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Parliament Passes Bill That Decriminalises Suicide Attempt By Mentally ill People

Parliament today passed a bill that seeks to decriminalise suicide attempt by mentally ill people and provides for the right to better healthcare for people suffering from....

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Health

Lok Sabha Passes Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill; Paid Leaves Increase

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 protects the employment of women in her maternity period and entitles her of maternity benefit (Credit: iStock Images) Almost six months aft...

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Human Rights

A New Year Reminder: India's HIV Bill Does Little To Ensure Access To Treatment

Since pressure to draft the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014, began to be mounted more than a decade ago, socio-political circumstances have considerably ch...

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Human Rights

Why Did India's Media Ignore The Disability Bill?

December 16, 2016 will go down in history as one of the landmarks in the history of the Disability Rights Movement in India. After years of discussions, deliberations, deba...

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Rajya Sabha Clears Disabilities Bill, 2014: Here Are The Key Highlights

The Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 is likely to make a larger number of people eligible for rights and entitlements by reason of their disability.Rajya Sabha...

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Top 6 Landmark Judgments From The Judiciary That Stirred India In 2015

World’s largest democracy is India; and there are three pillars which constitute this democracy: Executive (comprising of President, PM and Cabinet Ministers); Legisl...

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Environment

No change in India?s stand on climate change: Govt

India wants developed countries to fulfil their commitments ? under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ? of providing resources to developing countri...

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Bollywood

With broom in hand, Sachin Tendulkar joins 'Swachh Bharat' campaign

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nomination as one of the ‘ambassadors’ of ‘Swachh Bharat’ camp...

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Bollywood

Javed Akhtar, Sonu Nigam launch video for child healthcare

A music video for child health awareness, featuring actors Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan, was launched here today. The close to five-minute video, titled ‘Phool Khil ...

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Bollywood

Vivek Oberoi distributes saplings

Actor Vivek Oberoi, who has have been promoting charity-based and social issues, distributed free saplings in Mumbai, this weekend, as a part of an initiative ‘Free S...

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