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India wants digital revolution and m-governance in every hand: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while calling technology as simple and a brilliant way to serve people, he declared that India is yearning for a digital revolution and m-governance is about governance in every hand. "Technology e

Morning briefings: Woman cop, who was recruited through MP Vyapam, found dead near police academy in Sagar

Trainee Sub Inspector Anamika Kushwaha, who was recruited through Vyapam, found dead near Madhya Pradesh police academy in Sagar. Her body was found in a lake. Anamika Kushwaha was recruited through Vyapam and was from 2014 batch. In the last 48 h

Evening digest: Cong favours release of caste-based data of socio economic census

Congress today favoured releasing caste-based data carried in the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) but advocated caution while doing so in view of social and political sensitivities associated with it. The release of caste data is considered

First four ranks go to girls in civil services, results declared by UPSC

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) have announced the results of its civil services exam on its website www.upsc.gov.in and four position in the top five have been bagged by girls.

PM`s digital dialogue with tech enthusiasts on Digital India

Prime minister Narendra Modi has said on Saturday that the ‘overwhelming’ response he has received on the ‘Digital India’ initiative has inspired him to hold a ‘Digital Dialogue’ with the tech enthusiasts of the

Morning briefing: Civil services exam results to be announced today

The results of the prestigious civil services examination, to select IAS and IPS officers, among others, will be announced on Saturday evening by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Implementation of projects rises

Evening digest: Govt notifies rules under black money law

Government has notified the rules for calculating overseas income and assets under the foreign black money law that came into effect on July 1. The value of the overseas assets, including immovable property, jewellery and precious stones, archaeol

AAP’s open letter to LG Jung is bad in taste

Has the party or has Arvind Kejriwal given up on fighting a losing battle against the lieutenant governor of Delhi? Or is this another smart strategy to restore the sullied image of Aam Aadmi Party and brand Kejriwal? The country&rs

Cong fires at PM from Dulat’s shoulder

Congress party has now found its voice to directly attack prime minister Narendra Modi instead of indirect barbs of Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje episodes. On Friday, the party raked up the post- Godhra riots issue against Modi with th

Mother of all data is out, zero-waste planning possible

This could be mother of all data. Finance minister Arun Jaitley has released socio-economic caste census for 2011, which will form basis for governments targeted policy planning. The current figures are for the rural areas after covering all the 6

Cisco to transform orange city Nagpur into smart city

The orange city of India will be a smart city soon. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cisco in San-Fransisco to make his home town a smart city. The project will look at

Maharashtra again suspends encounter specialist Daya Nayak

Maharashtra government has suspended its `encounter specialist` Daya Nayak from service for the second time in his career. No official notification is available and a possible reason for suspension could that he has not joined duty after his trans

Morning briefings: Mobile number portability comes into effect

From today mobile phone users will be able to retain their numbers when they relocate to any part of the country even if they change operators as full mobile number portability (MNP) has come into effect. The move is set to benefit millions of Ind

Evening digest: PMO seeks reports on VIPs delaying flights

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

Agri sector gets a boost with Rs 50,000 crore scheme

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

Supreme court to have relook at hate speech law

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

Judges medical expenses cannot be made public under RTI, rules SC

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

Green signal for policy to make skill development aspirational for youth

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

Fitch joins Moody’s, warns of weak business environment

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

Morning briefing: Congress plays politics over Digital India

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

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