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- India
AIIMS favouritism row: Centre to speed up list preparation as per seniority
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it will speed up the list preparation process as per seniority, as directed by the court after hearing a plea…
- India
RBI, Centre inform SC that procedure was followed in 2016’s demonetisation policy
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India and the Centre on Monday defended the Centre’s decision to demonetise the old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 before the Supreme Court…
- News
SDPI slams Centre for suspension of scholarships to students
Bangalore: Karnataka unit of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has slammed BJP-led government at Centre for suspending scholarships meant for students from Class 1 to 8. Abdul Majid Mysore, State President…
- India
Is there compelling reason for environmental release of GM Mustard? SC asks Centre
New Delhi: Amid concerns over environmental contamination due to genetically modified crops, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre whether there was any compelling reason for the environmental release of GM…
- India
‘It’s a menace’: Centre to SC on forced religious conversion
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the issue of forced religious conversion “is a menace”, and it is cognizant of the gravity and the seriousness of the…
- India
Centre to scrap over 15-year-old govt vehicles
New Delhi: Aiming to decongest Indian roads of millions of worn out government vehicles, the Centre has issued a draft notification proposing mandatory non-renewal of registration of government vehicles older than 15…
- Bangalore
Centre led by PM Modi involved in Karnataka voters’ID scam: Congress
Bengaluru: Congress’ Karnataka state unit in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala has alleged that the BJP-led Union government is involved in the voters’ ID scam. “The Central government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
- India
SC agrees to list matter in notifying recommendations on appointment of judges in higher judiciary
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing a matter seeking direction to the Centre to immediately notify all recommendations for the appointment of judges that have been…
- Delhi
‘May affect security of nation’, SC asks Centre on steps taken to deal with forced religious conversions
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the issue of forced religious conversion is “very serious” and may affect the security of the nation and as well as freedom of citizens and…
- India
SC grants Centre more time to respond to pleas challenging Places of Worship Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted more time to the centre to respond to the batch of petitions challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Our relations with Centre above politics: Andhra Pradesh CM
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday said that the state’s relationship with the Centre is above politics and that he has no agenda except state’s development. The…
- India
‘Very embarrassing’, SC adjourns demonetisation hearing as Centre fails to file affidavit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned until November 24 the scrutiny of the decision-making process behind the 2016 demonetisation policy as Centre failed to affidavit, saying “it is very embarrassing”.…
- India
Centre, Rajasthan govt focusing on health sector; huge increase in MBBS seats: Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said the central and state governments have focused on the health sector and there has been a big increase in the number of seats…
- India
Centre cancels Rajiv Gandhi Foundation’s FCRA licence for violating norms
New Delhi: The Central government has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), a non-government organisation associated with the Gandhi family, for alleged violations of…
- India
Centre decided to remove all obsolete, archaic laws: Kiren Rijiju
Shillong: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that the Central government has decided to remove all obsolete and archaic laws of the Indian judiciary from the statute box stating that…
