Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court today directed the state government and others to file their replies by July 8 on a PIL seeking a direction against enhancing 17 per cent tariff from July 1 till
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today accused the Centre of deviating from the principle of cooperative federalism saying the move of the NDA government to reorganise central schemes without consulting the states
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections will be held on April 18 and those to 92 other municipalities in various parts of West Bengal on April 25, the state government said on Monday.State Urban
New Delhi: Heading towards Budget 2015, the Narendra Modi government had decided to hand over more money to states without conditions, fulfilling their long-standing demand and in line with the recommendations of the 14th Finance
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that the government, which inadvertently pays more to its employees than the due amount, cannot recover the excess money if it causes hardships to certain classes.A bench of
Brussels: Belgium's foreign minister has said his country is willing to support the idea of an independent Palestine as part of "a two-sate solution" to the Middle Eastern problems.Didier Reynders was speaking at a meeting
New Delhi: 21 states and Union Territories have extended support to the union government so that it could bring an effective legislation to check instances of honour killings.The Union law ministry in its affidavit has
Khunti (Jharkhand): Eight people along with two ultras, were arrested in connection with setting ablaze of six vehicles ahead of the Jharkhand Bandh that had been called by the ultra outfit “People's Liberation Front of
Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda yesterday said the state was on a sound financial footing and had resources to back the announcements that his government has been making for the welfare of the people.“Our
Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court has issued a notice to the state government seeking details of the steps taken by it to check instances of illegal abortion and foeticide in the state.Taking suo motu cognisance of
New Delhi: In his bid to discourage smoking among youths, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has urged states and Union Territories to impose VAT of at least 50 per cent on all tobacco products to
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which the issue of special category status to the state figured prominently.Pitching for the Centre's acceptance of the pet demand
New Delhi: Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has said that his ministry will address the electricity issues of states on a fast-track basis.Goyal, who met Gujarat Energy Minister Saurabh Patel, tweeted, “My 3 (power,
Berlin: The German state of Hesse, which has the largest Indian business community in the country, will do whatever is necessary to increase its bilateral trade ties with India, a minister has said.Speaking during an
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has expressed dismay over the rise in sexual offence cases despite a new law providing for harsher punishment and rapped the Centre and the state government for not taking
New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Monday strongly opposed the recent move by states to curb competition in the power sector and restrict open access.“FICCI strongly opposes the recent
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government decided to provide permanent houses here yesterday, to as many as 4000 families who have been living in MHADA transit camps for decades, giving them a sigh of relief.According to the
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has decided to refer to a larger bench for its authoritative pronouncement on the issue whether a Scheduled Caste woman is entitled for reservation benefits after marriage in another state
New Delhi: India today handed over a cheque of USD one million to Myanmar for development projects in Rakhine state, which was hit by communal clashes last year. Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Gautam Mukhopadhaya symbolically
New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 30: Telangana is all set to become India's 29th state as the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Tuesday urged the government to take constitutional steps in this regard.The new state will comprise
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