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25% of all Padma Awards in Sports went to Cricketers
From 1954 to 2018, a total of 225 civilian awards (Padma Awards & Bharat Ratna)…
Be a ‘GST-wise’ Consumer!
As consumers, we are all paying GST on various goods and services in our daily…
Fake News Alert: AICTE has not issued any Circular scrapping the 75% Attendance rule for Engineering
A circular in the name of AICTE has been widely shared on social media in…
Non-FASTag users entering the FASTag lane have to pay 100% penalty at Toll Plazas
The government amended rules in 2014 seeking to impose a 100% penalty on non-FASTag users…
How much Subsidy does the Government extend to Haj Pilgrims?
Debate on secularism in India is probably incomplete without the reference to subsidies extended by…
Close to 3 lakh Under Trial Prisoners are languishing in jails as Governments turn a blind eye
At the end of 2016, there are close to 3 lakh under trial prisoners in…
Not maintaining ‘Minimum Balance’ in your account? Beware of the penalty
Between April & November 2017, Public Sector banks collected Rs 2321 crore as penalty from…
Parliament Lessons – Understanding ”Question Hour’ in Lok Sabha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0RkYMhYUHg The ‘Question Hour’ is an important parliamentary device available to MPs. But what is…
How to make the best use of Right to Information (RTI)?
The Right to Information Act (RTI) act is now more than 12 years old. It…
