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• RTI: SIC penalises former varsity official for violating RTI Act …
• CONSUMER RIGHTS: National consumer helpline number to be integrated with WhatsApp …
• SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Merely touching minor girl’s back not sexual assault: Bombay HC; Information document; IAS officer held in Jharkhand for sexually harassing student: Police; Bombay High Court: Guidelines to Protect Identities of Parties Involved; Mumbai: Holding hand once is not harassment, says court; Move industrial court in sexual harassment case, Bombay HC tells woman; Trichy professor arrested; ‘Haath lagao toh current lagta hai’ …
• SERVICES: Coverage of Pension Rules …
• OBC: Govt Approves 27% Reservation for OBC, 10% for EWS in Medical College Admissions; Supreme Court throws out Maratha quota law, cites 50% reservation cap;  Maratha quota | Centre alone can identify socially and educationally backward classes: Supreme Court …
• VIGILANCE: Observance of Vigilance Awareness Week 2021; Guidelines regarding grant of ‘Vigilance Clearance’ to AIS officers; CVC advice dated 22.12.2020; CVC instructions regarding additional charge arrangements of CVOs of certain PSUs and appointment of Part-Time CVOs …
• LAW: Bar Council allows foreign lawyers, law firms to practice in India …
• SERVICE LAW: Reimbursement for foreign travel not an absolute right for SBI officers: Madras HC;
  Simultaneous Disciplinary Action Against Employee For Conviction In Criminal Case Not Barred Due To Suspension Of Sentence: SC; Govt can regulate appointment of teachers in aided minority institutions, not violation of Article 30: SC; Preliminary inquiry not mandatory in all corruption cases, rules SC …
• WOMEN: International Women’s Day 2018: History, Theme, Celebration And Significance …

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• BANKING: RBI Monetary Policy: RTGS, NEFT money transfer facilities extended beyond banks; Bank holidays April 2021: Banks will remain closed for 9 days in total, check out the important dates …
• CORONAVIRUS: Coronavirus: Govt. Guidelines
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• DEFENCE SERVICES: “Let Adultery Remain Crime In Armed Forces”: Supreme Court Accepts Centre’s Plea; Supreme Court for command role for women Army officers, raps Centre over ‘sex stereotypes’; Order Convening General Court Martial Can Be Challenged Before AFT, Holds SC; Army personnel entitled for legal representation during summary court martial: SC …
• INCREDIBLE INDIA: Distinguished Service and Gallantry Award Winners on Republic Day 2021 …
• LIVE-IN-RELATIONSHIP: Adult couple can live together even if man is not yet of marriageable age: HC …
• GST: GST Authorities’ Power Of Arrest Under CGST Act Prima Facie Constitutional: Delhi High Court…
• HEALTH CARE: Fundamental right to health includes affordable treatment: Supreme Court; Here is how you can train your brain to tackle stress; Surprising health benefits of flaxseeds and the best way to have them …
• EDUCATION:Education Minister Goes Live – Students asking to conduct board exams in online mode; CBSE Board exam 2021: This big relief on cards for Class 10, class 12 students; announcement made| check report; UGC declares 24 universities in country as ‘fake’; majority from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi: Here’s full list; Schools to reopen from October 15! Ministry of Education releases guidelines for reopening; Delhi Schools Reopening News: Schools in the national capital to remain closed till October 31 …
• INTERNET: Emerging courses: IoT and social media …
• HR: Govt extends work from home option for IT, ITes till December 31, 2020; 6 Ways to turn your living space into a productive workspace …
• RESERVATION: Affluent in OBC, SC/ST not letting quota benefits trickle down, review lists: Bench …
• GOOGLE: Google Assistant on Android can now read entire web pages to you
• AIR TRAVEL: Govt allows airlines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services, Vistara to be first in line; Delhi: Three more airlines start check-in at metro station; Delhi’s second airport to operate first flight from tomorrow …
• INCOME TAX: Not just TDS, Form 26AS to show property, shares, MF transaction details; Pre-filled ITR forms to take the pain out of filing income tax returns …
• INDIA: PM Modi renames KoPT after Syama Prasad Mookerjee, draws criticism from opposition; Year Ender 2019: 10 people who became Internet sensations in 2019 …
• AADHAAR: Attention Aadhaar cardholders! Now, use the mAadhaar app to avail these top 20 services; full list; Government wants you to uninstall old Aadhaar app, here’s why …
• MOBILE PHONE: Jio and Airtel launch free Wi-Fi calling: What is it, how it works, how do you get it, everything explained; How 6 Missed Calls Left Mumbai Businessman Robbed of Rs.1.86 Crore …
• RAILWAY: Indian Railways 139 enquiry, helpline number integrated! Check PNR, train status, fares, file complaints; New train ticket reservation rule: Link PNRs for a hassle-free refund …
• EAUTY PAGEANT: Beauty queens at the calendar launch; Rare pictures of Tanushree Dutta from her pageant days …
• COURT ORDERS: We don’t rely on newspapers to arrive at judicial decisions: Supreme Court; Judicial findings based on sealed cover documents of probe agencies against fair trial: SC …SENIOR CITIZEN: Children-in-law will also be responsible for care of the aged; How senior citizens can avail tax break on interest income under Sec 80TTB …
• PRIVACY: Net giants can store your non-crucial data abroad; Privacy is a fundamental right, says Supreme Court’s historic ruling …
• PWD: Can’t hire those who don’t have minimum marks: Railways; Persons with More Than 80% Locomotor Disability Now Eligible for PG Medical Courses …
• SPORTS: ISSF World Cup Final: India tops medal tally with five gold, two silver and a bronze; Mary Kom creates history with 6th gold at Women’s World Boxing Championships …
• SCIENCE: Three New Books on Human Consciousness to Blow Your Mind; Physicists Have Built The World’s Smallest Engine, And It’s Seriously Tiny …
• ROAD TRANSPORT: 95% of drivers will use in-car voice assistants in next three years, study says; Supreme Court issues directions to state governments on road safety measures …
• MARRIAGE: 7 questions to ask your fiancé before D-Day; ‘Idiots, lunatics’ can’t register their marriages …
• ENVIRONMENT: Government plans 1,400km long great ‘green wall’ of India; Govt officials to be prosecuted and may be sent to jail for not acting against polluters:SC …
• SOCIAL MEDIA: Google to pay $170 million fine for sharing YouTube kids data; You can land in jail by sharing or forwarding another person’s message on social media, here’s what legal experts say …
• WATER: Mission Paani launch event today: News18’s awareness campaign could be key in preventing a nationwide water crisis …
• INCREDIBLE NEWS: ‘Choked’ by Husband’s Extreme Love and Affection, UAE Woman Seeks Divorce; Meet tech-savvy parrot Sniper who shoots orders at Amazon Alexa …
• LIVE-IN RELATIONSHIP: Sex Between Live-in Partners Not Rape if Man Fails to Keep Marriage Promise: Supreme Court; Consensual sex of live-in partners not rape if man fails to marry: Supreme Court …
• TECHNOLOGY: This autonomous bicycle shows China’s rising expertise in AI chips …
• CONSUMER FORUM: Consumer Forum Directs Make My Trip to Pay over Rs 2 Lakh to Bengal Man for Changing Tour Package at Last Minute; Telangana consumer forum orders Rs 8 lakh relief to man for botched up piles surgery …
• DIVORCE/MAINTENANCE: Man says can’t pay wife, court allows wheat, rice, ghee & pulses as interim maintenance; Court orders man to donate sperm to estranged wife, who says no time for 2nd marriage …
• CASTE: UGC seeks reports of action taken in caste discrimination cases; Activists hold Congressional briefing on caste discrimination in US …
• FACEBOOK: Facebook lawyer says ‘there is no privacy,’ hinting at the challenges of Zuckerberg’s pivot; Man cleared of rape due to Facebook message revealing his innocence after two years in prison …
• INSURANCE: Mental, genetic ailments eligible for health cover under new Irdai norms; Car borrower entitled to insurance claim as much as owner: Punjab and Haryana HC …
• HUMAN RIGHTS: Stray dog bites 49 people in Patancheru; Citizens take the lead to end stray dog menace …
• LIFE & STYLE: Airline apologizes to passenger told to ‘cover up’ for dress code; 22-year-old woman kicked out of the gym for wearing revealing crop top …
• PROVIDENT FUND: India: Supreme Court Re-Affirms The Inclusion Of Allowances For Determining Provident Fund Contributions …
• RTI:Provide footage recorded during RAS mains to candidate: Rajasthan Information Commission;Central Information Commissioner to Have Same Status as CEC, Babus Not Only Ones Fit For Post: SC …
• PASSPORT: Indian passport strengthens further, jumps 10 ranks on global index in five years; Passport Seva app: How to apply for a new passport on phone …
• HEALTH CARE: Why you should NEVER drink water standing up; Vitamin D supplements aren’t living up to their hype …
• BUDGET: Highlights of Interim Budget 2019-20 …
• PENSION: SC: Children of void marriage legitimate …
• RTI: CIC issues show-cause notice to RBI governor for non-disclosure of wilful defaulters’ list; Can get information under RTI despite other laws: HC …
• RESERVATION: Reservation for trangenders in U’khand; Can creamy layer be extended to SCs & STs too, asks CJI-led SC bench; Can reservation be continued in perpetuity, asks SC …
• RAILWAYS: ‘Library On Wheels’: Indian Railways’ New Move Just Made Your Journeys More Interesting! …
• NEW DELHI: ITO Skywalk in Delhi: All you need to know; Delhi to get 14 FoBs, 3 skywalks by 2020 …
• RTI: Serial RTI applicant warned for misuse of Information Act; PIO fails to attend hearing, SIC coughs up Rs 10,000 requital; RTI info denied, Rs 50,000 fine on F’bad MC official …
• HOMOSEXUALITY: Insofar as Section 377 criminalises consensual sexual acts of adults in private, is declared violative of Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution: SC …
• MARRIAGE: Second Marriage: Judgments regarding validity of second marriage and right of the children from the second marriage to joint property …
• RTI: CIC Decisions regarding exemption from diclosure of information, transfer of RTI application, compensation to the complainant, etc. …
• RTI: Nearly 24,000 second appeals, complaints pending with Central Information Commission, says Union minister Jitendra Singh; Information Commission Launches Mobile App For Complaints, Appeals …
• INCREDIBLE: Dog eats man’s penis after it was sliced off by boss trying to protect his wife; Why this man got his bride married …
• RESERVATION:UGC tells universities to put controversial quota system for teachers on hold; No interim order against ruling on ‘creamy layer’ in promotions: apex court …
• INSURANCE: From Sept 1, 2-year third party insurance must for cars, 5-year for bikes: SC; Vehicle insurance not subject to disclosure of previous claim …
• SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Women can’t always be treated as innocent victims, says Delhi Court; Sexual relations due to deep love not rape, Bombay HC says …
• SERVICES: Discontinuance of overtime allowance except for operational staff; SC/ST quota in promotions also applies to states; Private Sector Professionals Can Be Bureaucrats; Medical Reimbursement …
• SPORTS: Uttarakhand HC bans all water sports activities; India at CWG, day 7: Shooters add three medals, Mary Kom into final …
• DIARY OF A SINGLE GIRL: “I felt objectified in a bikini”; Why I need my girlfriends! …
• RTI: Centre in HC against CIC order on Khemka’s deputation; Show re-evaluated answer sheets: Mah. SIC; IMD official fined 1,000 for levying GST on RTI plea …
• RTI: Wife has the right to know husband’s salary details HC; Disclosure of records of bills for PM Narendra Modi’s foreign visits; Rs 7,500 fine imposed …
• DIVORCE/MAINTENANCE: Brother-in-law Can Also be Ordered to Pay Alimony Under Domestic Violence Law, Rules SC Calling wife ‘kali kaluti’ ground for divorce: HC; Wife has the right to know husband’s salary details HC …
• SERVICES: IAS officers to get cadre only after course; No selfies in pension form; Medical Reimbursement Claims of pensioners in non-empanelled hospital: SC …
• RAILWAYS: Railways ticket cancellation refund rules; Railways plans plane-like meals on elite trains; If one dies getting on or off train, Railways must pay compensation: SC …
• DIVORCE/MAINTENANCE: A housewife too is busy, can’t deny her air fare: HC’; Unmarried daughter who is above 18 can claim maintenance from father: High Court …
• INCOME TAX: Don’t file incorrect returns, warns I-T department; New ITR forms notified, GST ID to be furnished  …
• NEW DELHI: Delhi: All metro stations to go counterless soon, tokens only from machines …
• MARRIAGE: Marriages in Different Cultures and Religions …
• CASTE: Caste slur an offence if made in public: HC …
• HEALTHCARE: 10 interesting uses of tea bags that will amaze you; 9-country study: Plastics in 90% of bottled water; 6 shocking uses of cold drink in everyday life …
• CONSUMER FORUM: Bengaluru: Woman loses hair, salon told to pay Rs 31,000 for botched treatment; Park-facing plot holder gets relief from consumer forum …
• CASTE: SC/ST Act being used for blackmail, says Supreme Court …
• WOMEN: Danger ALERT: Commercial sindoor can put you at risk of these 8 health conditions! …
• CONSUMER FORUM: Bank asked to pay ₹1 lakh penalty to loanee; Shot in the arm for rat bite victim; Uttarakhand lab asked to pay woman Rs 10 lakh for wrong cancer report …
• RAILWAYS: Shot in the arm for rat bite victim; You can transfer your railway ticket to someone else …
• RTI: Finance Ministry Rejected Most RTI Applications: CIC Report  …
• WORLD: Oscars 2018: the complete list of award winners …
• SPORTS: Manu Bhaker, 16-year-old from Haryana, wins 2nd gold at ISSF shooting World Cup …
• CONSUMER FORUM: Nagpur Consumer Forum penalises SBI for sending recovery notice after loan settlement; Consumer forum fines Britannia for biscuits packet with less weight …
• MOVIES: Sridevi is dead, and so is the self-regulation promise of Indian media …
• LAW: Magistrates should exercise caution in applying judicial minds: SC
• RTI: SC: Details Of Marks In Civil Services (Prelims) Examination Cannot Be Disclosed Mechanically Under RTI …
• CONSUMER FORUM: Consumer argues own case, wins against Reliance Communication Ltd …
• TRANSPARENCY: India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index …
• MOVIES: Supreme Court stays all criminal proceedings against teenage actress Priya Prakash Varrier for ‘wink song’ …
• RTI : Info panel slaps fine of Rs 75,000 on PF official; FIR against 8 sub-registrar office employees …
• SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Amala Paul shares new details on sexual harassment incident; Scientist fired for sexual harassment …
• WOMEN: Single mom moves HC, says BMC can’t insist on sperm donor’s name …
• DAIRY OF A SINGLE GIRL: Amala Paul shares new details on sexual harassment incident …
• WEAKER SECTION: Notice to school for ‘denying child seat under EWS quota’ …
• WEAKER SECTION: Why not convert vacant govt buildings into night shelters, SC asks Centre …
• AADHAAR: Plastic Aadhaar cards not valid, UIDAI says people should not print them …
• MARRIAGE: Nobody should interfere if 2 adults want marriage, SC on ‘honour’ killings …
• Highlights of Budget 2018-19
• DIARY OF A SINGLE GIRL: You should continue to feel like ‘vagina’: Padmaavat co-writers to Swara Bhaskar; ‘At The End of Your Magnum Opus… I Felt Reduced to a Vagina – Only’ …
• RESERVATION: In a first, plea in apex court seeks SC/ST creamy layer’s exclusion from quota …
• HEALTH CARE/HOSPITAL: Man Gets Sucked Into MRI Machine At Mumbai Hospital, Killed, 2 Arrested …
• RTI: CIC hauls up man for RTI ‘bombardment’; RTI used mostly to settle personal scores: Information Commissioner Bimal Julka …
• WEF: OPINION | At Davos, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Put His Best Foot Forward as Global Statesman …
• AADHAAR: Aadhaar an ‘improper gate to service’, says Snowden …
• WOMEN: Women across world rally for change …
• AADHAAR: We’re all in this together: Aadhaar isn’t building a surveillance dystopia, it asserts your individual  …
• GST: Traders come up with new ways to evade GST …
• AADHAAR: UIDAI to introduce facial authentication for Aadhaar …
• HEALT CARE: Pathology labs may face shortage of ‘competent’ people to sign reports …
• WORLD: Red carpet highlights from the Golden Globes – in pictures …
• AADHAAR NEWS (08.01.2018)
• LAW: Adult girl has a right to live life of her choice: SC …
• DIARY OF A SINGLE GIRL: मैं इधर लोगों को खुशियां बांटने का काम करती हूँ …
• AADHAAR: Full Aadhaar data access for Rs 500? UIDAI says misuse traceable, system secure …
• AADHAAR: Aadhaar: Rapidly Disempowering the Old and Needy …
• SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Over 300 women in Hollywood launch campaign to fight sex abuse …
• CASTE: The Dalit Women Who Made Their Voices Heard in 2017 …
• RTI: Denying Information For Lack Of Aadhaar Violates RTI Act: Central Information Commission …
• RTI: Woman files RTI for estranged husband’s caste, CIC in a fix …
• SPORTS: Vijender Singh vs Ernest Amuzu: Highlights …
• CONSUMER FORUM: Senior citizen loses Rs 10 lakh to hackers, court orders bank to refund amount …
• INCREDIBLE: Rae Bareli beggar turns out to be a crorepati trader from Tamil Nadu …
• MARRIAGE: Centre offers Rs 2.5 lakh for every inter-caste marriage with a Dalit …
• RTI: Providing illegible documents amounts to denial of information: CIC; Court records can also be obtained under RTI: CIC …
• LAW: Why punish married men alone for adultery, asks SC; A Public Authority cannot act arbitrarily: SC …
• AADHAAR: Deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linkage extended to March 31 …
• MARRIAGE: Wife’s religion does not merge with husband’s after marriage: SC …
• AADHAAR: How to verify your Aadhaar-linked mobile number and email ID online …
• ROAD TRANSPORT: Supreme Court issues directions for road safety, asks states to implement policy … ; Using mobile while on wheel kills 2,100 in a year …
• INCREDIBLE: Facebook helps missing buffaloes get back to their owner …
• SPORTS: Mirabai Chanu wins gold at World Weightlifting Championships …
• AADHAAR: Internet firms ask for Aadhaar to provide services …
• DIVORCE/MAINTENANCE: Courts cannot force husband to ‘keep wife’, says Supreme Court …
• INSURANCE: Homemaker dies in road mishap, family gets Rs 32L …
• INDIA: Now, government to start mapping your address digitally …
• LIFE & STYLE: Love bombing …
• CONSUMER FORUM: Housing society fined, told it must give resident parking slot …
• SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Court acquits rape accused, says no one discusses men’s dignity and honour …
• INCOME TAX: Supreme Court ruling lets I-T department open closed cases  …
• MOBILE PHONE:Trai calls for data protection, says soon to recommend policies on privacy, net neutrality …
• MARRIAGE: Woman has right to live in matrimonial home even if dad-in-law owns it: HC …
• RESERVATION: Rajasthan House passes quota Bill for Gujjars and four other castes; Panel to split OBCs into sub-categories …
• CONSUMER FORUM: Cadbury fined Rs 50,000 for chocolates with bugs; Insurer can’t deny claim on grounds of delayed filing, says Supreme Court …
• INDIA: Govt lacking ‘brain power’ to understand importance of innovation: Sam Pitroda …
• COURT ORDERS: Unemployed hubby of biker hit by truck gets Rs 1 crore relief …
• INSURANCE: Insurance regulator, top co fined for ‘fraudulent’ policy …
• ENVIRONMENT: Supreme Court refuses to modify October 9 order on cracker sales in Delhi-NCR …
• CASTE: Kerala Opens Temple Doors To Dalit Priests, And Equality …
• MARRIAGE: Sex With Wife Below 18 Can Be Punished With Life Imprisonment: Supreme Court; Marriage under Hindu law is ‘sacrament’, not contract: Delhi High Court …
• GST: Inter-state supplies of up to Rs 20 lakh allowed without GST registration; GST Council meet: No PAN card required for jewellery purchase above Rs 50,000
• WORLD: US economist Richard Thaler wins Nobel economics prize; British author Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature …
• GST: Relief for exporters & SMEs as GST Council reduces compliance issues, rates cut on 27 items …
• AADHAAR: Aadhaar now a must for post office deposits, PPF, KVP …
• RTI: Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) Cell and Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) not public authorities under the RTI Act: CIC …
• RESERVATION: Panel to examine splitting of OBCs  …
• CASTE: Dalits Swarm Social Media With Moustache Selfies in Gujarat in Novel Protest
• Dalit youth beaten up for sporting a moustache …
• COURT ORDERS: Google saves student from murder rap; Two bank officials get jail for a week for contempt …
• HEALTH CARE: Yoga Can Heal, But Also Hurt If Done Wrong: Experts; Here’s why Rajma Chawal is hurting you. …
• CONSUMER FORUM: Unlocked car no grounds to reject theft claim, insurer made to pay …
• RTI: Disclose DHJS exam interview marks under RTI: HC; Maintain order sheets, upload within three days: Delhi HC to Central Information Commission  …
• RTI: No Absolute Exemption To The CBI From RTI Act: Delhi High Court; Information commission says MGN Trust a public authority; Bailable warrants against principal …

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