Tharoor’s bill defeated in lS
New Delhi: For the second time in three months, the lok Sabha on Friday voted against the introduction of a Private Member’s Bill brought by Congress member Shashi Thraoor to decriminalise homosexuality. As Tharoor sought to introduce the Bill, BJP members negated the motion and sought division of House, which was granted by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. 58 out of 73 members present voted against introduction of the Bill, while 14 were in its favour. One member abstained from voting.
text to 58888 for train coach cleaning
New Delhi: A railway passenger can now send an SMS to 58888 if the coach requires cleaning as the public transporter on Friday launched “Clean My Coach” initiative as part of its ‘Swachh Rail, Swachhchh Bharat’ campaign. “It is a new beginning in cleanliness efforts with the use of technology,” Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here after launching the scheme at New Delhi, Mumbai Central and lucknow stations through video-conferencing.
next set of netaji files after budget session
New Delhi: The second tranche of 25 secret files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be released after the conclusion of Budget Session of Parliament, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Friday. “There is lot of curiosity among people about the life of Netaji. We are ready with the set of 25 secret files on Netaji that will be released after Parliament session,” Sharma told reporters on the sidelines of an event to mark the culmination of the 125th foundation year celebrations of National Archives of India (NAI) here.
Basit visits Geelani at Delhi hospital
New Delhi: Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on instructions of his Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday visited hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani at a hospital here and conveyed best wishes to him. A ‘Quran Khawani’ (recitation of Quran) was also held at the Pakistan High Commission with special prayers for Geelani’s health, Manzoor Ali Memon, Press Counsellor at the Pakistan High Commission, said.
lS clears Bill on judges' pensionary benefits
New Delhi: A Bill seeking to remove anomalies in the pensionary benefits of High Court judges, elevated from the bar, on Friday received the formal nod of Parliament. The High Court and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015 was passed in the lok Sabha during the Winter Session in December 2015 and by the Rajya Sabha on March 3.
35% adults consume tobacco: Nadda
New Delhi: Around 35 per cent adults in India consume tobacco in some form or the other while 30 per cent men in urban areas consume alcohol. 62,416 women died of cervical cancer in 2015-16 in the country, Union Health Minister JP Nadda informed lok Sabha on Friday.
AIIMS like facility soon for ayurveda
New Delhi: An AIIMS-like facility for Ayurveda and Homeopathy will be set up in the national capital in the next three to four months, Union Minister Shripad Yesso Naik said on Friday.