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    Sexual harassment guidelines in varsities lack uniformity, says DCW  –   (Social Issues) Of the total 101 sexual harassment complaints made to the Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) of 16 universities and institutes in Delhi since 2013, Jawaharlal Nehru…

    Don’t distort secularism: Rajnath  –    (Indian Polity) The discussion in Parliament to commemorate the Constitution and its framer, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, took place on Thursday under the long shadow of the debate on intolerance raging outside of…

    Sundarbans to become separate district next year  –    (Environment) In July, 2014 when the hut of 50-year-old Kalpana Mondal and many others residing on the edge of Mousani Island of southern Sundarbans in West Bengal was washed…

    Prospects brighten for breaking GST logjam  –   (Economics) Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha on Saturday expressed the hope that the Goods and Services Tax would be implemented soon, and prove to be one of the…

    Hopes rise for Paris climate deal  –    (Environment) Paris prepares to host the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change conference beginning on Monday, raising expectations that the participation of nearly 150 Presidents, Prime Ministers and heads of…

Turkey shoots down Russian plane for ‘violating’ airspace  –    (International Relation) Turkish fighter jets on patrol near the Syrian border on Tuesday shot down a Russian warplane that Turkey said had violated its airspace, a long-feared escalation that could…

    Multi-pronged approach to countering IS threat  –   (International Relation) Against the growing tide of Islamic State violence and concerns about its possible domestic repercussions, India toughened its posture on terrorism with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday…

UN authorises members to ‘redouble’ fight against IS  –    (International Relation) The U.N. Security Council on Friday authorised countries around the world to “take all necessary measures” to fight the Islamic State in a resolution that won unanimous backing,…

    ‘Streedhan’ is woman’s exclusive property: SC  –    (Social Issues) Echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words that gold is a great tool for the empowerment of women, the Supreme Court held that abused women judicially separated from their…

    Pay panel moots 23.5% hike, to cost govt. Rs 1.02 lakh cr.  –   (Economics) In its report submitted to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday, the Seventh Central Pay Commission has recommended an overall increase…