Central Government
- India
Rs 168.8 crore spent on print, electronic media advertisements so far this fiscal: Govt
New Delhi: The government has spent Rs 91.96 crore on advertisements in print media through the Central Bureau of Communication so far in this financial year, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag…
- India
Govt plans to introduce 16 new bills in upcoming Winter session of Parliament
New Delhi: The government has planned to introduce 16 new bills, including the one which seeks to increase accountability and reform electoral process in multi-state cooperative societies, in the Winter Session of…
- India
COVID-19 vaccines made by third parties, govt not responsible for deaths: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that third parties manufacture the vaccines in use under the COVID-19 vaccination programme and they are recognised as safe and effective, and there…
- Telangana
Telangana: Farmers take part in Chalo Raj Bhavan over Centre’s unfulfilled promises
Hyderabad: Farmers’ unions across the country marched towards their respective Raj Bhavans on Saturday demanding various promises made by the Centre to be fulfilled. Telangana also saw agitation in Hyderabad with many…
- Telangana
Telangana expresses concerns over Centre’s budget allocations
Hyderabad: After the Central Government reduced budgetary allocations, Telangana has expressed concerns over the move. The state government asked the Centre to sanction new projects, including the second phase of the Hyderabad…
- India
Demonetisation ‘one of critical steps in series of transformational economic policy’: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the November 2016 decision to withdraw Rs 500 and 1,000 currency notes was “one of the critical steps in the series of transformational…
- India
Stalin urges Centre to extend crop insurance deadline to Nov 30
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday asked the Central government to extend the deadline for enrolment in crop insurance scheme to November 30. In a letter to Union Agriculture…
- Telangana
Post-bifurcation issues: Centre calls meeting of AP, Telangana on Nov 23
Hyderabad: The Centre has convened a meeting of top officials of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on November 23 to discuss unresolved issues between the two states as per Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act.…
- India
Free flats approved for 3cr poor citizens: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: Union Minister of Housing and Urban Development Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday that the Central government has so far sanctioned houses to more than 3 crore underprivileged people while 1.22…
- India
CAA ‘benign piece of legislation’: Centre to Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is “a benign piece of legislation” which seeks to provide a relaxation to specific communities from specified…
- India
Centre directs BHU to fill vacancies in mission mode before PM’s speech
Banaras: The Centre has instructed all departments at the Banaras Hind University (BHU) to fill vacancies in “mission mode” by October 22. The process of recruitment is being hurried to be completed…
- Andhra Pradesh
Centre approves cable-stayed cum suspension bridge across Krishna River
New Delhi: The iconic cable-stayed-cum-suspension bridge across Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has been approved by the Central government at the total cost of Rs 1,082.56 crore with a construction…
- Bangalore
BJP conspiring to make Bharat ‘Hindistan’, says JD-S
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal-S (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday came down heavily on the Central government, saying the ruling BJP is “conspiring to make Bharat a Hindistan…
- India
SC to hear plea seeking direction for appointment of Law Commission chief
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday would hear a plea seeking a direction to the Central government to make appointment to the post of Chairman, Law Commission of India, which has…