The Centre has said that state governments must not allow the Kanwar Yatra in view of the prevailing Covid-19 situation. In its affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court, the government said that permission should not be given for the movement of Kanwariyas for bringing 'Ganga Jal' from Haridwar.
The DCW on Wednesday urged the Centre and the Delhi government to facilitate free sex-reassignment surgeries for transgenders.
It is also expected that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will discuss the name of its Vice-Presidential nominee during their Parliamentary party executive meeting in the evening
The Centre has made a considerable move to allow members from the third gender to use washrooms meant for both men or women in community and public toilets.
The Centre today strongly refuted as "erroneous" the reports that it has agreed to carve out a larger Nagaland state.
The Supreme Court collegium has finalised the memorandum of procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges to constitutional courts.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, one of the fiercest critics of the central government’s demonetization move, has taken her confrontation with the Narendra Modi-led government a notch higher.
Augmenting the manpower of CISF – guarding critical infrastructure like airports and assets in nuclear domain – the government has sanctioned raising the strength of the force with 37,000 more troops in order to bolster security at these facilities.
Expressing concern over the growing menace of drug abuse among children, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to formulate a National Action Plan to combat the menace within six months.
The Ministry of Defence has finally decided to speed-up the long-pending mega ‘Make in India’ project to produce at least 2,610 future infantry combat vehicles (FICVs) for the Army at an estimated cost of about Rs 60,000 crore.
In an attempt to end the prevailing scarcity of currency in banks across the nation following the demonetisation drive, the government is importing a high-volume limited tender of currency paper from a clutch of foreign firms, possibly by next week.
In an irregular plea filed by retired army officer alleging dumping of human excreta by aircraft over residential areas near IGI airport, the National Green Tribunal on Friday slapped a cost of Rs 5,000 on
the Centre government on Monday notified rules to implement the Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA), including one which compels builders to pay 10.9 per cent interest to buyers for any delay in handing over apartments.
The Central government may soon make education up to Class X free in all state-run schools, according to media reports.
The Centre is working on a new legislation to replace the existing Consumer Protection Act, which will have penal provisions of Rs 50 lakh and five year imprisonment for celebrities promoting sale of items without verifying the quality
The Centre today moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its order on the issue of floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly
As many as 1,020 families, who were hit by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and migrated to Punjab from different parts of the country, will be given Rs 2 lakh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today charged BJP-led central government with meting out "step motherly treatment" to Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the state was not provided with funds meant for different schemes. "You won the
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday approved Rs 850 crore development package and adhoc support to Andhra Pradesh as also tax sops to help the state attract investments in the industrial sector.Under the Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi: The central government has called a meeting of five states to stop the flow of untreated sewage water into the Ganga river, said a statement Wednesday.The decision to call for a meeting of
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