The Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2016, doing away with the time period for public servants to furnish details of their assets and liabilities, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday without a discussion. ...
The matter of handing over land for sand mining by state-run Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) is under consideration of the central government, parliament was told on Wednesday....
The matter of handing over land for sand mining by state-run Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) is under consideration of the central government, parliament was told on Wednesday....
Carnatic music exponent T.M. Krishna and social activist Bezwada Wilson are two Indians who have been conferred the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for this year. ...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday faulted the magistrate for seeking a police report on a complaint of criminal defamation against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who had blamed the RSS for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. ...
The Uttarakhand government said on Wednesday Chinese troops had been spotted within its territory by a local administrative team on July 19 and were asked to return....
As the sales of Apple iPhones went through a global slowdown except in India, the Cupertino-based tech giant's CEO Tim Cook has announced to soon open retail stores in the country - a move that brings to the fore the fact how important the Indian smartphone market has finally become for Apple. Apple's third-quarter net income plunged 27 per c...
A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 to enable the leader of the single largest oppposition party in the house being made a member of the committee that would select the ombudsman. Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh introduced the bill. Th...
The government is probing the allotment of liquor licences to foreign nationals in Goa, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar told the assembly on Wednesday, adding that a new excise law is in the pipeline and a liquor licence will be allotted only to residents with extensive domicile. Parsekar was replying to a question by ruling Bharatiya Jana...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the BJP of sponsoring the auto and taxi strike in the national capital saying its "goons" were forcibly stopping autos and taxis from plying. "See this. BJP goons stopping autos and taxis from plying. BJP wants to cripple Delhi. Active support from LG (Lt. Governor) and Delhi Police," ...
