Assembly passes Bill on State capital region

Nepal Parliament's Development Committee has endorsed a local government bill that clearly lays down powers of local level authorities granted under the Constitution.As per the provisions of the bill, civic bodies will have power to register land and issue ...

The World Heritage Area Development Authority is preparing to implement the 'Hampi By Night' project. The Authority has already written to the Tourism department in this regard. Tenders will be called for the project once the department grants the go ahead.

Under mounting domestic pressure, President Donald Trump today signed into law a legislation that imposes tough sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea and limits his ability to lift the curbs unilaterally. "I favour tough measures to punish and deter ...

By Manolo Serapio Jr MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine lawmakers have filed a bill seeking to ban mining in watershed areas and exports of unprocessed ores and will require miners to get legislative approval before operating, in line with President Rodrigo ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union says Britain should pay a financial settlement, or divorce bill, to leave the bloc because it has financial obligations it undertook while still a member. The EU wants agreement on how the exit bill - to be paid in euros ...

Chennai : The Indian insurance regulatory authority seems to have clearly missed or misread the early warning signals of the happenings in private life insurer Sahara India Life Insurance Company Ltd, senior industry officials said. A cursory reading of the ...

New Delhi : A new consumer protection bill that is likely to be tabled during parliament's ongoing monsoon session is seen as the next big game-changer for the common man, replacing as it will legislation that has been in force since 1986 when the economic ...

'Nature does not send us a bill, so we ignore them in decision making until we hit a moment of crisis, such as the current shortage of water.' IMAGE: A child victim of Maharashtra's drought.In any given year, India sees a pattern of too little rain in some places and too much rain in others.Photograph: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Bhaskar Vira teaches at the department of geography and is fellow of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. Director of the University of Cambridge Conservation ...

The US House of Representatives has passed a USD 621.5 billion defence expenditure bill that proposes to advance defence cooperation with India. An amendment in this regard, moved by Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera, was adopted by a voice vote by the ...