No war, but soldiers are dying on borders: RSS chief
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said requisite steps need to combat killings on the border, as soldiers are being martyred sans a war-like situation in the country. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat speaking at a function in Nagpur on Thursday. “In our country, there is no war at the moment, still people (soldiers) are getting martyred…Because we More...
Former CIC demands disclosure of material which led to Alok Verma’s removal as CBI Director
New Delhi: A former Central Information Commissioner has written to the President Thursday seeking disclosure of all the documents and reports that became the basis of removal of Alok Verma as CBI Director. Former More...
Beneficiaries under PMRPY cross 1-crore mark
New Delhi: The government Thursday said the number of employees benefiting from the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY), the scheme for generating new employment by incentivising employers, has crossed More...
ED files money laundering FIR in UP illegal mining case
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money laundering case in connection with illegal mining in Uttar Pradesh, where the CBI recently registered a criminal complaint and said it was probing the More...
May need more currency as GDP size increasing: RBI official
Kolkata: With the country’s GDP size increasing in quantitative terms, there could be need for more currency in the economy, a Reserve Bank of India official said Thursday. Following demonetisation in November More...
SC asks search committee on Lokpal to recommend names by Feb end
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed a February end deadline for the search committee on Lokpal to recommend the panel of names for appointment of the first anti-graft ombudsman of the country. Supreme More...
Justice Dinesh Maheswari, Justice Sanjiv Khanna will be sworn in as SC judges on Friday
New Delhi: Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice Dinesh Maheswari and Justice Sanjiv Khanna of Delhi High Court will be sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court on Friday. Delhi High Court judge Sanjiv Khanna More...
Bar Council expresses strong resentment over judges elevation to Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Chairman of the Bar Council of India, M K Mishra said on Wednesday that there is strong resentment among several judges on the issue of elevation of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari More...
GST panel to study uniform tax rate on lottery
New Delhi: A GST ministerial panel will suggest whether a uniform tax rate should be imposed on lotteries or the current differential tax rate system be continued, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. Currently, More...
HC stays KSRTC employees strike in Kerala
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday stayed the indefinite strike called by the unions of the state-run transport company from midnight. Kerala High Court Today stayed the indefinite strike called by the unions More...
