Government
Fadnavis refutes allegations of transferring funds back to centre
02 Dec 2019
Senior BJP leader Anant Kumar Hegde had claimed in a social media briefing that Devendra Fadnavis assumed chief ministership in a hurry to facilitate transfer of Rs40,000 crore funds meant for development projects back to the centre before the SS-NCP-Cong government gets holds of it.
Maharashtra gets its first Thackeray CM
29 Nov 2019
Uddhav Thackeray, the son of Shiv Sena founder and Hindituva icon Bal Thakeray will now head a `secular’ government, backed by Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party and Sonia Gandhi-led Congress
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis submits resignaton ahead of Wednesday’s floor test
26 Nov 2019
Supreme Court has ordered a floor test on 27 November in the Maharashtra assembly for government formation before 5 pm, proceedings of which will be telecast live
Govt redraws map of India showing union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
04 Nov 2019
The union home ministry also issued a notification, constituting the new union territories - Jammu and Kashmir comprising all districts of the former state except Kargil and Leh, which will now form part of Ladakh
J&K’s statehood ends; two new UTs are born
31 Oct 2019
The decision to end special status for J&K marks the completion of J&K’s integration with the Indian Union, more than 70 years after the then ruler of the princely state of J&K, Maharaja Hari Singh, executed the Instrument of Accession on 26 October 1947, making it part of the Union of India
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde appointed next Chief Justice of India
30 Oct 2019
Justice Bobde, 63, who will take charge as the 47th Chief Justice of India on 18 November when the present CJI Ranjan Gogoi retires, will have a tenure of over 17 months and is due to retire on 23 April 2021
BJP alliance leads in Maharashtra, in close fight with Cong in Haryana
24 Oct 2019
The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has won or is ahead in 161 seats while the Congress-NCP alliance looked set to win 104 seats in Maharashtra, while the BJP won 40 seats in the 90-member Haryana assembly
Reduce govt’s PSB stake to below 51%: Abhijit Banerjee
23 Oct 2019
On the crisis in the banking sector, he said the government should reduce its equity stake in PSU banks to below 51 per cent so that there is no oversight by the CVC
SC grants bail to Chidambaram in INX Media case
22 Oct 2019
The Supreme Court bench, however, made it clear that Chidambaram will not leave the country without prior permission of the court and make himself available for interrogation as and when called by the probe agency
Big income tax cuts on cards as Diwali gift: report
03 Oct 2019
Combined with the corporate tax bonanza, the move will leave more cash with the investor and the consumer, lifting market sentiment this Diwali, according to the report
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