Government accords priority to keep prices under check: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, 7 Jun: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the government accords priority to keeping prices under check and that...

Aviation employees to be tested for drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy: Draft DGCA...

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Aviation personnel, including flight crew members, air traffic controllers and aircraft maintenance engineers, will be tested by their employers...

Kejriwal stopped taking insulin months before his arrest: Tihar officials claim in report to...

New Delhi, 20 Apr: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had stopped taking insulin months before his arrest and is on a basic anti-diabetes oral...

Ace mountaineer from Uttarakhand becomes first woman president of IMF

New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI): Noted mountaineer from Uttarakhand Harshwanti Bisht has earned the distinction of being elected the first woman president of the...

CM asks officials to fast-track health projects worth Rs 18,000 cr; seeks health vision...

Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday ordered the fast-tracking of health projects worth Rs 18,000 crore, which includes setting...

Cong’s OBC wing chairman Ajay Yadav demands immediate implementation of women’s quota in polls

Chandigarh, Oct 2 (PTI) Days after Parliament passed the women's reservation bill, the Congress' OBC wing chairman Ajay Singh Yadav Monday demanded its immediate...

India believes in rules-based order: Lekhi on Ukraine crisis

New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Amid rising tension between Russia and the West over Ukraine, Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on...

Study by NGO reveals low compliance to ban on single-use plastic products in major...

New Delhi, 10 Oct: A study conducted by an NGO in Delhi, Gwalior, Bengaluru, Guwahati, and Mumbai has revealed significant non-compliance to the ban...

Bihar Cabinet Gives Government Employee Status to 3.5 Lakh Contractual Teachers

Patna, 26 Dec: The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday accorded government employee status to around 3.5 lakh contractual teachers of state-run schools, an official said....

Income Tax Raids At Fintech Firm; ₹ 500-Crore Transferred Abroad Illegally

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI): A fintech company engaged in giving instant loans through a mobile app has been found to have repatriated ₹...

Electoral bond: Future Gaming biggest donor to TMC, DMK, YSRCP-3

NEW DELHI, 28 Mar: Future Gaming and Hotel Services Private Limited was the biggest donor through electoral bonds to three parties - TMC, DMK,...

Govt notifies grievances appellate committees to look into complaints against social media firms

NEW DELHI, 28 Jan: The Centre has notified three grievances appellate committees that will address users' complaints against social media and other internet-based platforms. According...

India has suffered over 70 years due to colonial era laws, their interpretation: Supreme...

New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI): Supreme Court judge P S Narasimha on Sunday said India has suffered over 70 years due to colonial era...

Manipur violence: SC seeks report from state, CBI, NIA

NEW DELHI, 11 Mar: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Manipur government, the CBI and the NIA to file reports elaborating on the...

Defence Minister Rajnath to begin 5-day visit to Mongolia, Japan on Monday

New Delhi, 4 Sep (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday with an aim...

India, Italy ink pact to expand defence ties with focus on co-development of military...

New Delhi, 10 Oct: India and Italy inked an agreement to expand their defence ties including for co-development and co-production of military platforms following...

States raise with Centre issues of increasing supply of oxygen cylinder, Remdesivir to hospitals

NEW DELHI, 17 Apr: Increasing supply of oxygen cylinders and Remdesivir in hospitals, adding ventilator stocks and enhanced supply of vaccine doses were issues...

Rs 14,820 crore tax demand raised under black money law, says govt

New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI): The government on Monday said it has raised a tax demand of Rs 14,820 crore after completing assessment in...

Indian armed forces one of the finest in the world: IAF chief

NEW DELHI, 14 Jan: The Indian armed forces have transformed with changing times to meet the challenges of the "entire spectrum of warfare," Indian...

India would be happy to discuss trade pact with US, says Piyush Goyal

San Francisco, 6 Sep: India would be "happy and willing" to negotiate a trade pact with the US, provided America decides to look for...