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In a significant move, the Centre has issued citizenship certificates to over 300 individuals under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), amidst the ongoing general elections where the controversial law has taken center stage in several states’ campaign discourse. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla presided over a ceremony held in Delhi, where 14 recipients were presented […]
The Supreme Court expressed dissatisfaction on Monday over the sluggish progress in implementing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act, 2016, stating that it remains at a “dismal stage.” The court particularly criticized the failure of some states to formulate the necessary rules outlined in the Act. Among the issues highlighted, the court noted […]
Guwahati: The BJP-led national and state governments have been under fire from the opposition Congress party for allegedly failing to stop the ethnic violence in Manipur, which has claimed a significant number of lives. The scenario, according to Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi, illustrates the “callousness, negligence, and casualness” of the state government and the “inactivity” […]
Guwahati: Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai indicated that the majority of the 2020 provisions of the third Bodo pact have been carried out in a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha. Nityanand Rai was answering a question posed by Rwngwra Narzary, a member of the United People’s Party Liberal […]
Guwahati: BJP President DR Thapa will meet with the government at large to discuss the newly passed Finance Bill and its distorting of Sikkimese identity. He is optimistic that the Central government would address the issue of Sikkimese identity, which is being weakened in a new Finance Act, in the same manner that it has […]
Guwahati: The amount of dearness allowance that the central government distributes to its more than one crore employees and retirees was increased by 4%, raising the whole amount to 42% from 38%. Union Minister Anurag Thakur claims that the government will spend Rs 12,815 crore to pay for the increase in the dearness allowance. The […]
Guwahati: Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai stated in the Rajya Sabha that as of January 1, 2023, there will be 84,866 open posts in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of the country, as opposed to the 10,05,520 authorised positions. However, the Minister pointed out that vacancies in CAPFs arise as a […]
Guwahati: The Centre on Wednesday denied rumours that it intended to impose new security regulations on smartphone manufacturers, forcing them to let the removal of pre-installed programmes and requiring the screening of significant updates. A report published on Reuters titled, ‘India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps’ had mentioned that the […]