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- India
Centre doesn’t act constitutionally when it comes to BJP-ruled states: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 25, while questioning the Central and Nagaland governments (both ruled by the BJP) over non-implementation of 33% reservation for women in local body elections in the…
- India
Barring STs, SCs, no caste Census since independence, says govt
New Delhi: The central government has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Census since independence, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union…
- India
Centre to seek LS approval for passage of Jan Vishwas Bill
Delhi: The central government will try and get the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022, passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will introduce the Bill in…
- India
Govt to withdraw DNA Technology Regulation Bill, 2019 from LS
Delhi: The Government on Monday will move to withdraw the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019, from the Lok Sabha. Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh will move…
- India
PM’s 7-nation visit in last two months entailed expenses worth Rs 1.79 cr
New Delhi: The Centre spent Rs 1.79 crore in the last two months over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits to seven nations between May and July, which included the high profile…
- India
Value of defence production crossed Rs 1L crore-mark for first time ever in 2022-23: Govt
New Delhi: The value of defence production crossed Rs 1 lakh crore-mark in 2022-23 the first time ever in the country, the central government said on Friday. Minister of State for Defence…
- Delhi
Centre appoints Justices Ujjal Bhuyan, SV Bhatti as SC judges
New Delhi: The Centre has notified the appointment of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and SV Bhatti as judges of the Supreme Court, according to a government notification. In exercise of the powers conferred…
- India
Centre releases Rs 7.5 crore to 22 states for disaster relief
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday released Rs 7,532 crore to 22 state governments for their respective State Disaster Response Funds. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the two states which have been battered…
- Delhi
Delhi ordinance row: SC notice to Centre; next hearing on July 17
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Union government on Monday regarding the writ petition filed by the Delhi government challenging the National Capital Territory (Amendment) Ordinance 2023. The bench led…
- India
Raghav Chadha takes a dig at Centre after tomato goes off McDonald’s menu at CP
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday criticised the Centre over sky-rocketing price of tomato, sharing a note from McDonald’s which took the prized vegetable off…
- Delhi
SC to hear Delhi govt plea against Centre Ordinance Bill tomorrow
The Supreme Court of India will hear the Delhi Government’s plea challenging the Centre’s Ordinance Bill on Tuesday. A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud will hear the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt all set to to launch free rice scheme from July 1
Bengaluru: After successfully implementing the Shakthi scheme for free travel for women in all state transport buses in the state, Karnataka’s new Congress government is all set to launch the ambitious Anna…
- India
Tomato prices to stabilise within next 15 days, says government
New Delhi: Amid rising tomato prices that are burning a hole in the common man’s pocket across the country, the government on Friday said the prices of the commodity are expected to…
- India
Patna: Opposition to discuss Centre’s ordinance on June 23
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday announced that all opposition parties will discuss the ordinance imposed by the Central government in an upcoming meeting. The meeting is scheduled to…
- India
Rahul accuses govt of crushing hopes by eliminating over 2 lakh PSU jobs
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed that over two lakh jobs have been “eliminated” from PSUs and alleged the government was “trampling” on the hopes of youngsters to…
