Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will launch the web portal to report the lost phones in Maharashtra on Friday
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Discussion on with government on ‘bias’ allegations: Twitter India
New Delhi, After a parliamentary panel summoned Twitter for alleged bias against “right-wing” accounts as general elections loom, the micro-blogging platform on Wednesday said it is in touch with the Indian government on the issue. “Discussions with the government on this issue are currently on and nothing further can be[Read More…]
Government eyeing Rs 90,000-cr divestment in FY20
New Delhi, The government raised its disinvestment target for 2019-20 by 12.5 per cent to Rs 90,000 crore even as less than half of the budgeted target of Rs 80,000 in the outgoing fiscal has been realised in the first 10 months. So far, the government has raised Rs 35,532[Read More…]
Telangana: Hawkers request government to curb Hafta collectors in Hyderabad
Hawkers and vendors on many occasions are forced to pay unofficial rents even on the days their business is facing loses.
Government won’t last a year if somebody with 25-30 seats becomes PM: Sushil Modi
The January 19 Brigade Parade rally, organised by West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, had brought together leaders from 23 anti-BJP parties, who gave a call to oust the saffron outfit in the coming Lok Sabha polls. Modi, addressing a party rally in Howrah district, wondered[Read More…]
Amit Shah mocks ‘mahagathbandhan’, says only Modi can give ‘mazboot’ government
Malda (West Bengal), Dismissing the January 19 rally of opposition leaders in Kolkata as a “gathbandhan” (alliance) of power-seekers and those only interested in serving their own interests, BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday said these people only want to give the country a “majboor” (helpless) government so that they[Read More…]
Angel tax relief only first step, more in offing: Top official
By Vishav Gandhinagar: The government’s decision to liberalise norms for availing angel tax exemption would solve the majority of the problems ailing the start-up sector and is only the first in a series of major steps, a top government official said on Friday. In a big boost to startups and[Read More…]
Cabinet okays Rs 22,594 cr for tripling Numaligarh Refinery capacity
New Delhi, The government on Wednesday approved tripling the capacity of Numaligarh Refinery in Assam and setting up of oil and product pipelines at a cost of Rs 22,594 crore, so as to meet the demands for petroleum products in the Northeast. “The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved[Read More…]
Our government stable, why BJP hiding its MLAs, asks Kharge
New Delhi, The Congress on Wednesday said the H.D. Kumaraswamy-led Karnataka dispensation is stable and claimed that the persistent efforts of the BJP to destabilise it have failed, leading to the saffron party indulging in spreading rumours of cracks in the government. Addressing the media here, Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge[Read More…]
‘Achhe Din’ starts for Madhya Pradesh Police
Bhopal, ‘Achhe Din’ have started for police personnel in Madhya Pradesh, with the government announcing a weekly day off from Thursday. For the first time, around 8,000 police personnel in the state took leave on Thursday. During this time, assistance from the reserve police force will be sought. The Congress[Read More…]
Partial shutdown of US government to kick-off at midnight
Washington, A partial government shutdown is assured after the House and the US Senate adjourned without Congress passing a spending deal. Several federal agencies will cease operations at Saturday midnight as the White House and congressional leaders failed to make a deal on spending. “Members are advised that the House[Read More…]
Kejriwal Haryana Rally: DTC workers raises slogan against Delhi CM
Sonipat: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) contract workers who had been sitting on a protest at DTC headquarter Indraprastha depot over a month now, reached Sonipat where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was holding his school and hospital rally. Agitating workers of DTC raised slogans and tried to disrupt his rally[Read More…]
What is stretching the rift between RBI and government?
Brewing for over a year, now the rift between RBI and government seems to have reached to the boiling point with an almost complete breakdown in communication. The recent speech by the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Viral Acharya drove further tension in the already strained relationship[Read More…]
No mobile phone to be disconnected: Government
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday dismissed a news report claiming around 50 crore mobile phone numbers are at risk of disconnection, saying it is “completely untrue and imaginary”. “The news report tries to create unnecessary panic among mobile users by claiming that ‘they stare at a prospect of disconnection[Read More…]
Kerala: LDF may field Nambi Narayanan against Shashi Tharoor in 2019 polls
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) is planning to field former ISRO scientists Nambi Narayanan against the Shashi Tharoor, an incumbent from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. The name is in the discussion at least among the top leadership of the ruling partners CPM and CPI, confirms a highly placed[Read More…]
Modi government at war with Indians, imposing suffocating ideology: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: In a blistering attack on the Narendra Modi government, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said it has gone into a war with its own people imposing a single suffocating ideology on 1.3 billion Indians. Delivering the keynote address at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2018, here, Gandhi[Read More…]
Yogi Aditynath’s government orders shut down of Acid attack survivors run Sheroes cafe in Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh Yogi Aditynath Singh government orders shut down of Sheroes Café of Lucknow, run by the acid attack survivors. There are over 20 survivors whose relocation and rehabilitation fate hangs in uncertainty after this government assault. An order regarding vacating the café has been passed and despite all the[Read More…]
Mission 2019: Unemployment, price rise creating rift within the blue colored cadre of BJP
In an opinion poll conducted earlier this year in 19 states claimed that nearly half of the voters don’t want to vote for the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi again in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The mood of the nation (MOTN) survey, conducted by CSDS-Lokniti for ABP news suggested[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar government is more brutal than British Raj: BJP MP CP Thakur
Bhartiya Janata Party senior leader and Member of Parliament CP Thakur allege Nitish Kumar government of being more brutal than British Raj. Thakur has launched the attack against the coalition partner in Bihar. He is protesting against the lathi charge by the state police during the recent Upper caste reservation[Read More…]
These are not deaths, it is an institutional killing says Bezwada Wilson to Newsd
#StopKillingUs: New Delhi, Bezwada Wilson, the founder of Safai Karmachari Andolan, speaks exclusively to Newsd about the plight of manual scavengers. He said, “Our demands are simple and clear. Stop people from entering the sewers who are involved in manual scavenging. The government should enable more technology into the shit[Read More…]
Rafale Deal: Ravi Shankar Prasad attacks Rahul for levelling allegations against Modi
Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for his “thief” jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said “irresponsible, shameless and baseless” remarks were being made by a family which is out on bail in the National Herald case and is the source of all corruption[Read More…]
No undue favours to Adani Group: Government
The government on Tuesday termed the allegations by the Congress party of “undue favours” to Adani Group as “baseless” and said it has not quashed any proceedings against the group. Highly placed sources in the government said it is factually incorrect that whenever a probe was initiated against Adani Enterprise[Read More…]
Political Circus: Amit Shah’s 50-year dream: Whistling in the dark?
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah’s boast at the national executive meeting about the party ruling for 50 years may have been in keeping with his usual aggressive, bombastic style, but it has been interpreted in two contradictory ways. One was to see it as a sign of arrogance[Read More…]
Why BJP concerned about opposition alliance more than fuel prices, asks Congress
Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence on the rise in fuel prices and fall in the value of rupee as it asked why it was bothered about “grand alliance” of the opposition parties more than anything else. Terming the Modi government’s excuse of rising fuel prices, which was[Read More…]
BJP says opposition dreaming of gaining power without leader
The BJP National Executive on Sunday passed a political resolution that vowed to return to power again in 2019 with a bigger mandate than that of 2014, saying the opposition has no leader, no strategy and no vision while the ruling party has no such dearth. Briefing the media, Union Human Resource[Read More…]