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Supreme Courts Seeks Centre, Poll Body's Response Over Election Rules Amendment
The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL against the recent amendment to election rules for allegedly restricting public access to election-related records.
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Government Lets Women Employees Nominate Children Instead Of Husband For Pension In Marital Discord Cases
The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) has now amended the rules and allowed a woman employee to nominate her child/children over her husband for the family pension.
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Need To Know Boundaries Of 3 Words: High Court On IT Rules Against Fake News
The Bombay High Court on Friday said before it considers the effects of amended Information Technology (IT) Rules on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of three words - 'fake, false, and misleading'.
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New IT Rules Don't Seem To Protect Parody, Satire: Court On Comedian's Petition
The amendments to the Information Technology Rules, prima facie, do not seem to offer protection to parody and satire, the Bombay High Court said on Monday while hearing a petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra.
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Under Fire For "Draconian Rules", Minister Explains Centre's Fact Checking Unit
The fact checking unit will be a befitting response to vested interests from outside who propagate wrong and misleading information, he said, adding that the unit will be a government body that will analyse such information.
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Amid 'Fact-Check' Row Over Draft IT Rules, Centre Extends A Key Deadline
The Editors Guild reiterated that regardless of the absence of procedures, the amendment was in itself an illegal move as the PIB has no constitutional authority to be a regulator of the press in any capacity.
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After Centre Moves On Tenure Extension, Officers Raise Succession Worries
The central government's recent move to amend Fundamental Rules (FR) to facilitate extended tenure and in-service benefits to institution heads seems to have opened up a Pandora's Box.
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Madras High Court Suggests Surrender Of Passports From Loan Defaulters
The Madras High Court has suggested that the Centre bring in appropriate amendments in the Passport Rules, so that banks and financial institutions can demand surrender of passports from loan defaulters and prevent them from fleeing the country.
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Rouvan suicide: School bans corporal punishment
Kolkata's La Martiniere School for Boys has denied that a student's suicide can be linked to his caning by the school's principal days before his death. Nevertheless, on Friday, the school's Board of Governors announced new rules for teachers. Corporal punishment has been banned, and "no child shall be subjected to physical punishment or mental har...
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Supreme Courts Seeks Centre, Poll Body's Response Over Election Rules Amendment
The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL against the recent amendment to election rules for allegedly restricting public access to election-related records.
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Government Lets Women Employees Nominate Children Instead Of Husband For Pension In Marital Discord Cases
The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) has now amended the rules and allowed a woman employee to nominate her child/children over her husband for the family pension.
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Need To Know Boundaries Of 3 Words: High Court On IT Rules Against Fake News
The Bombay High Court on Friday said before it considers the effects of amended Information Technology (IT) Rules on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of three words - 'fake, false, and misleading'.
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New IT Rules Don't Seem To Protect Parody, Satire: Court On Comedian's Petition
The amendments to the Information Technology Rules, prima facie, do not seem to offer protection to parody and satire, the Bombay High Court said on Monday while hearing a petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra.
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Under Fire For "Draconian Rules", Minister Explains Centre's Fact Checking Unit
The fact checking unit will be a befitting response to vested interests from outside who propagate wrong and misleading information, he said, adding that the unit will be a government body that will analyse such information.
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Amid 'Fact-Check' Row Over Draft IT Rules, Centre Extends A Key Deadline
The Editors Guild reiterated that regardless of the absence of procedures, the amendment was in itself an illegal move as the PIB has no constitutional authority to be a regulator of the press in any capacity.
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After Centre Moves On Tenure Extension, Officers Raise Succession Worries
The central government's recent move to amend Fundamental Rules (FR) to facilitate extended tenure and in-service benefits to institution heads seems to have opened up a Pandora's Box.
-
Madras High Court Suggests Surrender Of Passports From Loan Defaulters
The Madras High Court has suggested that the Centre bring in appropriate amendments in the Passport Rules, so that banks and financial institutions can demand surrender of passports from loan defaulters and prevent them from fleeing the country.
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Rouvan suicide: School bans corporal punishment
Kolkata's La Martiniere School for Boys has denied that a student's suicide can be linked to his caning by the school's principal days before his death. Nevertheless, on Friday, the school's Board of Governors announced new rules for teachers. Corporal punishment has been banned, and "no child shall be subjected to physical punishment or mental har...
