Centre releases Rs 95,082-cr to states as November tax devolution, says finance ministry
The increased amount of devolution in November is an advance release, and final adjustments will be made in March 2022
Amit Shah to lay foundation stone for Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters' Museum today in Manipur
The project has been sanctioned by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, at an estimated cost of Rs 15 crore and a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav week
Centre defends IT rule requiring WhatsApp to trace originator of message in Delhi HC
The Centre said the law empowers it to expect such platforms to create a safe cyberspace and counter illegal content either themselves or by assisting the law enforcement agencies
TMC slams Centre over ineffective role in Bangladesh communal violence; calls it 'mute spectator'
Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that the party wants the safety of minorities in both India and Bangladesh
Government removes export curbs on all diagnostic kits, reagents amid declining COVID-19 cases
The export restrictions on these products were imposed in June last year and 16 August, 2021 on account of increasing COVID-19 cases
US India Business Council meets Nirmala Sitharaman; shows interest in ramping up investment
USIBC and CII hosted an interactive session in Washington on Wednesday
India records 19,740 new COVID-19 cases, 248 deaths; highest recovery rate reported since March 2020
The country’s Friday’s numbers were 7.1 percent lesser than the previous days numbers
Centre releases Rs 40,000 crore to states as back-to-back loan for GST shortfall
The Centre has frontloaded the release of Rs 1.15 lakh crore till date, 72 percent of the total estimated shortfall for the fiscal year. The balance amount will be released in due course, as per a Ministry of Finance statement
Moody's upgrades India's outlook to stable, cites receding downside risks to economy and financial system
The sovereign rating by Moody's stands at ''Baa3'', which is the lowest investment grade, just a notch above junk status.
OFB restructuring is progressive, but reforming the rules on civilian gun ownership makes sense too
All crime statistics underline the fact that licenced firearms do not contribute to crime; if anything, they most often help prevent heinous crimes by offering citizens a real chance to defend themselves
COVID-19 booster dose not central theme at the moment, double shot priority: ICMR
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 20 percent of India's adult population have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 62 percent have got at least one dose
Over 72.77 crore COVID-19 vaccines provided to states, UTs so far: Centre
More than 4.49 crore (4,49,03,025) balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, the ministry said.
India administered over 70 crore COVID vaccine doses so far, says Union health ministry
The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with compilation of final reports for the day by late night.
Congress leader claims 10 Indian sailors stuck on ship in Northern Cyprus, seeks Centre's intervention
The wife of one of sailors claimed the crew is being pressured to take the ship to a port that is in Libya, currently a war zone
From COVID-19 vaccines to oxygen, a look at how India helped SAARC countries during pandemic
In a bid to help Nepal tackle the coronavirus pandemic, India on Thursday gifted a medical oxygen plant to the Himalayan nation
Congress says 'Satyameva Jayate' as Twitter unlocks Rahul Gandhi's profile after row
Gandhi's account was temporarily suspended last week after he tweeted pictures of the family of a nine-year-old victim of alleged rape and murder in Northwest Delhi. Twitter deemed it a violation of its rules.
After Twitter, NCPCR demands action against Rahul Gandhi's Instagram account
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights said it has come across a video on the Instagram profile of Gandhi wherein the identity of the family of a minor 'rape-and-murder' victim in Delhi has been revealed
‘Twitter is biased, interfering in India's political process,’ says Rahul Gandhi after company locks Congress-linked accounts
In a strong attack, Gandhi said Twitter was denying his millions of followers the right to an opinion and termed it as an attack on the democratic structure of the country
National Handloom Day 2021: All you need to know about day that honours contributions of weaving community
The day celebrates India's rich handloom heritage and also commemorates Swadeshi Movement, one of the several movements in India's freedom struggle that took place place in 1905
Department of Public Enterprises merger with finance ministry will help push Centre's disinvestment goals, here's why
The Centre has said that the NITI Aayog has been tasked with coming up with the list of CPSEs that would be taken up for strategic disinvestment