala HC

22 May 2015

May,22,2015: "Therefore, police cannot detain a person merely because he is a Maoist, unless police form a reasonable opinion that his activities are unlawful", the Kerala High Court has...

Gujjars demand 5% reservation in Govt. jobs

21 May 2015

May,21,2015: The demonstrators sat on a dharna on railway tracks blocking the Delhi-Mumbai tracks near Pilukapura in Bharatpur. Members of Gujjar community on Thursday revived their agitation...

Re-conduct of AIPMT test is ‘last resort’: SC

21 May 2015

May,21,2015: The ASG further said the court should keep in mind the fact that six lakh students have taken this examination. Reconducting the All India Pre-Medical Test examination, which saw...

Faridabad Development Corporation Act,1956

20 May 2015

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Kashmir- The Complete True Story

19 May 2015

1. Introduction   2. Geography & History   3. History   4. The Accession   5. Tribal Raids and the Accession   6. The United Nati...

SC moved to make political parties' funding public

19 May 2015

May,19,2015: The Supreme Court was moved on Tuesday for a declaration to make political parties "public authorities" under the Right to Information Act The Supreme Court was moved o...

Final Result | Chhattisgarh Civil Judge (Entry Level) Examination 2014

19 May 2015

Monday, March 23, 2015 Viva-voce for Chhattisgarh Civil Judge (Entry Level) Examination 2014 were held from 16th March to 21st March, 2015....

Delhi HC: Birds Have A Fundamental Rights To Fly In The Sky, they Deserve Sympathy

18 May 2015

May,18,2015: Delhi High Court observed that, bird trading is violation of their fundamental rights to fly in the sky without being kept in cages or subjected to cruelty; and they have right to...

Her crime a blow to society's faith in educated daughter as caregiver: SC

18 May 2015

May,18,2015: Calling it an abhorrent crime of parricide shaking the Indian society's aspirations of an educated daughter as a caregiver more responsible than a son, the Supreme Court confirmed...