PMO seeks report from Ministry of Civil Aviation for recent delays in Air India flights due to VIPs The Prime Minister`s office has sought a report from the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The PMO has sought information from th
The government has unveiled an ambitious programme to increase agriculture sector output and efficient management of water resources. For this it will spend Rs 50,000 crore over the next five years under the newly launched pradhan mantri krishi si
While declining to stay case against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy the supreme court on Thursday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of penal provision for hate speeches. According to the law, hate speech is any speech, ges
The supreme court on Thursday said that privacy should be respected and declined to provide information about judges medical expenses. The court held that the medical expenses incurred on judges and their family members cannot be di
In the land of saints and sages, where words of wisdom flow from generation to generation, where a way of worship triggers piles of interpretation, there is a class of aspiring India which is determined to make brand India stronger than ever. They
The union cabinet has cleared a three-tiered institutional framework for national skill development mission under the new skill development policy. Announcing cabinet okay for various other schemes on Thursday, finance minister Arun
After global rating giant Moody’s warning that there were growing concerns about risk of policy stagnation in India and “some disappointment” over the pace of reforms under the Modi government, another rating agency Fitch has sai
Congress hits out at Modi govt’s ‘Digital India Week’ campaign As Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Digital India campaign, Congress today took a dig at the government, saying it has “success
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched Digital India initiative in the presence of top industrialist of the country and an audience of nearly 10,000 people. While sharing the vision of the prime minister on the potential
Ratan Tata invests in taxi-hailing company Ola Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of the holding company of Tata conglomerate, has bought a stake in online taxi-hailing firm Ola, the company said on Wednesday. Tata has previousl
Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde, under attack in two instance of scams, has firmly denied that she has done anything wrong. On Wednesday, addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Munde gave a point-by-point rebuttal of the charge
In the nineties when the postal service was the main means of communication for the Kashmir valley, extremists had triggered panic by disrupting it. Now mobile telephony, the modern mode of communication, is under threat. Kashmir h
The national capital Delhi and neigbouring state of Uttar Pradesh play host to maximum number of fake universities. The University Grants Commission has published a list of fake universities in the country. The UGC notification says
An exceptional mandate for Modi implies equal exceptional expectations from him. To deliver on them, he has promised ‘maximum governance with minimum government’ – and the slogan has become a new mantra in the administration.
Anguished civil society can breathe easy now. The supreme court has made strong comments and disapproved the judgement of the Madras high court judge, who had ordered mediation and settlement in rape case. The apex court called it against dignity
Upholding verdict of Delhi high court, the supreme court on Wednesday said that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) cannot set tariff for Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL). The PNRGB’s dispute with Indraprastha Gas
PM Narendra Modi to launch ‘Digital India Week` today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the `Digital India Week` in the national capital Wednesday with a view to empower the people of the country through the Di
Karnataka’s lokayukta, which is supposed to act against corruption, is accused of serious irregularities and the state lawyers have sought the resignation of Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao. The Bar Council had passed a unanimous resolution on Monda
The Narendra Modi government has promised that every household in India will have toilets by 2019. This also accounts for complete eradication of open defecation. The construction of toilets with the given target began with launch of Swachh Bharat
Despite stocks market having mood swings of up and down, many companies have shown willingness to take risk and go for Initial Public Offers (IPO). In the past week six companies have firmed up IPOs of over Rs 20,000 crore an
