There is no mechanism to prevent the misuse of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin by terror groups and other anti-national elements, the government said on Tuesday, adding it was awaiting the report of an expert group on the subject. “One of the features of cryptocurrency is that there is lack of[Read More…]
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Why now more than ever do we need a secular India?
Indian democracy has been unique in encompassing the plurality of religion, giving freedom to practice religion, recognising it as an essential part of Indian psyche and yet never declaring a state religion. The nation’s constitution-makers took care to adopt the term to plural and multicultural Indian sensibilities. Our secularism is[Read More…]
Congress confident of forming government in Gujarat: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday declared that his party was confident of taking power in Gujarat and said the BJP was on a losing wicket. “The BJP has lost its position,” Gandhi told the media, a day after he was named the President of the country’s oldest political party.[Read More…]
Government prioritising homoeopathy development: Minister
Union Minister of State for Ayush Shripad Yesso Naik on Monday said the central government has been prioritising the development of homoeopathy along with other traditional systems of medicine as it gained popularity throughout the country after Independence. Inaugurating the academic-cum-library building and unveiling the statue of Dr.C.F.S. Hahnemann, the[Read More…]
Delay in winter session shows government is on defensive: TMC’s Derek O’Brien
The decision to delay the winter session shows the government is on the defensive, says Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien. He said the government has been on the defensive for the last two months and this is good for the opposition. “The petrol rollback, first time in three-and-a-half years, was[Read More…]
Positive change is visible in India: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that there has been a “positive change” in the mindset and self-confidence of the people ever since his government came to power in 2014. “If we see the country as a living entity then the positive attitude that has come to India, was[Read More…]
BJP-JD(U) alliance natural: Sushil Modi
Kolkata: Taking a dig at RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and veteran BJP leader Sushil Modi on Friday said the alliance between Nitish Kumar’s JD-U and his party was “natural” and the “unnatural” Nitish-Lalu partnership died “naturally”. In July, Nitish Kumar became Bihar Chief Minister for the[Read More…]
Government avoiding Parliament due to Gujarat polls, says Congress
The Congress on Tuesday alleged the government is deliberately delaying the winter session of Parliament to avoid questions from the opposition benches which can hamper its prospects in the Gujarat assembly polls. “They do not want discussion in Parliament so they are giving different excuses for delaying the winter session.[Read More…]
Health minister seeks report from Fortis Hospital after girl’s death
Calling the death of a seven-year-old girl at Gurugram’s Fortis Hospital unfortunate, Health Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday said the government had sought a detailed report from the hospital. Stating that action will be taken if required, Nadda also said that his ministry had written to all states regarding the[Read More…]
Government not averse to out-of-court solution on Ram Mandir: Minister
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said the government is not averse to any out-of-court solution to the Ram Mandir issue, and emphasised that it is “not involved” in any offers to negotiate by anyone, after spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar offered to mediate in the[Read More…]
PM Modi gives pep talk to ministers
Apparently worried about his government’s image, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a pep talk with his council of ministers, telling them to spread the good word about the government’s policies and initiatives at the ground level. At a meeting of his Council of Ministers on Friday night, Modi asked his[Read More…]
Government plans new telecom policy by February 2018
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is planning to finalise the new telecom policy by February 2018, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said here on Tuesday. “We are trying to come out with the new telecom policy by February 2018. High level working groups have started working towards it. We expect to[Read More…]
Don’t have legal power, but know how to get things done: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Thursday said that though his government doesn’t have legal power in many areas, they know how to get things done. Kejriwal, who is also the National Convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was speaking at the annual National Council Meeting of[Read More…]
Government approves FDI proposals worth Rs 24.56 cr
The government on Thursday said that it has approved foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals worth Rs 24.56 crore, including one from Sterling Commerce Solutions India. “During the month of October, the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance has disposed of three FDI proposals aggregating to foreign investment of[Read More…]
Government signs agreement with UrbanClap for job generation
The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on Tuesday roped in private online service aggregator UrbanClap to generate jobs with a minimum assured monthly wages for the urban poor skilled under a national livelihood mission. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry and UrbanClap in the presence of[Read More…]
AAP govt may implement odd-even scheme again in Delhi
With the air quality in Delhi and NCR getting worse ahead of winter, the city government has said it may bring back the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme in the capital. Delhi Transport Minister, Kailash Gahlot directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to gear up for implementation of the odd-even scheme[Read More…]
Sushma Swaraj seeks report on attack on Swiss couple
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government after a Swiss couple were allegedly attacked in Agra on Sunday. “I have just seen this. I have asked for a report from the state government,” she said in a tweet attaching a news report[Read More…]
Demonetisation was suicide; govt have nothing to say now: Arun Shourie
Former union minister, Arun Shourie has likened demonetisation with suicide and slammed Narendra Modi government over sliding economic growth and increasing job losses. He also called the Modi government as “government of two-and-a-half persons”. “This is a government by ‘ilhaam’ (revelation). The Prime Minister has the ‘ilhaam’ one night that[Read More…]
UPA govt can’t be blamed for declining economy, says Yashwant Sinha; son responds
The BJP’s senior leader Yashwant Sinha hit the BJP-led government once again on Thursday by evidently absolving the previous Congress-led UPA government for a slowdown in growth. Recently, he ignited a political firestorm with a column criticising the government’s economic policy. “The economy is in decline. We can’t blame the[Read More…]
Out of 30 lakh trained under govt’s skill development initiative, just 3 lakh get job offers
Government’s skill development programme, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is struggling to attain the end-results. The records reveal that out of a total 30.67 lakh candidates who had been trained under PMKVY or were being trained, only a tenth (2.9 lakh candidates) had received placement offers. Now, the government[Read More…]
Govt has taken note of indications: Arun Jaitley on economic slowdown
Amid fears of an economic slowdown in India, Union finance minister, Arun Jaitley, on Wednesday said that the government has taken a note of the indications and it will take further steps if needed for the revival. He said this while announcing decisions taken during the Narendra Modi Cabinet meeting[Read More…]
Jharkhand government to authenticate madarsas receiving aid
A team has been set up by the Jharkhand government to authenticate the documents of some madarsas receiving aid and also ensure whether these are running as per the guidelines set by the government. The government formed the committee after the documents of some 50 madrasas looked suspicious, reported Hindustan[Read More…]
Unlinked SIM with Aadhaar will be deactivated after February 2018
The government is resolute to link Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards and all the unlinked SIM will be deactivated after February 2018. Reportedly, Aadhaar mobile linkage was being done as per orders of the Supreme Court given in February this year. All SIM cards have to be verified with Aadhaar[Read More…]
No-fly list rules out: Three levels of punishment for unruly passengers
The government on Friday has announced rules for a national no-fly list in a bid to clear out unruly air travellers. Initially, draft rules that said unruly behaviour would draw suspension from flying for at least three months were put on aviation ministry’s website for public comments. The utmost penalty[Read More…]
Rajiv Kumar takes over as vice-chairman of Niti Aayog
Renowned economist, Rajiv Kumar on Friday took over as the vice-chairman of government think tank Niti Aayog. Kumar replaced Arvind Panagariya, an Indian-American economist. Panagariya left the think tank on Thursday to return to academic world. Kumar was a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and holds[Read More…]