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Arvind Kumar Goel committee recommends cancellation of passport for NRIs who harass their wives

The high-level committee headed by retired judge Arvind Kumar Goel has recommended that Non-resident Indians (NRIs) who harass or desert their wives could face impoundment or cancellation of...

September 19, 2017

YC Modi to be new Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA)

YC Modi, a 1984 batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, has been appointed as Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and will hold the post till...

September 19, 2017

Dr K S Chugh, father of nephrology in India passes away

Dr Kirpal Singh Chugh (85), the father of nephrology in India, has passed away in Chandigarh on September 17, 2017. Dr Chugh was emeritus professor and former head...

September 19, 2017

Jharkhand government launched Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana to provide houses to freedom fighters

The Jharkhand Government has launched the Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana at Ulihatu in Khunti district of Jharkhand. Ulihatu is the birthplace of Jharkhand’s tribal icon Birsa Munda. The...

September 19, 2017

Rajni Kant Mishra to be new chief of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

Rajni Kant Mishra, a 1984 batch Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer, will be the new chief of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He will succeed Archana Ramasundaram, who...

September 19, 2017

Soniya, wins gold at Ahmet Comert Boxing Championships for youth women in 48 Kg category

India have signed off with a rich haul of one gold, four silver, and three bronze medals at the Ahmet Comert Boxing Championships for youth women boxers in...

September 19, 2017

New Delhi hosted first-ever National Conference on “Mission Mode to address Under-Nutrition”

The first ever National Conference on “Mission Mode to address Under-Nutrition” was successfully held in New Delhi on September 19, 2017. The conference was organized by the Ministry...

September 19, 2017

Zero Hunger Programme to be launched in October

India’s ambitious Zero Hunger Programme through interventions in farm sector will be launched on occasion of World Food Day (October 16) with focus on agriculture, nutrition and health...

September 19, 2017

Law Ministry approves Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017

The Union Law ministry has approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2017 to empower government to confiscate property of economic offenders and defaulters who flee India. The Bill seeks...

September 19, 2017

SEBI allows REITs, InvITs to raise funds via debt securities

Capital markets regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) amended guidelines of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits) and Infrastructure Investments Trusts (InvITs) in order to broaden scope...

September 19, 2017

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