-IANS NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, which provides for creation of an anti-corruption ombudsman. The most prominent of the group of anti-graft bills on the anvil, the Lokpal Bill establishes a lokpal at the central level and asks states to establish lokayuktas in a year's time from the date of Notification of the law. The format of the lokayukta will be left to the...

-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ruled that once the government reduces the prices of essential drugs, the new rates would come into immediate effect and companies cannot continue selling at earlier prices. A bench of Justices R.M. Lodha and Kurien Joseph rejected the arguments of multinational giant GlaxoSmithKline Pharma that companies are entitled to sell drugs at old rates for 15 days to dispose off stocks. According to the bench,...

-PTI Allaying fears of a spurt in public expenditure ahead of Lok Sabha polls, finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said government will not compromise on fiscal discipline, notwithstanding the defeat of Congress in four states, including Delhi and Rajasthan. Inaugurating the Delhi Economic Conclave, Chidambaram blamed the states for "inaction" to check hoarding and said the incumbent government pays a price for high inflation. "The agenda, therefore, will be obvious. At the...

-Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre (PMARC) The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)- Act and Rules, 2013 have come into force from December 09, 2013. Please click below the following links to access the documents: Notification- Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace- Act and Rules 2013 The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act-2013 The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013 ...

-The Indian Express The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that drug manufacturers and retailers cannot sell medicines at higher prices mentioned on the label of the boxes if the government notifies a lower rate. They must implement the price fixed under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO) within 15 days from the date of Notification. The bench of Justices R M Lodha and Kurian Joseph rejected the argument that the revised prices...