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  Centre to consider revoking AFSPA, plans to pull back troops from Jammu and Kashmir: Amit Shah

  India | March 27, 2024 9:43 IST

  Home Minister Amit Shah said in the last five years, not a single fake encounter has taken place in Jammu-Kashmir. Rather the FIRs have been lodged against the people involved in fake encounters, he added.

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  Will FB, Instagram and other social media giants delete data of inactive users? Deets inside

  Technology | December 29, 2023 13:46 IST

  The rules, if implemented, could reshape how social media, e-commerce, and other platforms handle user data and may introduce more transparency regarding data breaches.

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  Supreme Court adjourns to November 24 pleas against 2016 'demonetisation' by government

  India | November 09, 2022 21:04 IST

  Demonetisation news: Justice Nazeer fixed the matter for further hearing on 24th November. Justice Gavai said that they want to finish this matter this year.

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  After ED summons, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren accuses Centre of 'misusing' government agencies

  India | November 03, 2022 14:39 IST

  Hemant Soren news: A day before, Jharkhand Bhartiya Janta Party president and Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Enforcement Directorate to summon Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and said that the law is equal for all.

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  Centre asks CJI UU Lalit to name successor before retiring on Nov 8

  India | October 07, 2022 11:53 IST

  As per the established practice of the Chief Justice naming the senior-most judge as his or her successor, Justice DY Chandrachud is expected to be appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India.

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  Centre bans PFI, 8 associated fronts, for 5 years, cites 'global terror links'

  India | September 28, 2022 11:18 IST

  The notification said PFI and its associates or affiliates or fronts have been indulging in unlawful activities, which are prejudicial to integrity, sovereignty and security of the country and have potential to disturb public peace and communal harmony of the country and support militancy in India.

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  National Green Tribunal seeks suggestions from Centre, others on waterlogging issue

  India | September 14, 2022 12:46 IST

  The principal bench of NGT headed by its Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel was hearing an application moved by Dr Bishwanath Prasad Singh against the Greater Noida Development Authority and other respondents in order to avoid the blockage of rainwater drainages in the city.

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  Allahabad High Court strikes down inclusion of OBC castes in SC list

  India | September 01, 2022 7:09 IST

  Uttar Pradesh news: The Allahabad high court ruled that the Central government alone has the power to include a caste in the list of SC.

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  PM Narendra Modi lauds Central schemes for empowering farmers

  India | April 10, 2022 12:31 IST

  PM Modi in a tweet while sharing details of the benefits of different schemes of Central govt for the farmers said that empowered farmers are key for a prosperous nation.

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  Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to protect people, says 'inflation to rise further'

  India | March 19, 2022 14:40 IST

  Earlier this week, Congress leader had slammed Central govt over high inflation and reduced rates of fixed deposits and provident fund, and said the common people are facing the consequences of its "wrong policies."

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  Wildlife crimes on rise in India, fund allocation on decline

  India | March 06, 2022 14:15 IST

  Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh accounted for 90% of the environmental crimes.

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  Government notifies consumer protection rules, asks direct selling firms to comply within 90 days

  India | December 29, 2021 8:51 IST

  The new rules direct state govts to set up mechanism to monitor activities of direct sellers, direct selling entity while it makes mandatory obligation for direct selling entities such as incorporation under Companies Act, 2013.

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  Rahul Gandhi slams government over rise in prices of LPG

  India | September 01, 2021 12:58 IST

  The Congress party has been attacking the govt over the rise in petrol, diesel and LPG prices and has been demanding reduction in them by removing some of the taxes imposed by the central govt.

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  Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi govt over fuel price hike

  India | June 30, 2021 12:52 IST

  His remarks came a day after petrol prices were hiked by 31 to 35 paise while diesel by 26 to 30 paise on June 29, taking the fuel prices across the country to a historic high.

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  Over 33.5 lakh vaccine doses administered on Friday, total crosses 22.75 crore

  India | June 04, 2021 22:58 IST

  It said 16,23,602 beneficiaries in the age group 18-44 years received their first dose and 31,217 in the same category their second dose on Friday.

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  Centre makes it mandatory for disability certificates to be issued online

  India | May 07, 2021 9:13 IST

  Central government has now made it mandatory for disability certificates to be issued online. The Ministry of Social justice and empowerment has issued a gazette notification for this on Monday.

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  Centre deliberately creating scarcity of onion in Delhi: Sisodia

  Politics | December 01, 2019 18:05 IST

  Sisodia urged the central government to release 10 trucks of onion everyday, saying "we are well prepared with the complete machinery to sell onions at a lower price". "Though the rates of onion have increased in entire country and people are unhappy across the country, but it appears that in Delhi central government is deliberately creating the scarcity of onion. Delhi government is asking for onions but the central government is not giving. Central government has stopped giving onion to the Delhi government.

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  7th Pay Commission: Good News! Central govt employees set to get hike in DA, minimum pay up to Rs 26,000

  Business | September 13, 2019 14:26 IST

  7th pay commission: Ahead of the festive season, several state government has announced minimum pay hike and DA hike for its employees. Good news for Central government employees is also expected as the Centre is to increase the minimum salary by modifying the 7th Pay Commission fitment factor.

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  Family of dead prisoner demands body from Pak

  India | January 28, 2013 19:43 IST

  Jammu, Jan 28: The family of prisoner Chamel Singh, who died in a Pakistani jail after he was reportedly beaten up by the prison staff, today requested the Central government to intervene in bringing his