A woman can claim 25% of the former husband’s net salary as alimony, the Supreme Court setting a benchmark for maintenance paid to women by former husbands after divorce. About…

India develops National Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to global public health. Signed a ‘Delhi Declaration’ for collectively strategizing to contain AMR.…

Cabinet decision The decision of the Government would enable the Election Commission of India to deploy VVPAT Units in all pooling booths in the General Elections, 2019. It will act as…

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given (I) Ex-post facto approval for introduction of Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill 2017 National Commission…

New rules to allow financially sound state government entities to borrow directly from other countries which give Official Development Assistance for major infrastructure projects Details of the decision Union Cabinet…

Ending VIP culture, the Centre has decided no vehicles will have beacons except those of emergency services such as fire brigade and ambulance. Key Facts The cabinet chaired by Prime…

The Supreme Court today exempted disabled persons from standing during playing of the national anthem before screening of a film. Background The apex court had made it mandatory to play…

The Telangana Assembly has passed a Bill to raise the reservation for Muslims and Scheduled Tribes in admission to educational institutions and government jobs from 4% to 12% and 6%…

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi has requested the Union Law Ministry for urgent release of funds to facilitate procurement of VVPAT (voter verifiable paper audit trail) machines for the…