Supreme Court strikes down law on maternity leave for adoptive mothers

March 17, 2026 9:38 PM

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Supreme Court strikes down law on maternity leave for adoptive mothers

The Supreme Court today struck down a law which said a woman would be eligible for maternity leave if she legally adopts a child below the age of three months. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan held that an adoptive mother should be entitled to maternity leave of 12 weeks, irrespec...

MOS (SJE) Ramdas Athawale census 2027 to recognise all 21 disability categories with enhanced data
The Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Ramdas Athawale addressing a press conference, in New Delhi on November 24, 2017.

March 17, 2026 9:35 PM

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MOS (SJE) Ramdas Athawale census 2027 to recognise all 21 disability categories with enhanced data

Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale today said that the upcoming Census 2027 will offer a historic opportunity to recognise all 21 categories of disabilities through trained enumeration and vastly improved data collection. Speaking at the launch of India’s first-ever...

Iran seeks to shift FIFA World Cup 2026 matches from US to Mexico for safety

March 17, 2026 9:31 PM

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Iran seeks to shift FIFA World Cup 2026 matches from US to Mexico for safety

Iran’s participation in the FIFA World Cup 2026 is uncertain as the country’s football federation is in talks with FIFA to move its scheduled matches in the United States to Mexico due to rising security concerns. Iranian football president Mehdi Taj confirmed this development. He stated that safety...

Meghalaya Govt extends Garo Hills Autonomous District Council term by six months

March 17, 2026 9:18 PM

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Meghalaya Govt extends Garo Hills Autonomous District Council term by six months

The Meghalaya State Government has extended the term of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) for a period of six months amid unrest in the Garo Hills over the participation of non-tribals in the tribal council elections.   The State Cabinet held a meeting in Shillong and decided to ext...

Andhra Pradesh government to launch Divyang Shakti Scheme tomorrow

March 17, 2026 9:15 PM

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Andhra Pradesh government to launch Divyang Shakti Scheme tomorrow

The Andhra Pradesh government will launch the Divyang Shakti Scheme tomorrow, offering free bus travel to persons with disabilities across the State as part of its Ugadi initiatives. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will inaugurate the scheme in Amaravati.   The scheme aims to improve mobility an...

EC deploys over 1,100 Observers for assembly elections in 6 States

March 17, 2026 9:11 PM

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EC deploys over 1,100 Observers for assembly elections in 6 States

The Election Commission has deployed one thousand one hundred 11 Central Observers for the assembly elections of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the bye-elections in 6 States. The Commission said that among them, 557 are General Observers, 188 are Police Observers, and 366 ...

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan defends renaming of MGNREGA to VB G RAM G

March 17, 2026 9:08 PM

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Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan defends renaming of MGNREGA to VB G RAM G

Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan has defended the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act MGNREGA to the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB G RAM G. Replying to a discussion on the working of Ministry of Rural Develo...