Central Government
- India
‘Reservation is not at odds with merit’: SC upholds OBC quota in medical courses
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Central government to provide 27 per cent reservation for OBC and 10 per cent to economically weaker sections (EWS) in All India quota…
- India
Centre to amend service rule to ensure availability of IAS officers
New Delhi: With an aim to ensure the sufficient number of the IAS officers for the Central deputation, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is planning to amend the existing…
- India
Get data on starvation deaths, frame model scheme for community kitchens: SC to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre for not reporting any starvation death. The court said if it can be understood that there is no starvation death in the…
- India
Covid treatment: Govt issues revised guidelines on use of drugs, therapies
New Delhi: There is no evidence of injectable steroids benefitting Covid patients not requiring oxygen supplementation or in continuation after discharge, according to the revised ‘Clinical Guidance for Management of Adult COVID-19…
- India
Mamata writes to Modi expressing shock over Centre’s rejection of Netaji’s tableau
Kolkata: Expressing shock over the Centre’s decision to exclude West Bengal’s tableau, which was set to highlight contributions of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary year, from the upcoming…
- India
President gives assent to Act allowing govt to spend Rs 3.73 lakh cr extra during current fiscal
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 2021 that authorizes the government to spend an additional Rs 3.73 lakh crore during the current…
- Telangana
Fertilizers’ price hike’ will hurt farm sector: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Accusing the NDA government at the Centre of trying to break the farming community’s back by increasing the price of fertilizers, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday warned that…
- India
Haridwar hate speeches: SC issues notice to central govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a petition seeking a direction to ensure investigation and action against those who allegedly made hate speeches…
- India
I&B ministry Twitter account hacked and renamed as Elon Musk
New Delhi: The Twitter account of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was compromised on Wednesday. The account, however, was restored later on. The hacker renamed the account as Elon Musk…
- India
Congress questions govt stakes in Vodafone
New Delhi: The Congress has questioned the government increasing its share in Vodafone Idea which has risen to about 35.8 per cent. The party alleged that the government is selling PSUs and…
- Telangana
Telangana farmers tops beneficiary for last season’s paddy MSP
New Delhi: The Centre seems to have acceded to the demands from Telangana vis-a-vis paddy procurement. As of January 10, the Centre has continued to procure paddy from last season, i.e. Kharif…
- India
7-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals in India
New Delhi: Amid a surge in the COVID-19 cases, the Central government on Friday announced a seven-day mandatory home quarantine for all international arrivals in the country. All the international arrivals in…
