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Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

LS passes Transgender persons protection of rights bill

6:47 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill which provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 was passed by a voice vote amid noisy protests by some opposition parties over Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury not being allowed to speak on […]

Bill to protect rights of transgenders in LS

5:46 pm July 19, 2019

New Delhi: A bill which provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders by defining their identity and rights to prohibit discrimination against them was introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, introduced by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot, provides a mechanism […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Press groups say Turkey report blacklists foreign news media

9:15 pm July 7, 2019

Istanbul: Journalism organisations in Turkey have criticised a report by a pro-government think tank that they say catalogues journalists working for international news media in a way that amounts to “blacklisting.” The Journalists’ Union of Turkey said Sunday it plans to file a criminal complaint against the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research, a think tank […]

National lockdown can dent GDP growth by 2%, states should do with local curbs: Report

GDP growth slows to five-year low at 5.8 pc in Jan-Mar

7:37 pm May 31, 2019

New Delhi: India’s economic growth rate slowed to five-year low of 5.8 per cent in January-March 2018-19, due to poor performance in agriculture and manufacturing sectors, official data released Friday said. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) also revealed that GDP growth during 2018-19 fiscal stood at 6.8 per cent, lower than 7.2 per cent in […]

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