Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday gave his dissent note to the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Personal Data Protection Bill after the committee adopted its report at its meeting here. The former Union minister also lauded the democratic manner in which the committee functioned under the chairmanship of PP Chaudhuri for the past … Read more
The Drugs and Cosmetics (D&C) Act, 1940 regulates the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs and cosmetics. The Union Health Ministry has formed a committee to frame the New Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Bill for the enactment of New Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Act. As per the terms of reference of the order … Read more
Concerned over frequent tensions over the Assam-Nagaland border issue, the Nagaland Legislative Assembly on Thursday constituted a 10-member select committee to examine all aspects of the border problem with Assam. After thorough deliberation on the Assam-Nagaland border issue, the house unanimously adopted a three point resolution moved by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio in the assembly. … Read more
A Parliamentary Panel has asked the government to implement in “letter and spirit” the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act — one of the laws against which farmers are protesting at Delhi borders for more than 100 days now. This panel also has members from opposition parties including Congress, TMC and AAP. These parties have been demanding … Read more
NEW DELHI: Farmers’ organisations said on Monday night that they were unwilling to participate in any proceedings before a committee that might be appointed by the Supreme Court, citing the “attitude and approach of the government” before SC. “All farmers’ organisations spearheading the fight against the farm laws are unanimous in their decision that laws … Read more
Delhi Capitals spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed the chat he had with head coach Ricky Ponting about Mankading after their game against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday. Ashwin decided not to Mankad RCB opener Aaron Finch in the second innings when they were defending 196 against Virat Kohli’s team. He gave a warning to Finch for … Read more
NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on labour has said that the work of ASHA and Anganwadi workers must be formalised, their wages made specific and they should not be treated as honorary workers. Hundreds of ASHA workers have been on the frontline of Covid-19 related screening and contact tracing and have held protests in … Read more