Lok Sabha passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill as Opposition attacks government

The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill aimed at preventing culprits from evading the legal process and fleeing the country was today passed by the Lok Sabha, as the opposition questioned the goverment's sincerity in taking any action against them. The

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Lynchings caused by rumours spread through social media, says government

The issue of mob violence and lynchings was discussed again in both Houses of Parliament on the second day of the monsoon session on Thursday and the government blamed the social media for the rise in such incidents. In the Lok Sabha, when the issue ... Mob lynching: Rajnath Singh for social media checks, opposition walks outEconomic Times Oppn stages walkout in LS over lynching incidentsDeccan Herald Condemn mob lynching, asked states to take action: Rajnath Singh Moneycontrol.com Business Standard -The Telegraph India

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Modi government plans to use no

NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA on Wednesday agreed for voting on the no-confidence motion + in a change of tack as the alliance seems better prepared to face the opposition move and sees it as an opportunity to drive home the point that anti-NDA unity is ... Analysis | The politics of gender parity: setting the agenda for 2019The Hindu Surprise Opposition: PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah's strategy behind Friday's no-confidence motionHindustan Times Sonia Gandhi's maths is weak, says Centre; exudes confidence of winning trust voteZee News Scroll.in -Financial Express -Business Standard -India Today

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Horrendous acts of mobocracy can't be allowed, create law against it, SC asks government

"Horrendous acts of mobocracy" cannot be allowed to overrun the law of the land, the Supreme Court today said and asked Parliament to consider enacting a new law to sternly deal with mob lynching and cow vigilantism, warning that such incidents may

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Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity under Modi government scanner! Top developments in baby

Baby-selling scandal: The Union government has instructed governments of all states to conduct immediate inspection of all childcare homes run by the Missionaries of Charity (MoC), which is a Roman Catholic order founded by the late Mother Teresa. Govt asks states to inspect all Mother Teresa care homes after baby selling scandalEconomic Times All Mother Teresa homes inspected amid baby-selling scandalThe Guardian Child trafficking row: District heads will soon have power to approve adoptionIndia Today

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Plutonium stolen from government contractor's car, feds have no idea where it is

Government contractors left plutonium and radioactive cesium in the back seat of a car overnight — only to return the next morning to find someone had swiped the nuclear bomb-making materials, according to a new report. A year later, the feds still

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Outside food allowed in multiplexes: Maharashtra government

The Maharashtra government on Friday warned multiplexes that they would face action if they restrained movie watchers from carrying home-cooked or outside food. "There is no ban on patrons carrying outside food to multiplexes and if the multiplex ... You can now carry your own food inside multiplexes in MaharashtraIndia Today Movie-goers in Maharashtra will soon be able to take their own food into theatresBusiness Insider India Maharashtra ask multiplexes to allow outside food, cap pricesLivemint Forbes India

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Government says it will reunite up to 200 migrant children a day with their parents

Federal officials said Friday they plan to return up to 200 children a day to their migrant parents to comply with a federal court order issued in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on the U.S.-Mexico border. At a

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