Government
- Business
RBI to tell govt why it failed to check inflation since Jan
New Delhi: With inflation staying above the upper tolerance limit for nine straight months, the Reserve Bank will now have to submit a report to the central government detailing reasons for the…
- India
SC affirms HC’s quashing of Calcutta University VC re-appointment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the Calcutta High Court judgment quashing the re-appointment of Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee as Vice Chancellor of the Calcutta University. Banerjee was re-appointed by the…
- Delhi
‘Even my wife doesn’t scold me as much’: Kejriwal asks Saxena to ‘chill a bit’
New Delhi: With his government at loggerheads with Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena over multiple issues, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said even his wife does not “scold” him as…
- India
Scrap the IIT campus plan if locals don’t want it, says Goa MP
Panaji: South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha on Thursday said that the government should scrap the plan for building the campus of Indian Institute of Technology- Goa(IIT-Goa) at Sanguem as locals are opposing…
- India
We will not withdraw support to coalition govt in Meghalaya: BJP leader
Shillong: BJP leader Sanbor Shullai on Wednesday asserted that it will continue to support the NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government, amid speculations of the saffron party withdrawing support to the coalition. Shullai’s…
- India
Rajasthan CM Gehlot hints at early state Budget
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday hinted that next year’s state Budget might come earlier than usual. He said the government wanted no delays as parties would go into election…
- Hyderabad
Kishan Reddy highlights govt’s zero-tolerance policy on terrorism
Hyderabad: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday clarified the government’s stance on terrorism and said that the government has zero tolerance for it. “Intelligence agencies of Indian govt identified different terrorist…
- Politics
Maharashtra: Vande Mataram call greeting sparks political row
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government resolution (GR) directing all employees of the state to greet with ‘Vande Mataram’ instead of the internationally familiar ‘Hello!’ kicked off a political fracas, here on Sunday. The…
- Andhra Pradesh
Stop water use for power generation: Andhra govt to Krishna River Board
Amaravati: The Water Resources Department of Andhra Pradesh government on Friday requested the Krishna River Management Board to direct both AP and Telangana to immediately stop drawal of water from the Srisailam…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra forms panel to review graft cases
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has constituted a committee of officers to review cases of corruption, especially relating to disproportionate assets (DA), registered against public servants between 2014 and 2019 in the State.…
- India
Government orders blocking of 67 porn sites
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has ordered blocking of 67 pornographic websites, according to sources. In an e-mail sent by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to internet service…
- India
Strengthening India’s military prowess govt’s top priority: Rajnath Singh
Itanagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that strengthening India’s military prowess has been the Narendra Modi government’s top priority ever since it came to power since 2014, with focus on…
- India
Govt upgrades Mukesh Ambani’s security cover to Z plus
New Delhi: The government has upgraded the security cover of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani to the top category of ‘Z+’ after a review of perceived threat perception to him by central intelligence…
- World
Online government services improve, digital divides remain: UN survey
United Nations: Despite the many crises of the past two years, e-government strategies have been advanced although many countries and municipalities have fallen short in providing adequate online services, according to a…