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  LS passes bill on higher compensation for worker's injury

  August 10, 2016 0:06 IST

  Lok Sabha today passed a bill that provides for higher compensation in case an employee is injured in industrial accident and has a provision for hefty penalty in case any violation by the employers. The

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  Great news for women employees! Bill that seeks to double maternity leave to be tabled in parliament today

  India | August 09, 2016 12:01 IST

  A bill which seeks to increase maternity leave from current 12 weeks to 26 weeks in all establishments, including private sector is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The bill also

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  French President spends Rs 7 lakh per month on private hairdresser

  Who cares | July 27, 2016 15:18 IST

  Paris: The hairdresser assigned to the French president Francois Hollande's diminishing hairline is paid an eye-watering €10,000 (Rs 7 lakh) a month, about the same amount as a government minister’s salary. Taxpayers in France are

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  US bill seeks to bar Indian companies from hiring on H-1B visas

  July 09, 2016 19:14 IST

  Washington: A legislation, by a bipartisan group of two US lawmakers, has been introduced in the House of Representatives, which if cleared, would not allow Indian companies from hiring IT professionals on H-1B and L1

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  Canadian prime minister to introduce transgender rights bill

  World | May 17, 2016 13:36 IST

  Ottawa:Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced in Montreal that he will introduce legislation "to ensure the full protection of transgender people" on Tuesday, which is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biph

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  Haryana Cabinet approves Jat reservation bill, will be tabled in assembly today

  Politics | March 28, 2016 15:46 IST

  The Haryana Cabinet Monday passed a Bill to provide reservation in government jobs and education to Jats who had set an April 3 deadline for their demand to be met following their violent agitation last month.

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  Realty Stocks in focus after Rajya Sabha clears real estate bill

  March 11, 2016 13:09 IST

  Mumbai:Realty stocks today rose by up to 7 per cent after a bill seeking to regulate the real estate sector, bring in transparency and help protect consumer interests was passed by Rajya Sabha. Shares of

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  Rajya Sabha gives nod to National Waterways Bill

  Politics | March 10, 2016 8:25 IST

  New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed the National Waterways Bill, which provides for declaring certain inland waterways as national waterways with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the legislation. The bill, passed by Lok

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  Lok Sabha passes Bill to amend Enemy Property Act

  Politics | March 10, 2016 7:40 IST

  New Delhi:The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill to amend a 48-year-old law to guard against claims of succession or transfer of properties left by people who migrated to Pakistan and China after the

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  Delhi Assembly passes AAP's anti-graft Jan Lokpal Bill

  Politics | December 04, 2015 23:45 IST

  New Delhi: Over nine months after Aam Aadmi Party's resounding victory in the Delhi elections, the Delhi Assembly today passed its flagship anti-corruption law, the Jan Lokpal Bill.This had been a major poll promise of

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  Autonomy of IIMs will not be compromised: Smriti Irani

  Politics | August 07, 2015 20:41 IST

  New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Friday made it clear that autonomy of the Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) will not be compromised under the proposed IIM draft bill."For the first time, the

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  GST a Congress Bill, party's negativism hurting economy: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | August 02, 2015 20:01 IST

  New Delhi:  Racing against time to get the GST bill cleared from Parliament, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today attacked the Congress for blocking the legislation that it had itself brought in and said 'obstructionist' tendencies

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  IIM Bill prepared by panel headed by ex-IIM chairman: Smriti Irani

  Politics | July 30, 2015 19:54 IST

  New Delhi:  Amid a raging controversy over the draft IIM bill, government today said it was prepared by a committee headed by former chairman of IIM Trichy's board of governors M Damodaran and finalised after

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  Selfie with rattlesnake costs man over $150,000

  World | July 26, 2015 15:42 IST

  Los Angeles: A US man who was bitten by a rattlesnake while taking a selfie with the deadly serpent, has incurred a hefty hospital bill of over $ 150,000.Todd Fassler's entire arm went purple after

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  Controversial IIM bill: HRD could clear stand in Monsoon Session

  Politics | July 14, 2015 23:18 IST

  New Delhi:  With a barrage of questions from the MPs, HRD Ministry could make its stand clear on the controversial draft bill on the IIMs in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament as it has

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  Defence Ministry raises Rs 500 crore bill for flood assistance to J-K

  India | June 30, 2015 0:11 IST

  Srinagar:  The Defence Ministry has raised a bill of Rs 500 crore for its assistance to Jammu and Kashmir government for carrying out relief and rescue operations during the floods that battered the valley last

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  Sadananda Gowda asks Rahul Gandhi to study the new real estate bill

  Politics | May 04, 2015 7:44 IST

  Mangaluru: Union Law and Justice Minister D V Sadananda Gowda yesterday lambasted Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Real Estate Regulatory Authority Bill. Talking to reporter's yesterday evening,

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  RS passes private members bill

  Politics | April 24, 2015 17:32 IST

  New Delhi: For the first time in 45 years, the Rajya Sabha on Friday unanimously passed a private member's bill to give equal rights to transgenders."It is a unanimous decision of the house... This is

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  Vodafone ties up with Goa postal dept

  April 18, 2015 12:14 IST

  Panaji: Telecom major Vodafone India in collaboration with department of Posts in Goa has introduced bill payment facility through computerised post offices. Vodafone has taken the initiative to introduce ‘pay through post office facility' to make

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  Cost of mining will go up: Miners on new mines law

  March 22, 2015 9:42 IST

  New Delhi: .The cost of mining is set to go up with the passage of the new mining Bill that mandates miners to pay more for project affected people, according to industry officials.Mines and Minerals