Government
CBI files FIR against its former director Ranjit Sinha in coal scam case
26 Apr 2017
The former CBI chief is accused of "scuttling" and "influencing" the probe into the coal block allocation cases
NITI Aayog outlines 15-year vision document
24 Apr 2017
PM asks states to speed up GST legislation to build a new India
24 Apr 2017
NITI Aayog’s 15-year vision document envisages tripling the country’s real gross domestic product and per capita income by 2031-32 – giving everyone access to at least a two-wheeler and an air conditioner
Cabinet clears purchase of paper-trail VVPAT voting machines
20 Apr 2017
Following allegations that EVMs are not tamper-proof, the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal for the purchase of devices that leave a paper trail of votes cast on an EVM for use in future elections in the country
Ending VIP culture: Centre bans use of red beacons on cars
20 Apr 2017
The move was welcomed by the opposition Congress as well as the general public on social media, while several chief ministers, including Maharashtra's Devendra Fadnavis, declared that they would promptly implement the ban
PM Modi calls for `long jump' to socio-economic transformation by 2022
17 Apr 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan for a 'Long Jump' puts the poor and dispossessed at the centre of his policy narrative for complete socio-economic transformation of India by 2020-22, the 75th year of the country’s Independence
Calcutta HC’s Justice C S Karnan ‘orders’ 7 SC judges to appear before him
15 Apr 2017
Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan on Thursday passed an order directing seven judges of the Supreme Court to appear before him on 28 April at 11.30 am at his residence in Kolkata
‘Operation Clean Money II – list of 60,000 potential launderers ready
15 Apr 2017
Friday’s actions mark the second phase of 'Operation Clean Money', which was launched on 31 January 2017 for e-verification of cash deposits made following demonetization