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  • no wish list for modi says omar abdullah

    No 'wish list' for Modi, says Omar Abdullah

    Politics | July 02, 2014 18:41 IST

    Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he does not have a “wish list” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will visit here later this week, but will only demand the state's

  • justice mathur to head 7th central pay commission

    Justice Mathur to head 7th Central Pay Commission

    India | February 04, 2014 15:11 IST

    New Delhi: Former Supreme Court Judge Ashok Kumar Mathur will head the 7th Pay Commission, which will revise salaries of over 50 lakh central government employees and remuneration of 30 lakh pensioners.“The Prime Minister has

  • jains granted minority status by central government

    Jains granted minority status by central government

    India | January 21, 2014 0:01 IST

    New Delhi:  Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Jain community was today accorded minority status by the central government which will enable them to avail of benefits in government schemes and programmes.The decision to

  • karnataka seeks drought aid from central government

    Karnataka seeks drought aid from central government

    India | December 27, 2013 8:10 IST

    Bangalore: Karnataka yesterday sought Rs.1,719 crore from the central government toward drought relief to the affected people and farmers in the state's 10 drought-hit districts, especially Tumkur."We have sought Rs.1,719 crore from the central government

  • central government probing bhushan plant mishap

    Central government probing Bhushan plant mishap

    India | November 20, 2013 8:26 IST

    Bhubaneswar: The central government Tuesday deputed a senior official to probe Odisha's Bhushan Steel Plant mishap nearly a week ago that left one dead and several injured.Minister of State for Labour and Employment Kodikunnil Suresh

  • foodgrain allocation for maharashtra to increase to 45 lakh

    Foodgrain allocation for Maharashtra to increase to 45 lakh tonnes

    India | September 29, 2013 19:15 IST

    Mumbai: Foodgrain allocation to Maharashtra from the Central government would increase from the current 36.5 lakh tonnes to 45 lakh tonnes after the National Food Security Bill comes into effect, Union Minister for Rural Development

  • mamata not to accept present indo bangla boundary agreement

    Mamata not to accept present Indo-Bangla boundary agreement

    India | August 25, 2013 7:06 IST

    Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday night said it was indeed difficult to accept the present proposal of giving away land to Bangladesh without agreement from the state government."In the Land Boundary

  • centre suffering from multi organ failure yashwant sinha

    Centre suffering from 'multi-organ failure': Yashwant Sinha

    Politics | June 24, 2013 14:21 IST

    Jamshedpur, June 24: Lambasting the Congress-led UPA government's failure to bring the economy back on the track, senior BJP leader and former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha has said the Centre was suffering from “multi-organ

  • centre disregarding federal structure narendra modi

    Centre disregarding federal structure: Narendra Modi

    Politics | June 19, 2013 10:52 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 19: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the Planning Commission were on Tuesday at loggerheads at the annual plan meeting with Modi accusing the Centre of adopting 'big brother' attitude disregarding the

  • centre may hike da to 80 per cent tomorrow

    Centre may hike DA to 80 per cent tomorrow

    India | April 01, 2013 22:32 IST

    New Delhi, Apr 1 :  Union Cabinet is likely to approve tomorrow a proposal to increase dearness allowance (DA) to 80 per cent from existing 72 per cent benefiting about 50 lakh employees and 30

  • centre should respect tn assembly resolution cpi

    Centre should respect TN assembly resolution: CPI

    India | March 31, 2013 23:00 IST

    Thanjavur, TN, Mar 31: The CPI today said the Centre should respect the resolution passed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly asking it to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly nation and to slap sanctions

  • delhi hc orders action against colors for using national

    Delhi HC orders action against Colors for using national anthem to promote Bigg Boss 6

    Bollywood | October 18, 2012 7:40 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 18: The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the central government to take action within a week against TV channel Colors for using the national anthem to promote reality show "Bigg Boss 6"

  • bengal congress rally to counter mamata s sit in

    Bengal Congress rally to counter Mamata's sit-in

    Politics | October 01, 2012 0:04 IST

    Kolkata, Sep 30:  In a bid to counter Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee's sit-in in New Delhi Monday against FDI in retail, Bengal Congress has planned a rally here the same day to back the

  • dmk won t nominate anyone for ministerial berth

    DMK won't nominate anyone for ministerial berth

    Politics | September 30, 2012 20:16 IST

    Chennai, Sep 30 : The DMK won't nominate anyone for any ministerial post in the central government in any reshuffle, party president M. Karunanidhi declared Sunday.Ahead of the party's executive committee meeting Monday, he denied

  • aiff gets government s approval for hosting u 17 world cup

    AIFF gets government's approval for hosting U-17 World Cup

    Football | September 25, 2012 7:40 IST

    Three days ahead of India's formal bid for the Under-17 Football World Cup in 2017, the AIFF today got a shot in the arm as the central government gave its approval for hosting the prestigious

  • maharashtra urges centre to curb anti islam movie on

    Maharashtra urges centre to curb anti-islam movie on internet

    Politics | September 20, 2012 19:11 IST

    Mumbai, Sep 20:  The Maharashtra government has urged the central government to curb the controversial anti-Islam movie ‘Innocence of Muslims' on internet sites in order to maintain peace and harmony among Muslims in Maharashtra, Chief

  • centre can t be compelled to pay for ngo run schools delhi

    Centre can't be compelled to pay for NGO-run schools: Delhi HC

    India | September 16, 2012 13:10 IST

    New Delhi, Sep 16: The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Central government cannot be compelled to release grant-in-aid to a school, run by an NGO for differently-abled kids, for paying salary to its

  • govt apathetic towards my rehabilitation says surjeet

    Govt apathetic towards my rehabilitation says Surjeet

    India | July 02, 2012 18:44 IST

    Phiddey (Punjab), Jul 2: Surjeet Singh, who recently walked to freedom after spending 31 years in a Pakistani jail, today accused the Centre and the Punjab government of being apathetic towards the issue of his

  • sc refuses to stay nation wide doctor s strike

    SC refuses to stay nation-wide doctor's strike

    India | June 25, 2012 20:21 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 25: The Supreme Court today refused to stay the day-long nation-wide strike called by the Indian Medical Association to protest against certain reforms initiated by the Central Government in the medical field.A

  • mayawati asks rahul to stop enacting drama for vote bank

    Mayawati Asks Rahul To Stop Enacting Drama For Vote Bank Politics

    India | November 12, 2011 17:28 IST

    Lucknow/New Delhi, Nov 12: Targeting Rahul Gandhi for his “angry” remarks on the situation in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati today said he should direct his anger at the Central government rather than turning his

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