Over 6,000 sexual abuse cases under POCSO registered in Assam from 2021-23: Minister
Guwahati, Feb 12 (PTI) More than 6,000 cases of sexual abuse against children have been registered in Assam under the POCSO Act from 2021...
New rules for disability pension aimed at protecting interests of genuine personnel, enhance efficiency...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) The new rules for granting disability pensions to armed forces personnel were brought out following wide-ranging discussions among the...
Unholy nexus between ARCs and borrowers found after I-T raids: CBDT
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): The Income Tax Department has found an “unholy nexus” between four asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) based in Mumbai and...
‘These days, everyone wants freebies;: SC asks Centre, Niti Aayog, others to brainstorm ‘issue’
NEW DELHI, 2 Aug: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked stakeholders like the Centre, Niti Aayog, Finance Commission and the RBI, to brainstorm on...
Anger in country over NEET will ‘reverberate in Parliament’: Cong
NEW DELHI, 13 Jun: The Congress on Thursday reiterated its demand for a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)...
Sensible to get best deal in interest of Indians: Jaishankar on oil imports...
NEW DELHI, 7 Dec: The government does not ask Indian companies to buy oil from Russia but it is a sensible policy to get...
I-T dept detects evasion worth crores after raids on ‘foreign-controlled’ mobile companies
New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI): The Income Tax Department has detected alleged unaccounted income worth over Rs 6,500 crore after it recently raided some...
Yashwant Sinha labels Union Budget as ‘incomplete’
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI): Former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday described that the budget presented in Parliament the previous day as...
Country’s ability, potential for growth determined by strength of its youth, says Mandaviya
New Delhi, 20 Jun: A country's ability and potential for growth are determined by the size and strength of its youth population, which can...
Trade agreements with Australia, UAE to help boost exports, says EPCs
Kolkata, Dec 29 (PTI): Various export promotion councils (EPCs) on Wednesday lauded the trade agreements signed by India with the UAE and Australia, saying...
Govt convenes all-party meeting on Saturday, ahead of winter session
NEW DELHI, 30 Nov: Ahead of the winter session of Parliament, the government has convened a meeting of floor leaders of political parties in...
FM rejects ‘green Budget for Adani’ charge; says allocation not with anyone in mind
NEW DELHI, 10 Feb (PTI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday rejected Opposition charges of the Budget allocations for green and clean energy being...
India expresses confidence that G-20 summit will come up with new solutions to...
Indore, 13 Feb: India on Monday expressed confidence that the G-20 meet will bring out solutions like new technologies for enhancing farm productivity, which...
BJP MLA Accompanying Sena Rebels In Assam, Claims Minister: Report
Mumbai, 22 Jun (PTI): A minister from Maharashtra accompanying Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde and others on Wednesday claimed a BJP MLA has been...
ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad reaccredited
HYDERABAD, 10 May: The ICFAI Business School (IBS) here in Telangana has received reaccreditation from the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business...
India’s First Indigenously Developed Monkeypox Test Kit Launched
Visakhapatnam, Aug 19 (PTI): The first indigenously-developed RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox was launched at the Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone (AMTZ) on Friday.
Developed by...
NGOs seek listing of PIL for SIT probe into EB scheme
NEW DELHI, 14 May: Two NGOs on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to consider listing their PIL seeking a court-monitored probe by a special...
Indus Water Treaty: Officials from India, Pakistan hold talks
Islamabad, 1 Mar: Officials from India and Pakistan met here on Monday as part of the annual meeting of the Permanent Commission on Indus...
India successfully test-fires two MRSAMs off Odisha coast
NEW DELHI, 27 Mar: India on Sunday successfully test-fired two Indian Army-version Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAMs) from the Integrated Test Range...
Govt issues revised Covid guidelines on use of drugs, masks for children
NEW DELHI, 20 Jan: Use of antivirals or monoclonal antibodies is not recommended for those less than 18 years of age, irrespective of severity...