Government

Direct tax collections up 17.5% in April-August at Rs2,24,000 cr

12 Sep 2017

Assets of 7 MPs, 98 MLAs saw “substantial increase”, CBDT tells SC

11 Sep 2017

SC tells states to appoint senior cops against cow vigilantism

06 Sep 2017

The Supreme Court has directed all states and the centre to appoint a senior police officer for each district to serve as the nodal officer to ensure that cow vigilantism groups do not take the law into their own hands

SC tells Centre to clarify stand on Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees

05 Sep 2017

President promulgates ordinance to raise GST cess on large cars, SUVs to 25%

04 Sep 2017

2 set themselves ablaze outside MLA's office over land bribe demand

04 Sep 2017

Sitharaman becomes India’s 2nd woman defence minister after Indira Gandhi

04 Sep 2017

Analysts say the Prime Minister has been solely led by performance and an assessment of members of his party and that of the alliance partners when he chose to overload some ministers while opting for former bureaucrats where he had no choice

Report suggests gradual outsourcing of maintenance functions of CPWD

02 Sep 2017

Modi set to reshuffle cabinet for a third time; to expand NDA

02 Sep 2017

Demonetisation drive a big success, claims govt

31 Aug 2017

GST mop-up at Rs92,283 cr for July as over 64% file returns

30 Aug 2017

NITI Aayog survey finds ease of doing business in high-growth states

30 Aug 2017

Shimla rape-murder: SIT members held after custody death

30 Aug 2017

JAM Trinity will unify Indians into one economic, digital space: Arun Jaitley

28 Aug 2017

Dipak Misra sworn in as Chief Justice of India

28 Aug 2017

Justice Dipak Misra, 64, the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India, following the retirement of Justice J S Khehar yesterday. He will remain in office till 2 October 2018.

UP govt to crack down on erring builders amidst Jaypeee bankruptcy

26 Aug 2017

SC’s ‘reasonable restrictions’ cover all current uses of Aadhaar: UIDAI chief

26 Aug 2017

"Has the CIA already accessed India's Aadhaar database?" asks WikiLeaks

26 Aug 2017

Amid the debate on the privacy of Aadhaar data, WikiLeaks reports on Thursday suggest that the CIA is using tools devised by Cross Match Technologies that provides biometric devices for Aadhaar cards, for cyber-spying that may have comprised UIDAI's database

NITI Aayog’s 3-year Action Plan focuses on priority sector spending

26 Aug 2017

The 3-year Action Agenda, which is a part of the 15-year Vision Document being drafted by the NITI Aayog, projects India’s GDP growth picking up during the 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 fiscals, with significant increase in value additions

CBI grills Karti Chidambaram for 8 hours in INX case

24 Aug 2017

Right to privacy is fundamental, 9-judge SC bench says unanimously

24 Aug 2017

The Supreme Court seems to have agreed to the petitioners’ view that right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution would include the right to privacy though it is not expressly stated in the Constitution

SC unanimously votes Privacy a Fundamental Right

24 Aug 2017

Sasaikala faction parades 20 hardcore supporter, demands trust vote

22 Aug 2017

In split verdict, SC strikes down validity of ‘triple talaq’ divorce

22 Aug 2017

While Justices Fali S Nariman and U U Lalit set aside talaq-e-bidat as unconstitutional, Justice Kurian Joseph ruled that it is against the teachings of the Quran