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Union Government to allow Aadhaar enrolments of NRIs, PIOs, OICs

August 8, 2015

Union Government has decided to allow Aadhaar enrollment of Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), Overseas Citizen of India (OCIs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). It was announced by Union Planning Minister Rao Inderjit Singh in written reply to Lok Sabha. This ..

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Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015

August 7, 2015

Lok Sabha has passed Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill 2015 by a voice vote. The bill seeks to amend The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in order to make cheque-bounce filing of cases more convenient for check payees (person who receives the ..

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Lok Sabha passes SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill

August 5, 2015

Lok Sabha passed The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014 by voice vote. The bill seeks to amend parent law i.e. the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. It aims ..

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Former Union Minister Bijoy Handique passes away

July 27, 2015

Former Union Minister and 6 time Lok Sabha member Bijoy Krishna Handique passed away in Jorhat, Assam. He was 82. He was the veteran leader of Indian National Congress from the Northeast state of Assam. Handique was the senior politician ..

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President nominates 2 members of Anglo-Indian Community to Lok Sabha

July 24, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed 2 members of Anglo-Indian Community to Lok Sabha as per the provisions of Article 331 of Indian Constitution. Nominted Persons are Professor Richard Hay: He hails from Kerala. Presently, he teaches economics in various academic ..

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India earns $100 million by launching 45 foreign satellites: Government

July 23, 2015

India has earned about US 100 million dollars by launching 45 commercial foreign satellites from 19 countries. The revenue was earned by Antrix, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This information was given by Union Science ..

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14 States, UTs achieve literacy rate of 80%: Government

July 22, 2015

Union Government has announced that 14 States and Union Territories (UTs) have achieved or exceeded the literacy rate of 80 percent. It was announced by Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. ..

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Monsoon Session of Parliament to begin from July 21, 2015

June 24, 2015

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin from 21 July 2015. The decision to convene Parliament was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs. The committee also has recommended President Pranab Mukherjee to convene the three-week ..

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