Government

Yeddyurappa resigns ahead of floor test

19 May 2018

Having failed to wean away MLAs from the Congress and the JD(S), BS Yeddyurappa has resigned as the chief minister of Karnataka

SC asks Karnataka's Yeddyurappa govt to prove majority by tomorrow

18 May 2018

EC backs law panel's proposal for unified election process

17 May 2018

The proposal to hold simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local self governments, if approved, would help save both time and cost

BJP’s Yeddyurappa becomes Karnataka CM; Congress, JD(S) cry foul

17 May 2018

B S Yeddyurappa was sworn in as chief minister by Governor Vajubhai Vala after the Supreme Court refused to stay the process, but the drama is not over as the apex court has scheduled a further hearing for Friday morning

Commerce ministry to have new regulator in directorate general of trade remedies

17 May 2018

Environment ministry teams to help clean beaches, riverfronts

17 May 2018

Goyal gets additional charge of finance; Irani shifted from I&B ministry

15 May 2018

Railway minister Piyush Goyal will hold additional charge of finance and commerce while Arun Jaitley recovers from an operation, while Smriti Irani’s I&B portfolio has been given to her junior Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Stock markets rise on Karnataka results

15 May 2018

BJP leads in Karnataka

15 May 2018

The leads at 11:30 am for the Karnataka Assembly elections, held on Sarturday, show the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in an unasailable lead

IT Dept files black money charges against Karti Chidambaram, others

11 May 2018

SC collegium agrees to reiterate Justice KM Joseph's elevation to apex court

11 May 2018

Nepal at top of India’s Neighbourhood First policy: Modi

11 May 2018

On his third visit to Nepal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation for Nepal’s biggest hydroelectric project, to be built by India’s state-run SJVN, and also announced a Rs100-crore package for the holy city of Janakpur

SC reserves verdict on Aadhar challenge

10 May 2018

Aadhaar authentication failures can hurt those who need it: Supreme Court

10 May 2018

SC slams Centre, calls it ‘in contempt’ for sitting on Cauvery scheme

08 May 2018

Congress withdraws plea against Naidu’s rejection of CJI impeachment

08 May 2018

While withdrawing the plea against the decision of Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu, Congress leader and advocate Kapil Sibal raised questions about how a five-judge constitution bench was set up to hear the matter

SC strikes down UP legislation allowing former CMs to retain government accommodation

07 May 2018

War of words between rivals intensifies days before Saturday elections

07 May 2018

SC, Centre trade blame for shortage of high court judges

05 May 2018

While the Centre claimed the Supreme Court collegium was tardy in clearing names recommended for high court judges, the apex court blamed the Centre for holding up recommended appointments

GST Council approves proposal for new, simplified return filing

04 May 2018

GST Council decides to take over GST Network

04 May 2018

GSTN handles large-scale invoice level data of millions of business entities, including data related to exports and imports and it is ideal that GSTN be converted into be a fully owned government company, the GST Council said

EPFO suspends Aadhaar-linking of PF accounts after data leak scare

03 May 2018

Former chief justice asks Dipak Misra to preserve judiciary’s independence

02 May 2018

Centre's volte face: Aadhaar linking not needed for mobile SIM cards

02 May 2018

In what has been a confusing time over Aadhaar requirements, a new government directive says that the 12-digit unique identity number is not mandatory to get a mobile SIM card.

Indu Malhotra sworn in as Supreme Court judge

28 Apr 2018

Advocate Indu Malhotra was administered the oath of office at around 10.30 am and by 11.15 am she was already on the job, sitting in Court No 1 with CJI Dipak Misra and Justice D Y Chandrachud