Jammu and Kashmir delimitation panel starts consultations, faces protests in Jammu ‘It’s not delimitation commission but a discrimination commission’ The Hindu · Apr 4, 2022
EU Commission preparing more sanctions against Russia to raise pressure The European Commission is preparing the next package of sanctions against Russia because the EU needs to increase pressure on Moscow to stop its invasion of Ukraine, Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday. Reuters · Apr 4, 2022
Nadine Dorries appoints new charity regulator in face of objections from parliamentary committee Government choice Orlando Fraser confirmed as head of Charity Commission, while Michael Grade gets Ofcom job The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
EU energy crisis: Spain's economy minister hopes for 'downward trend' in electricity prices soon Amid supermarket food rationing, a truck drivers' strike over petrol prices and rising inflation in Spain, the country's economy minister tells FRANCE 24 that it's "essential" for Madrid to be allowed to take measures to bring electricity prices down. "We're working with the Commission to have an authorisation to decouple… France 24 · Apr 1, 2022
DMK govt. failed to make a strong case for Vanniyar quota: C.Ve. Shanmugam It did not furnish High Court with the report of the Backward Classes Commission headed by J.A. Ambasankar The Hindu · Apr 1, 2022
EU proposes letting Ukraine refugees convert their money into euros The European Commission proposed on Friday allowing Ukraine refugees to convert their hryvnia currency into euros up to a maximum of around 300 euros ($331.7) person, as part of the bloc's humanitarian assistance to those fleeing the war. Reuters · Apr 1, 2022
EU Proposes Exchange of Ukraine Bank Notes The European Union’s executive arm is proposing that the 27-nation bloc’s countries allow the millions of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine to exchange their hryvnia banknotes into the currencies of host member nations. The European Commission said Friday its proposal aims at promoting a coordinated approach within the region,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 1, 2022
Map of Liverpool set for huge change with 71 new areas and different names Local Government Boundary Commission proposes huge changes to the map of the city - we have all the details here Liverpool Echo · Mar 31, 2022
EU readying new Russia sanctions, may retaliate over rouble payments for gas - sources The European Commission is readying new sanctions against the Kremlin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU sources told Reuters on Wednesday, with the magnitude of the new measures depending on Moscow's stance on gas payments in roubles. Reuters · Mar 30, 2022
EU schools' teachers demand EU employment rights in Brussels protest Hundreds of teachers at EU schools whose ex-pupils include British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen marched on Wednesday to demand better job security and contracts protected under EU employment laws. Reuters · Mar 30, 2022
Election Commission bars TMC MLA Narendranath Chakraborty from campaigning for by-polls in 2 West Bengal seats KOLKATA: The Election Commission has barred Trinamool Congress MLA Narendranath Chakraborty from campaigning for by-polls to two constituencies in West Bengal for violating the model code of conduct by allegedly issuing open threats to BJP voters and supporters. The Times of India · Mar 30, 2022
Budget cuts to the Australian Human Rights Commission couldn't have come at a worse time The budget for Australia’s national human rights institution, the Australian Human Rights Commission, will fall significantly over the next four years. The Conversation · Mar 30, 2022
Two weeks after dalit youth hanged upside down from tree in Punjab, SC commission directs police to nab culprits AMRITSAR: Taking cognizance of the alleged inaction against the accused who had not only tortured a dalit youth but also hanged him upside down with a tree, fifteen days ago, the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes has directed the police to arrest the culprits and submit its report by… The Times of India · Mar 29, 2022
A Hollow Victory for Texas Oyster Fishers At a meeting besieged by protest, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission postponed a decision on closing oyster reefs. Texas Observer · Mar 29, 2022
The Hindu · Mar 28, 2022 COVID orphaned 10,600, says NCPCR Child Rights Commission tells SC that 1.47 lakh children lost a parent during the pandemic
Reuters · Mar 28, 2022 EU seeks end to golden passport schemes, halt to sales of visas to Russians The European Commission called on EU governments on Monday to end national programmes to sell citizenship to investors, also known as golden passports schemes, and urged them to suspend the sale of visas to Russians and Belarusians.
The Hindu · Mar 27, 2022 T.N. Information Commission condemns reluctance of cooperative societies to follow RTI Act Authorities told to appoint Public Information Officers and First Appellate Authorities
The Hindu · Mar 27, 2022 Parliament panel seeks views of Govt, EC on Regional Commissioners for 2024 Lok Sabha polls New Delhi Asserting that the Election Commission (EC) should have optimum manpower, a parliamentary
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022 The Slowworm’s Song by Andrew Miller review – Belfast, booze and a lifetime of bad nights The award-winning historical novelist does justice to a sombre examination of a soldier’s shame and guilt in the decades since his army service in Northern Ireland
The Hindu · Mar 26, 2022 Will set up ICC, film bodies tell KWC Women’s commission to give online training for constituting ICC
The Hindu · Mar 26, 2022 DCW issues notice to DUSIB over 'lapses' in shelter for mentally challenged women DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal and some panel members visited the shelter home being run by NGO 'Ashray Adhikar Abhiyan'.
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 EU unveils plan to control soaring gas prices Countries will purchase gas collectively in bid to exert market power
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2022 US, EU Strike LNG Deal Deal as Europe Seeks to Cut Russian Gas The United States will work to supply 15 billion cubic meters (bcm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to European Union markets this year, as Europe seeks to wean itself off Russian gas supplies, the transatlantic partners said on Friday. US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der…
The Hindu · Mar 24, 2022 Parliamentary panel questions delay in appointment of chairperson, members of Law Commission of India Three-year term of 21st Commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge B S Chauhan had ended on August 31, 2018
Reuters · Mar 24, 2022 Freeze and seize? EU struggles to target oligarchs' assets Oligarchs' wealth remains largely untouched in the European Union, weeks after Brussels approved measures to freeze the assets of dozens of billionaires and top officials linked to Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.