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Congress promises Rs 1 lakh cash transfer to women, 50 pc quota in central govt jobs

Congress promises Rs 1 lakh cash transfer to women, 50 pc quota in central govt jobs

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI) Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Wednesday announced five guarantees for women, including annual direct cash transfers of Rs 1 lakh to one woman from each of the country’s poorest families and 50 per cent quota in all new recruitments in central government jobs. In a post on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the party has announced the ”Nari Nyay” guarantee, under which it is going to set a new agenda for the country’s women. Kharge said prior to this, the Congress has announced its guarantees on participatory justice, farmer justice

CAA: Why is India’s citizenship law contentious?

CAA: Why is India’s citizenship law contentious?

NEW DELHI, March 13 (Reuters) – India this week implemented the contentious 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), sparking sporadic protests and a war of words between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and opposition groups weeks before national elections are held. Here is a look at the law, its implications and the concerns surrounding it. WHAT IS THE CAA? The CAA fast-tracks citizenship for persecuted Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to India before Dec. 31, 2014 from Muslim-majority Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh due to religious persecution. The enactment of the law by Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata

Row over appointment of EC: SC to hear plea of NGO on Friday

Row over appointment of EC: SC to hear plea of NGO on Friday

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on March 15 a plea of an NGO challenging the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from a panel meant for selecting the CEC and the election commissioners. A bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, seeking urgent listing of the plea and said it will be listed on Friday. “I just got the message from the CJI that it will be listed on Friday,” Justice Khanna said. The NGO

IAS officer poses as patient, inspects health centre in UP’s Firozabad

IAS officer poses as patient, inspects health centre in UP’s Firozabad

Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 13 (ANI): An IAS officer conducted an inspection at a government health centre in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad wearing a veil and posing as a patient. The officer said that she decided to conduct the inspection after receiving several complaints regarding inconveniences faced by patients in the area. “I had received a complaint in regards to Dida Mai health centre that the doctor was not present even after 10 am to administer an injection for a dog bite,” Kriti Raj posted as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in the area said. Raj said that she took an

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