Slamming the Modi government on the issues of fuel price hike, inflation, economy and agriculture laws, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, has alleged that the centre has earned Rs 25 lakh crore from fuel taxes and he wil
Reiterating prime minister Narendra Modi’s call for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat,’ `vocal for local`, `local for global and `make for world`, Shaina NC, BJP spokesperson and Prasar Bharti board member, has said that our national bro
To provide skilled manpower in healthcare, nursing and paramedical, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has launched the CM Maha Arogya Skills Development Programme that will prepare skilled and trained manpower for the health sector.
To protect small children below one years of age against pneumococcal pneumonia and other pneumococcal diseases, the Mumbai municipality will now start vaccinating children with Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV). The PCV will be
Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has received generous words of praise from J. Luis Correa, a member of the US Congress, for his commendable management of Covid-19 in the city. “On behalf of my constituen
In a first of its kind case, the Nagpur zonal unit of the director general of GST intelligence DGGI) has busted a massive racket of fraudulent refunds of input tax credit (ITC) amounting to Rs 213.87 crore by three non-existent entities based at t
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India to strengthen the Hospitality and Tourism Industry signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an online travel portal Yatra. The primary objective of this MoU is to
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has ini
Twelve BJP MLAs were suspended from the Maharashtra assembly on Monday, allegedly after they abused, misbehaved and manhandled presiding officer, Shiv Sena MLA Bhaskar Jadhav, in the Deputy Speaker`s chamber. Legislators Ashish Shel
Despite the digital medium giving stiff competition to TV and having high penetration across the country, television will remain the preferred option. According to Vikram Sakhuja, Group CEO, Madison Media and OOH, television gives rise to ‘t
Pitta Rajani, 28, and her family from Kandriga in Vijaywada faced severe difficulties during and after the lockdown last year and had to take a loan of Rs 20,000 from Soubhagya , a moneylender, at an exorbitant monthly interest of Rs 10
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the revised implementation strategy of BharatNet through Public-Private Partnership mode in 16 States of
On account of the disruptions caused by the second wave of Covid-19, especially on the healthcare sector, the union cabinet on Wednesday approved the Loan Guarantee Scheme for Covid Affected Sectors (LGSCAS) enabling funding to the tune of Rs. 50,
NITI Aayog has released a comprehensive study on the not-for-profit hospital model in the country, which is a ste
Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has called for the creation of a rating system for MSMEs and a Dashboard for effective monitoring of MSME schemes. While addressing a webinar, he said sim
NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant has granted further extension for another year (upto 30 June 2022) or until further orders. He was given extension in the present capacity in 2019 till June 30, 2021.
Citing non-supply of a copy of the ‘enforcement case information report’ (ECIR) and related documents, former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday did not make personal appearance before the Enforcement Directorat
Every other child in Mumbai has Covid-19 antibodies, according to a sero survey of SARS-COV2 conducted on paediatric population, which is feared to be especially vulnerable if and when any third wave comes. The survey has found tha
In view of the novel coronavirus undergoing mutations in different geographies and displaying increased transmissibility and potential reductions in monoclonal antibody response, the Maharashtra government on Friday tightened relaxations after mon
Lamenting that in the race to catch eyeballs with sensational news, tabloid journalism has got mixed up with serious journalism, senior journalist and Padma Shri awardee Alok Mehta has said that credibility perception of Indian media has gone down
