Social media was quick to slam the government’s much-flaunted Aadhar project soon after the supreme court on Monday ruled that Aadhar cards should not be made mandatory for the economically deprived section to get government benefits.
Shekhar Gupta, the chief editor of the Indian Express, is a “UPA stooge”, says Gen VK Singh (retd). The former army chief posted 10 tweets [read them here] over Sunday and Monday, accusing
The Uttar Pradesh government reinstated suspended IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal on September 22 with ‘full honours’. The move came after Nagpal met UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at his residence and clarified her po
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Monday, announced the setting up of a committee to frame clear plans and targets for enhancing financial inclusion across the country. The 13-member committee headed by Nachiket Mor, member on the apex bank’s
In a major setback to the UPA government’s flagship Aadhaar scheme, the supreme court on Monday ruled that the Aadhaar number cannot be the sole proof for entitlement under various government schemes. The Centre and state governments
As the government has been slowly making Aadhaar card or the unique identification (UID) number scheme mandatory in availing various government schemes (officially it is not the policy), the supreme court (SC) has put a brake on the same.
The CBI court on Monday granted bail to YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case. Reddy, who was arrested on May 27, 2012 and was in Hyderabad’s Chanchalguda jail for more than 16 months as a remand
Coal India (CIL) may have to dig into its Rs 60,000 crore plus cash reserve to buy back the government’s share in the company. It may even offer the promoter additional funds by declaring a special dividend. Under pressure from the f
The idea was good. It was to ensure that people in even the remotest areas of India got the benefits of the online railway ticketing system. Enter the ticketing agent who was supposed to book tickets on behalf of those who did not either have the
State run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is on the lookout for other partners to form a joint venture company in the segment for the Rs 5,000 crore petrochemicals project in Kochi. The move comes after the South Korean major LG Chemic
SCOPE in collaboration with ministry of labour and employment are organizing a two day workshop on effective implementation of occupational safety and health in PSEs on September 24 and 25, 2013 in Delhi. The workshop is being supported by Interna
SCOPE, in collaboration with Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) organized a workshop on corporate risk management in Delhi on September 21. It was attended by a large number of senior executives of CPSEs. U D Choubey, d
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) will start work on increasing capacity to 50 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) as soon as the current phase of expansions is over next year, said the company chairman C S Verma. According to a news rep
Trade unions at Coal India Limited (CIL) have put off a three-day workers strike from September 23 to December 17, after a meeting with company officials, according to news report. The CIL`s five trade unions had earlier served a strike no
In a landmark judgment, the appellate court in Monaco ruled that Rs 60 crore deposited in the European tax haven was embezzled fund and ordered for it to be repatriated to National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL). The sum was deposited by Turkish national T
I honestly think that for all practical purposes history for young Indians is a subject mugged up in school. We have very little sense of history. What we do (know, realise and comprehend) began in 1992 with economic liberalisation. That is the on
Intent on securing a foothold in US, ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has reportedly hired a specialist lobbying firm in the US to present its case to American lawmakers on issues related to its oil and gas operations in India. It will also focus on the futu
Retired bank employees came together at Jantar Mantar to demand a better pension structure. “We made several representations to the Indian Banking Association (IBA) and ministry of finance but to no avail. The indifference displayed
In a stark reminder of the problems being faced by several state owned entities in the infrastructure space on account of shortage of gas and high cost of imported RLNG, National Fertilizers (NFL) has threatened to shut down all its plants by end
Young civil servants are eligible to apply for one year masters course in public policy and law at Tokyo’s premier institutes. Under Young Leaders` Programme (YLP) to be held from October, 2014 to September, 2015 the selected c
