Government

Coal scam: JIPL directors Rungtas awarded 4-year jail term

04 Apr 2016

The coal scam that rocked the Manmohan Singh government came to light when the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) flagged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks from 2004 onwards

Mehbooba Mufti takes oath as J&K CM

04 Apr 2016

The 56-year-old law graduate is credited with the growth of the People’s Democratic Party and is said to have outshone her late father, former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, in connecting with the people

Heavy security in Bengal as Maoist-hit areas go to polls

04 Apr 2016

Rain fails to deter voter as Assam assembly poll begins

04 Apr 2016

Minimum basic pay for central government staff likely to be Rs20,000 pm

02 Apr 2016

Gold monetisation scheme further liberalised to attract potential depositors

01 Apr 2016

Cabinet secretariat sets 24-hour deadline for finalising minutes of FIPB meetings

01 Apr 2016

Shivraj Singh Chouhan creates `ministry of happiness’ in Madhya Pradesh

01 Apr 2016

Government to monitor capex by PSUs on monthly basis

01 Apr 2016

Declassified files suggest Netaji survived 1945 air crash, says report

31 Mar 2016

The declassified files relating to Netaji Subsash Chandra Bose released by the centre provide some hints that the leader of India’s freedom movement might well have lived beyond 18 August 1945

Paperless travel: passports on your smartphone soon?

31 Mar 2016

De La Roue, the company that prints British currency notes, is working on passports that can be stored on your smartphones – but it still has some way to go, as a passport is not as simple as a paperless ticket

HC puts off Uttarakhand trust vote to 7 April

30 Mar 2016

In response to an appeal by the union government, a division bench of the Uttarakhand High Court put off the floor test in the Uttarakhand assembly, earlier ordered for Thursday, to 7 April

Centre moves HC in bid to avoid Uttarakhand floor test

30 Mar 2016

The centre has rushed to the Uttarakhand High Court seeking a stay on the earlier order by a single-judge bench for a floor test on Thursday to determine if chief minister Harish Rawat commanded a majority

HC allows floor test in Uttarakhand despite President’s Rule

29 Mar 2016

Calling the unprecedented order by the Nainital High Court a ‘setback’ for the BJP, ousted Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat said he was confident of proving his majority on the floor of the assembly

Reconstituted Board of Trade to meet on 6 April

29 Mar 2016

AAP slashes VAT rates, avoids new taxes in Delhi budget

29 Mar 2016

Presenting his Rs46,600 crore annual budget, Delhi finance minister Manish Sisodia announced major new outlays for education, public transport, and health, while cutting VAT on a range of goods

Hyderabad varsity V-C must step down, say over 200 academicians

28 Mar 2016

Congress moves HC against President’s rule in Uttarakhand

28 Mar 2016

The Congress has protested strongly against the dismissal of its Harish Rawat-led government in the hill state of Uttarakhand before holding a floor test of its majority in the assembly scheduled for today