Thiruvananthapuram: The central government was considering the possibility of airlifting stranded Indians including Keralites from strife-torn Yemen, External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj has informed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.Swaraj has informed the state that two ships
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Wednesday said the time has come for the central government to leave all indirect taxation to the states. Presenting the state's budget for 2015-16, Panneerselvam, who also holds
New Delhi: The CPI-M on Monday expressed serious concern over the widespread outbreak of swine flu in the country, saying the disease had claimed nearly 2,000 lives.The Communist Party of India-Marxist said in a statement
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court was on Friday informed by the central government that it has issued an advisory on national e-mail policy for official communications of government employees, with an objective of ensuring
New Delhi: All central government ministries have been asked to upload notified recruitment rules on their websites to ensure greater transparency.The move comes after it was noticed that ministries or departments are not uploading these
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the central government for acting mechanically in forwarding to it the information furnished by the state governments on the steps taken by them for eradicating child
New Delhi: Noting some instances of non- adherence of its directives, the Centre has asked all ministries and departments to follow laid down rules while appointing meritorious sportspersons to civil posts.According to rules, ministries can
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a new ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition Act which would help remove barriers in sectors like power and housing for smoother continuation of the stalled projects.In
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress today slammed the Centre for approving promulgation of an ordinance to hike FDI in insurance to 49 per cent saying “It is extremely unethical to avoid and boycott the democratic process.” “Trinamool
New Delhi: The Central government is looking for a speedy roll out of Wi-Fi services at select public places in top 25 cities with population of over 10 lakh by June 2015.The government plans to
New Delhi: The Central government is making efforts to ensure night shelters for all homeless people, specially those who have migrated to urban areas in search of work, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said
Rampur (UP): Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan said the central government has failed to protect security forces personnel who are being killed by militants and Maoists from Jammu and Kashmir in the north to
New Delhi: A bureaucrat cannot be victimized for criticising government before a judicial forum, as it does not amount to service misconduct, the Supreme Court has said while slapping a fine of Rs 5 lakh
New Delhi: The Central government has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide daily report on the relief and rehabilitation assistance to the people in order to ensure that there are no gaps in
New Delhi: The Centre is considering a move to drop mandatory police verification of candidates selected for government jobs and may accept self-attestation certificates from them.The issue of omitting the need of police verification of
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking immediate steps for proper screening of international flyers coming to India from Ebola virus-affected countries to prevent the deadly virus
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today adopted a resolution asking the government to provide 35 kilograms ration to each family at the rate of Rs two per kilogram.The Private Member's resolution was adopted by
New Delhi: All central government employees, except those working as peons or multi tasking staff, need to declare their assets and liabilities and those of their spouses and dependent children as mandatory obligation under Lokpal
Lucknow: Twenty-eight persons have died so far in Uttar Pradesh in floods which have hit the state with several rivers flowing above the danger mark and posing a threat to more than 1,000 villages in
New Delhi: As electricity demand peaks due to sub-normal monsoon, state-owned NTPC has warned that power plants are running on very low coal stock of less than two days, prompting government to take steps to
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