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Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved 33 per cent reservation to women in the police force and five per cent additional allowance to pensioners. The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, also approved a proposal to allot land for a 3,150 MW solar power project. Deputy Chief Minister Dr Prem Chand Bairwa said an amendment to the Rajasthan Police Subordinate Services Rules, 1989, was approved in the cabinet meeting, paving the way for the one-third quota for women in police. A notification will be issued soon by the Personnel department in this regard, he added.

Tuesday's transaction was the fourth of seven syndicates planned by the UK's Debt Management Office, with proceeds from this round of sales expected to total approximately £8bn, taking the proceeds for the financial year to date from the entire syndicate process to £29.6bn.  Jessica Pulay, CEO of the DMO, said she was «delighted» with the reaction from the market, adding that it «received a very strong reception from the market». interactive investor unlocks retail investor access to UK Treasury Bill market  The debt has a coupon of 4.375% and is set to mature in January 2040, a re...

Sharad Pawar on Wednesday made a pitch for replicating in Maharashtra the bill passed by West Bengal assembly that seeks capital punishment for rape convicts. Pawar also took a swipe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over his reported remark that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj never looted Surat, and said nobody should present wrong history to people. The West Bengal assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill, 2024, the state anti-rape bill which seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state. It was passed nearly a month after the alleged rape and murder of a post graduate trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

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West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a new bill, the Aparajita Women & Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, even as the opposition continued their clamour for chief minister Mamata Banerjee's resignation. Law minister Moloy Ghatak introduced the new Bill. «The new bill includes certain amendments and aims to expedite investigation, ensure fast justice delivery and enhanced punishment,» Mamata Banerjee said in the House. Speaking on the bill, which seeks to make amendments in relevant provisions under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, Mamata Banerjee said, «It was a matter of shame that the Prime Minister could not do what her government did». Demanding the resignation of the PM and the Union home minister, Banerjee said: «I have written two letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and wanted a stringent law on rape but there was no reply from the PM.»

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The application said that duty personnel are facing a lot of difficulties in performing duties due to non-availability of accommodation, security gadgets and paucity of transportation. Centre, in its application in the Supreme Court, was seeking direction to West Bengal to extend full co-operation to the CISF and ensure full compliance, in letter and spirit, of the order dated August 20 or face contempt proceedings for wilful non-compliance of the order.

Modi embarked on a visit to Brunei and Singapore, the Congress took a swipe at him on Tuesday, asking when will «our frequent flyer» make a 'humanitarian' visit to the troubled state of Manipur. Prime Minister Modi is visiting Brunei on September 3-4 at the invitation of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in all existing sectors. He is slated to visit Singapore on September 4-5 at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong.

Mamata Banerjee government will table the anti-rape bill in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday. The proposed legislation seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state. Additionally, it stipulates a life sentence without parole for those convicted of rape and gangrape. Titled the 'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024,' the legislation aims to strengthen protections for women and children by revising and introducing new provisions related to rape and sexual offences.

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has announced the launch of Franklin India Medium to Long Duration Fund, an open-ended medium-term debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 4 and 7 years with relatively high interest rate risk and relatively moderate credit risk. The new fund offer or NFO will open for subscription on September 3 and close on September 17. The scheme will reopen for continuous sale and repurchase on September 26. The scheme will be benchmarked against CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index and will be managed by Chandni Gupta and Anuj Tagra.

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special session of the West Bengal assembly will be held from Monday to pass an anti-rape legislation in the wake of the rape and murder of a PG medical student in RG Kar hospital on August 9. The special session will start on Monday and the proposed bill will be tabled on Tuesday in all likelihood, sources said. Ahead of the special session, the state cabinet already passed the proposal and has set up a committee comprising state law minister Moloy Ghatak, finance minister-MoS (independent charge) Chandrima Bhattacharya, and state chief secretary, finance secretary and law secretary, sources said. The committee will frame the new legislation with emphasis on time-bound completion of trial and death penalty for the culprit.

According to a report by the FT, the billionaire has been meeting backers to give new life to his IPO plans, after deciding to scrap the previous plans several weeks ago. This was despite cutting the fundraising target from $25bn to $2bn in an attempt to get the IPO across the line. This time around, Ackman is believed to be discussing a unit structure similar to special purpose acquisition vehicles (SPACs). Bill Ackman eyes 'redesign' of Pershing Square US IPO transaction The structure would allow backers to gain an additional security in addition to their shares in PSUS, as th...

₹10.4 lakh to ₹13 lakh. This trend would have likely continued in assessment year 2024-25. As for GST, the GST Council’s decision in August 2023 that online gaming companies will have to pay 28% GST, up from 18%, led to a jump in revenues.

The bill in question, which aims to reform the registration process of Waqf properties through a centralised portal, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 8. The committee, led by BJP's Jagdambika Pal, is seeking «views/suggestions from the public in general and NGOs, experts, stakeholders and institutions in particular» due to the «wider implications» of the bill, as stated by the Lok Sabha Secretariat. People are requested to provide their suggestions in writing within the next 15 days.