by Spectrum | Aug 12, 2019 | Pick of the news
President approved the Bill in exercise of the power conferred by clause (3) of article 370 read with (1) of article 370 of the Constitution of India. The notification also said that all provisions of this Constitution, as amended from time to time, without any...
by Spectrum | Aug 12, 2019 | Pick of the news
Rajasthan legislative assembly passed two important bills to curb honour killings and Mob Lynching in the state. The Bill aims to provide stricter punishment to curb such Lynching incidents. Definition of Lynching as per the Bill: Any act or series of acts of...
by Spectrum | Aug 12, 2019 | Pick of the news
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred country’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna on former President Pranab Mukherjee and posthumously on social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika. Bhupen Hazarika’s son Tej Hazarika received the award on his...
by Spectrum | Aug 12, 2019 | Pick of the news
Government has sanctioned 5,595 electric buses in 64 cities for intracity and intercity operations under the second phase of FAME India scheme. The objective of the scheme is to promote faster adoption of electric and hybrid vehicle by way of presenting upfront...
by Spectrum | Aug 12, 2019 | Pick of the news
More than 5 lakh Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh have been issued identity documents by the UNHCR.These bio-metric, fraud-proof cards are being issued jointly by Bangladeshi authorities and UNHCR to all verified refugees over the age of 12. UNHCR’s Bio-metric...
by Spectrum | Aug 12, 2019 | Pick of the news
India and Bangladesh have decided to set up a joint technical committee for optimum utilization of Ganges water as being received by Bangladesh under the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty 1996. Both the countries also agreed to set up a framework for interim water-sharing...
