New Delhi, Ahead of the Central government’s move to move the triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha, the Opposition parties on Monday held a meeting and decided to demand that the bill be referred to the select committee for further deliberations. The meeting, chaired by Leader of Opposition in Rajya[Read More…]
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Additional NDRF team rushed to Meghalaya to rescue miners
Shillong: The Central government on Friday rushed an additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team to Meghalaya to assist the state in evacuating 15 miners who are trapped inside an illegal coal mine for 16 days now. Coal India Limited (CIL) officials have rushed to the site in remote Ksan[Read More…]
Are bundle of Central schemes like too many cooks in the kitchen?
A famous proverb says, too many cooks spoil the soup. Same looks the situation of any state which has too many Central government-sponsored schemes with no check on its effectiveness. Finance Commission chairman NK Singh questioned the relevance of the high number of centrally sponsored schemes that are implemented by[Read More…]
Delhi High Court slams Centre for not framing guidelines on e-cigarette
Coming down heavily on the Central government for its failure to frame any policy on e-cigarette, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought an affidavit indicating a time frame for putting in place a mechanism to regulate the manufacture, import and sale of e-cigarettes. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V. Kameswar Rao pulled up the Central government for[Read More…]
Assam NRC: Former President Fakhruddin Ali’s family among 40 lakh missing names
A day after Assam NRC final draft list released with letting over 40 lakh applicants left out, the entire nation has come under a panic the fear of getting deported haunts. Of the many not on the list of eligible citizens, it has emerged that the family of India’s former[Read More…]
IAS officer Shah Faesal faces criticism from Centre for his ‘Rapistan’ tweet
Jammu and Kashmir IAS topper Shah Faesal went public on Tuesday, questioning the government’s disciplinary action against his ‘Rapistan’ tweet, which was trolled by some people in April this year. Bureaucrat Faesal seemed to question the government’s gag order for bureaucrats as well. In a tweet and Facebook poston Tuesday,[Read More…]
Delhi HC reminds Centre and AIIMS, acid attack victims should be given reservation under PWD quota
Delhi High Court issued a notice to AIIMS and the Centre on Friday July 6, in connection with the petition filed by an acid attack victim over right to employment. The court asked the Central government and AIIMS as why an acid attack victim (petitioner) has been denied reservation under[Read More…]
Centre congratulates Bengal for becoming revenue surplus
Kolkata: The Central government has congratulated the West Bengal government as the state has become revenue surplus in March, officials said. In a recent communication to state Chief Secretary Malay De, Union Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said: “As far as West Bengal is concerned, the revenue gap has come down from[Read More…]
Aadhaar can’t be duplicated, will help in generating more revenue, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Central government and the Unique Identification Authority of India on Wednesday defended Aadhaar, saying that there were no instances of its duplication and cited the fiscal benefits of linking it with various subsidies, benefits and services. Asserting that duplicate Aadhaar cards are “non-existent”, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta,[Read More…]
Government defends allocation of pilgrims quota under Haj policy
The Central government on Friday defended, in the Supreme Court, its Haj policy under which a quota is allocated on the basis of the Muslim population in each state as it told the court that it was not discriminatory and based on objective criteria. The government made its stand to[Read More…]
NDA government trying to legalise immigrants: Meghalaya CM
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Friday accused the BJP-led NDA central government at the Centre of trying to legalise immigrants by proposing to amend the Citizenship Act. “On one hand they wanted to push illegal immigrants, but on the other, they wanted to legalise immigrants by amending the Citizenship[Read More…]
Karnataka to buy 640 electric vehicles under central scheme
Karnataka will purchase 640 electric vehicles under the Central government’s Fame India subsidised scheme, an official said on Monday. “We have received approval from the Department of Heavy Industries to purchase the electric vehicles under the National Electricity Mobility Mission of the Central government’s Fame India scheme,” the statement said.[Read More…]
Congress accuses govt of working for corporates, mismanaging economy
The Congress on Thursday accused the Central government of working for corporates and mismanaging the economy and asked how much black money had been unearthed in the past over three years. Participating in a discussion on supplementary demands for grants (second batch) for 2017-18 in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader[Read More…]
Lok Sabha takes up bill amending regulations for government acquiring property
A bill to amend the regulations concerning compensation payable for acquisition of immovable property by the central government for public purpose was moved for passage in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Moving The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017, Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the[Read More…]
Congress demands SC-monitored CBI probe into GSPC ‘scam’
Terming it a scam, Congress on Friday accused the BJP government in Gujarat and the Narendra Modi-led Central government of misspending Rs 10,651 crore worth foreign exchange in the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry by the CBI in the matter. The party also called[Read More…]
Modi govt to review SPG security cover
The central government will review the security cover of former prime ministers and their families in a meeting later this week, to reduce the burden on the special protection group (SPG), sources of the home ministry said today. Set up in 1985, the SPG is given the task of protecting[Read More…]
Police, emergency, defence vehicles allowed to use multi-colour beacons
After the debate on the elimination of the VIP culture, the centre will now allow emergency vehicles on duty, including those of the police, defence and paramilitary forces, to use multi-coloured beacon lights having red, blue and white colours for maintaining law and order. The Union Cabinet had decided last[Read More…]
Aadhaar-like IDs for cows: 12,000 cows in Jharkhand get UID
Just when we were talking about the government gearing up to label every cow in India with a unique identity number, the Jharkhand government has expeditiously tagged over 12,000 cows with Aadhaar-like 12-digit unique identification (UID) number. Preceding this move, just as the debate over cow vigilantism intensifies after repeated[Read More…]
How can you make Aadhaar mandatory: SC to government
The Apex Court on Friday said that it will decide on whether Aadhaar card can be made mandatory for filing of Income Tax returns, next week. In addition, the Supreme Court also asked the government to explain the purpose for making Aadhaar card mandatory for IT returns. The Supreme Court[Read More…]
Former diplomat Sujata Mehta appointed as UPSC member
Centre to rechristen all existing airports named after personalities
Central government is considering a proposal to rename all existing airports as well as future greenfield airports after the names of the respective cities and not after any personality, The Indian Express reported. According to the report, the government is examining the proposal and is expected to take a decision[Read More…]
Appoint National Human Rights Commission DG within a week: SC to Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the central government to appoint Director General in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) within a week. A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar also directed the Centre to appoint the members of the human rights body within a month, Deccan Chronicle reported.[Read More…]
Demonetisation done despite RBI concerns
SC asks Centre to make dangerous driving laws stricter
Taking cognizance of the modest six-month jail term for dangerous driving, the Supreme Court of India has asked the Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to revisit the law. This comes after the top law official conceded that punishment for causing death due to rash and negligent driving is ‘inadequate and requires[Read More…]
Union government to impose heavy penalty on unnecessary honking
The Centre is planning to introduce new rules to check noise pollution as well as to impose hefty fines from up to Rs 1 lakh on the offender. As per the new rules, the driver of a motor vehicle shall not sound the horn needlessly. The rules are likely to[Read More…]