Category: India News

India needs strong, stable govt for next 10 years; weak coalitions bad: Doval

New Delhi, Oct 25:  India needs a strong, stable and decisive government for the next 10 years to achieve its political, economic and strategic objectives, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said Thursday, asserting that “weak coalitions will be bad” for the country. Delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture here, […]

India’s April-September fiscal deficit at 5.95 trillion rupees

NEW DELHI – India’s April-September fiscal deficit stood at 5.95 trillion rupees ($81.20 billion), or 95.3 percent of the budgeted target for current fiscal year, government data showed on Thursday. The figure compares to 91.3 percent in the same period a year earlier. Rising oil prices have been […]

Smt Anupriya Patel inaugurates Seminar on “Women’s Health Challenges, Access and Prevention”

Women are strong pillars of any vibrant society: Smt Anupriya Patel open view web desk Smt Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare inaugurated a seminar on “Women’s Health Challenges, Access and Prevention” organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), here today. Speaking at the […]

Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates 10th Nuclear Energy Conclave on the theme: ‘Nuclear Power- Towards a Clean & Base Load Energy’

Kaiga Atomic Power Station unit sets world record among PHWR for operating uninterrupted for 895 days open view web desk The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh […]

Union Home Secretary chairs review meeting with representatives of social media platforms

Discussions held to prevent misuse of social media sites by undesirable elements open view web desk The Union Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba, along with senior officers of Ministry of Home Affairs; security agencies; MEITY; Department of Telecommunications, took a meeting with representatives of Facebook, Google, Twitter, Whatsapp, […]

Central Bureau of Investigation hit by infighting, government orders probe

NEW DELHI – India’s government on Wednesday ordered a probe at the country’s top crime fighting bureau after its two senior officers accused each other of bribery and interference in police investigations. The weeks-long public spat between Alok Verma, director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and […]

Parrikar being pressured to continue as CM, alleges Velingkar

Panaji, Oct 25: Former Goa unit RSS chief Subhash Velingkar has alleged that the BJP high command is pressuring Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to continue in the post despite his ill health, to retain power in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however, rubbished his charge, saying Parrikar […]

YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy injured in attack at Vizag airport

Visakhapatnam, Oct 25:  YSR Congress leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was Thursday injured when he was attacked by a man with a sharp-edged object at the airport here, official sources said. Reddy, the leader of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh assembly, received a minor injury on his […]

Modi calls for ‘tax-plus one’ system of honest tax payment, doing extra for society

New Delhi, Oct 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said more people under his government are paying taxes because they have faith that their money is being used properly, but pitched for a ‘tax-plus one’ system where citizens do a little more towards society besides honestly paying taxes. Speaking […]

India removes investigative agency head amid probe of deputy

NEW DELHI — The government of India placed the director of the federal investigative agency and his deputy on leave on Wednesday days after the agency filed a case against the deputy alleging that he took bribes to settle a money laundering case. A government appointment committee headed […]

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