Government
SC stays 31 March deadline for mandatory Aadhar linkage
13 Mar 2018
The Supreme Court has extended the March 31 deadline for linking Aadhaar to mobile phones and bank accounts and similar private services, till its final orders on the challenge mounted to compulsory biometric idebntification
Farmers’ Mumbai march ends with state agreeing to almost all demands
13 Mar 2018
The over 35,000 farmers from Maharashtra who had marched on Mumbai began dispersing today, satisfied after the government accepted most of their demands including loan waivers and right to cultivate forest land
SC allows passive euthanasia, upholds ‘right to die with dignity’
09 Mar 2018
The apex court ruled that in the event of irreversible serious illness, a person has the right to make a "living will" to opt for passive euthanasia or deliberate death, but laid down strict conditions
BJP ministers pull out in Andhra, TDP ministers quit at centre
08 Mar 2018
The split between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Telugu Desam Party became final today, with the two Bharatiya Janata Party ministers in the Andhra Pradesh assembly resigning and the two TDP ministers in the Union government following suit
North-east election results
05 Mar 2018
India rebuts Canadian innuendo on invite to Khalistani Atwal
01 Mar 2018
The Indian government has strongly rebutted allegations that a faction within the government was responsible for the invitation to alleged Khalistani separatist and would-be assassin Jaspal Atwal to a dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was in India last week
T S R Subramanian, India’s tallest bureaucrat, passes away
26 Feb 2018
Former cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian, considered one of India’s most upright and outstanding bureaucrats, died today. His cremation will take place at the Lodhi Road crematorium at 5.30 pm
Court sends 2 AAP MLAs booked for assault on Delhi chief secretary to 14-days judicial custody
22 Feb 2018
Dredging Corp staff keen to buy out govt stake
22 Feb 2018
UIDAI cautions public against plastic or PVC Aadhaar smart card
07 Feb 2018
The Unique Identification Authority of India has cautioned against the use of plastic or PVC Aadhaar smart cards saying there could be a possibility of sharing Aadhaar details without the user's consent
Centre may go beyond Pay Commission to give massive hikes
07 Feb 2018
The Narendra Modi government is considering increasing the salary of low-level officials from matrix level 1 to 5 beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, with effect from around April this year
Don’t reduce SC to fish market, Loya bench tells lawyers
06 Feb 2018
The Supreme Court warned that the courtroom should not be reduced to “a fish market" after heated exchanges among senior lawyers during the hearing of cases relating to the death of Special CBI Judge B H Loya
Congress wrests all three Rajasthan by-poll seats from BJP
02 Feb 2018
With Rajasthan due for elections in a few months, the Congress showing is seen as a harbinger of things to come, while in West Bengal the Trinamool Congress underlined its strength by winning both seats
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