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Govt cuts public grievances resolution time to 30 days
The ministry added that an “interim/appropriate reply” will be given to the citizen if the grievances are not resolved within the 30-day time frame for instances such as sub-judice matters or cases facing policy issues
Published on Jul 29, 2022 05:03 PM IST
CWC provided ₹71.54 cr to state Waqf boards: Centre to Lok Sabha
The Central Waqf Council (CWC) receives grant-in-aid under the Centre’s Shahari Waqf Sampatti Vikas Yojana (SWSVY)
Published on Jul 29, 2022 09:55 AM IST
‘Adjusting with whatever we have’: CPI MP on 50-hour relay protest by Oppn
Opposition MPs have been continuously protesting since the beginning of the monsoon session over inflation and hike in the GST rates
Updated on Jul 28, 2022 01:25 PM IST
84,405 vacant positions in CAPF will be filled by Dec 2023: Centre in Parliament
Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said the Centre has taken steps to fill the vacancies in CRPF, BSF, ITBP and SSB
Published on Jul 27, 2022 07:49 PM IST
No increasing trend in riots in country over years: Centre tells Lok Sabha
The Union home ministry said that a total of 761 people have been convicted so far out of 8,565 arrested under several communal or religious riots between 2018 and 2020
Published on Jul 27, 2022 01:49 PM IST
Deeply touched, says ex-Prez Kovind on PM Modi’s praise for his presidency
PM Modi’s letter said Kovind has contributed to setting the highest standards of probity and performance, principles, and sensitivity and service
Published on Jul 26, 2022 10:29 AM IST
NMC doesn’t have data on placing medical students from Ukraine in WB: Centre
The NMC has not yet given permission to transfer or accommodate foreign medical students in Indian medical institutes/universities, the health ministry said in Lok Sabha
Updated on Jul 22, 2022 05:31 PM IST
Airlines can’t bar passenger for disability, reduced mobility: New DGCA rule
DGCA has explicitly barred airlines from preventing a passenger to board the plane on medical grounds, saying it will need to get medical opinion before taking a decision. if it decides not to allow a passenger, this decision, with reasons, will have to be communicated in writing
Updated on Jul 22, 2022 04:58 PM IST
Parliament session: Opposition continues protests against inflation, GST hike
The first week of the monsoon session saw ruckus and disruption amid the Opposition’s stir in both the Houses
Updated on Jul 22, 2022 03:52 PM IST
Imp to differentiate between fact-checker, those who spread tension: Thakur
New Delhi: It is important to differentiate between a fact-checker and those who try to spread enmity in the garb of fact-checking, union information and broadcast minister Anurag Thakur told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday
Published on Jul 21, 2022 04:42 PM IST
BJP lowering credibility of central agencies using coercion: Congress
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said protests and demonstrations are ornaments of democracy, and having tolerance is crucial
Published on Jul 21, 2022 01:37 PM IST
Centre allowed 7 cities, towns to be renamed in last five years, Lok Sabha told
The Madhya Pradesh government sent a proposal on April 25 this year to change the name of Nasrullaganj Nagar in Sehore to Bhairoonda
Published on Jul 20, 2022 08:46 AM IST
Centre rejects India’s ranking on latest World Press Freedom Index
The report, which was released in May, said India’s ranking fell down to 150th position from last year’s 142nd rank.
Updated on Jul 20, 2022 05:06 AM IST
Snehashish Roy, New Delhi
Centre refutes Opposition’s ‘caste, religion’ allegations over Agnipath scheme
The Indian Army said that the matter, requiring caste and religion certificates, was always there and there has been no change for the Agnipath scheme
Updated on Jul 19, 2022 03:25 PM IST
Opposition leaders hold protest against rising prices
Congress whip in Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore said opposition members led by his party wanted a discussion on price rise and GST but the government did not allow it
Updated on Jul 19, 2022 01:10 PM IST
No plans to develop National Employment Policy: Centre
The ministry said in response to questions raised by Lok Sabha MP Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi amid the ongoing monsoon session in Parliament
Published on Jul 19, 2022 10:06 AM IST
‘Driving force’: BJP targets Sonia Gandhi after SIT report on Gujarat riots case
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said Ahmed Patel was the conspirator according to the SIT affidavit but ‘his boss’, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, was the ‘actual driving force’ behind the conspiracies
Updated on Jul 16, 2022 02:03 PM IST
Parliamentary panel submits report on Mediation Bill, 2021
The objective of the bill is to settle any civil or commercial disputes through mediation before seeking court or tribunal’s intervention
Updated on Jul 14, 2022 10:32 AM IST
Presidential polls: EC starts distribution of ballot boxes, paper pens
The election commission had earlier conducted a review meeting on the preparedness of the upcoming Presidential elections
Published on Jul 13, 2022 09:38 AM IST
BJP is ‘control-freak’, ‘dossier-loving’ government: Congress
Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi pointed out that the Centre has been “excessively but selectively” delaying the judicial appointment proposals for the high courts and the Supreme Court
Published on Jul 12, 2022 05:20 PM IST
NCW launches awareness programmes on NRI marriages
The programmes were held in four technical sessions, namely, role of judiciary in providing relief to women aggrieved in NRI marriages, role of police, legal machinery and sociological aspects
Published on Jul 12, 2022 09:57 AM IST
PM Modi tackles Indo-China border dispute with DDLJ strategy: Congress
DDLJ – Deny, Distract, Lie and Justify, is how Congress described the Prime Minister’s strategy to handle the border crisis
Published on Jul 11, 2022 04:03 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi rushes Mukul Wasnik to Goa amid disarray in Congress
Dinesh Gundu Rao, the Congress’s Goa in charge, on Sunday accused the BJP of conspiring with Digambar Kamat and Micheal Lobo to ensure that the Congress “is weakened
Updated on Jul 11, 2022 10:46 AM IST
Army looks to recruit those proficient in Mandarin
There has been a lingering stand-off between India and China along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh for the past few years
Updated on Jul 11, 2022 05:47 AM IST
Snehashish Roy, New Delhi
₹51cr FEMA fine on Amnesty India and ₹10cr on Aakar Patel: ED
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday levied a penalty on Amnesty India International Private Limited and its former CEO Aakar Patel for alleged violations of the country’s foreign exchange law, the agency said in a statement.
Updated on Jul 09, 2022 05:52 AM IST
Snehashish Roy, New Delhi
BJP has no regard for tricolour: Congress on Centre’s move to amend Flag Code
The Centre has made a change in the Flag Code of India 2002 amid the launch of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign to mark the 75 years of Indian Independence
Published on Jul 08, 2022 02:49 PM IST
50% Vivo India transferred out of nation, says ED
The investigating body carried out raids at 48 locations across India in connection with “forged identification documents and falsified addresses” by several firms linked with Vivo India.
Updated on Jul 08, 2022 03:40 AM IST
Almost 50% of Vivo India’s turnover transferred out of India, reveals ED
The investigating body carried out raids at 48 locations across India in connection with “forged identification documents and falsified addresses” by several firms linked with Vivo India
Published on Jul 07, 2022 07:40 PM IST
Congress hit out at government for duping farmers
The promise to double the farmers’ income by 2022 has remained unfulfilled and the committee for guaranteeing Minimum Support Prices has not been formed, said Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda
Published on Jul 07, 2022 03:43 PM IST
Swamy Ramanujacharya: Amit Shah virtually unveils ‘Statue of Peace’ in Srinagar
Union home minister Amit Shah today virtually unveiled the ‘Statue of Peace’ of Swamy Ramanujacharya in Srinagar, located in a temple in the Sonwar region
Published on Jul 07, 2022 01:16 PM IST