Category: India News

LS productivity reaches 20-year high at 128 pc

New Delhi, Jul 18: The ongoing session of the 17th Lok Sabha has been the most productive in the last 20 years, with the lower house registering 128 per cent productivity till Tuesday, according to think tank PRS Legislative Research. Lok Sabha members discussed the General Budget for 17 […]

India aims to expel all illegal migrants, Amit Shah says

NEW DELHI – India will identify and deport illegal immigrants from across the country, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday, stepping up a campaign that critics say could stoke religious tension and further alienate minority Muslims. An exercise to identify alien immigrants from Muslim-majority Bangladesh has been […]

MCI secretary general re-employed till 2020: Govt order

New Delhi, Jul 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the re-employment of Secretary General of Medical Council of India Rakesh Kumar Vats for over one year, according to a government order. Vats (now retired), a 1986 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, […]

Govt approves 43 amendments to companies law

New Delhi, Jul 17: The government Wednesday approved 43 amendments to the companies law as it seeks to further strengthen the regulatory framework and ensure stricter action for violations. From de-clogging of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to bolstering corporate governance standards and tweaking provisions for unspent CSR […]

Work for welfare of the poor: Birla to new IAS officers

New Delhi, Jul 17: IAS officers should stay in regular touch with the common man and make efforts to ensure for welfare of the last man standing on the periphery, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla told the newly inducted public administrators during an orientation programme. Speaking during the programme […]

‘More than 30’ feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse

MUMBAI – An old four-storey building collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Tuesday, trapping more than two dozen people in the rubble, with at least four confirmed dead, a fire department official said. It was the second such collapse around Mumbai in less than ten days. […]

Floods worsen in India’s northeast; rare rhinos in danger

GUWAHATI, INDIA – Floods in northeast India worsened on Tuesday with incessant rain swelling already raging rivers, inundating villages and a rhinoceros sanctuary as 1,000 soldiers were deployed to rescue people fleeing the rising waters. Heavy early monsoon rain has lashed parts of South Asia since last week, […]

4 Democratic women of color slam Trump for ‘bigoted remarks’

WASHINGTON — Defiant in the face of widespread censure, President Donald Trump escalated his demand for four Democratic congresswomen of color to leave the U.S. “right now,” stoking the discord that helped send him to the White House and claiming “many people agree with me.” The four lawmakers fired back, […]

DU admissions: Over 5700 students enrolled after 4th cut-off

New Delhi, Jul 15: Over 5700 students have taken admission in the Delhi University after the fourth cut-off list was announced on Saturday, officials said. According to the DU, the total number of admissions till Monday stands at 58,558 after 1577 withdrawals.  After the third cut-off list, 52,813 admissions […]

UP: Woman strangled to death over dowry, 2 arrested

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 16: A woman was allegedly strangled to death by her in-laws over dowry at Galibpur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said Tuesday.  Two of the five accused were arrested, they said. Mursalima was allegedly killed by her in-laws on Monday at their house, police […]

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