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No new Polio case in India for second consecutive year

India reported no new case of Polio for the second year in row. If India manages to repeat this success for one more year it will yield the...

January 15, 2013

Saudi women get 20% quota in all-male Shura Council

As per the latest decrees of Saudi King Abdullah, Saudi Arabian women will have a 20% quota in the all-male consultative Shura Council. The King appointed 30 women...

January 14, 2013

Indira Awaas Yojana gets more fund

The Union Cabinet gave nod to the Ministry of Rural Development’s proposal to increase the unit cost under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), considering the sharp rise in the...

January 14, 2013

Railways to hike fares from January 21

The Railway Ministry has decided hike in fares of all classes from midnight of January 21 ranging from 2 to 10 paise per km to generate an additional...

January 12, 2013

Aadhaar number will be an acceptable proof of Identity in passport making

In order to make passport documentation less onerous, the Ministry of External Affairs has advised all Passport Issuing Authorities to accept Aadhaar letter as Proof of Address and...

January 12, 2013

MHA bans foreign tourists from working as journalists

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced a ban on journalistic activities by foreign tourists in India. As noticed by the Ministry, foreigners entering on tourist visa are...

January 8, 2013

CJI inaugurates fast track court to try sexual offences in Delhi

Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir inaugurated first of the four fast track courts in Saket, Delhi to hear cases of sexual offence cases against women. Other fast...

January 8, 2013

Easy available drugs may hinder the purpose of Castration

As per medical experts the effect of medicines used for chemical castration like Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) and Cyproterone acetate are temporary. There effect can be reduced by anti-epileptics...

January 8, 2013

South Korea becomes first Asian country to punish rapist with castration

In a remarkable verdict a South Korean sentenced a 31-year-old pedophile Pyo to 15 years in jail and ordered the country’s first ever chemical castration. This is for...

January 8, 2013

Haryana govt to implement new ‘Kanyadan’ scheme

The Haryana Government will implement a new initiative known as ‘Kanyadan’ from April 1, 2013 under which an incentive of Rs 11,000 per girl will be given to...

January 8, 2013

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