The Cabinet has approved the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016. Here is how the proposed changes would help in making roads safer: Increase in compensation for hit-and-run cases from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 lakh. Also
As many as 40 central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) are running without a regular chief executive, parliament was informed today. These include MTNL, Shipping Corporation of India, NMDC and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, minister of stat
The Olympics is a glorious sports extravaganza, pitting the world’s best against one another and putting on display extraordinary sporting skills that inspire billions across the globe. But, here lies the pinch. India barely causes a gentl
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 (GST), ending years of political wrangling and raucousness. GST is essentially a comprehensive indirect tax on manufactu
The government has identified state-run enterprises in sectors like mineral and metal, oil, energy, capital goods as well as some mid-size and small stocks for disinvestment, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, according to a report by the Econo
What’s in a name? Well it can make you speak last in a meeting if one goes in the alphabetical order. This has irked West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee too. Tired of speaking at the very end of meetings, the CM has proposed t
Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2015, the legislation for tackling the problem of black money in the country has been passed by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The bill provides for confiscating ‘benami&rs
Couples may find it easier now to register their marriages as the Delhi government’s revenue department has granted its sub-registrars the power to complete the formalities. Until now, only the office of the sub-divisional magistrate (
Bhanwarlal belongs to a dalit family in Nimora village in Bassi tehsil of Jaipur. The village is dominated by brahmins, baniyas and khatris; it has only a handful of dalit families. Nimora has only one place of worship – Lord Balaji temple.
To ensure faster recovery and resolution of bad debts by banks and financial institutions, and easier functioning of asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), the Lok Sabha has passed a bill to amend the existing Securitisation and Reconstruction of
Following recent unrest in Gujarat, chief minister Anandiben Patel posted her resignation letter on her official website, linked to Facebook and Twitter. As the BJP parliamentary board decides over her resignation, here are a few facts about the t
The ministry of housing and poverty alleviation has come out with draft rules for agreement plans between the buyer and the seller in real estate projects for union territories without a legislature. As such, the draft rules would be applica
The appointments committee of cabinet has given the additional charge of the post of chairman and managing director of MTNL to PK Purwar, for a period of three months starting from June 8. Purwar is currently working as director (fi
The government will soon take up proposals for strategic disinvestment of central public sector undertakings, from the list submitted by the government think tank NITI Aayog. A core group of secretaries on disinvestment, head
From September 1, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) would offer optional travel insurance to railway passengers, for a premium of just Re 1 while booking an e-ticket. It would be initially introduced on a trial basis, accordi
The merger of state-owned oil firms could create synergy and boost efficiency, and the idea is worth deliberating, said petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The idea was proposed by the country’s largest oil
Empty parking spots stare back from the deep, dark waters of the Black Sea. The absences between the fleet of robust-looking Russian ships mark a history when Ukrainian and Russian war ships were accommodated next to each other. Since 2014, howe
It was a four-year battle between 73-year-old Sumitra Devi and the Delhi government. Her struggle began when the local administration abruptly stopped her monthly widow pension in 2012. Delhi’s department of women and child development pro
The department of telecommunications (DoT) has formed a search-cum-selection committee to find a full-time chairman and managing director (CMD) of state-run telecom company MTNL, for a period of five years, according to a news report publish
A revised draft development plan (DP) for Mumbai has come in for criticism, with experts pointing out inconsistencies and anomalies. The two month window provided by the BMC for suggestions and improvement to the city’s revis
