This is a representational AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) NEW DELHI: Simplifying the import procedure to ensure welfare of pets and their owners, the Centre has come out with a new rule making it easier for owners of pet dogs and cats to get ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) of final quarantine clearance for their imported … Read more
MUMBAI: The Centre is considering raising the insurance cover for bank deposits from the current limit of Rs 5 lakh, a senior finance ministry said on Monday.Three days after the New India Co-operative Bank was placed under moratorium by the RBI for irregularities, department of financial services secretary M Nagaraju said a proposal for higher … Read more
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Saturday ordered the sacking of three J&K govt employees — a police constable, a teacher and an orderly in the forest department — for alleged terror activities that include arranging weapons and providing targets for terror attacks as well as fuelling violent protests in the Valley, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Government on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that 864.5 km of the total 4,096.7 km India-Bangladesh land border, is yet to be fenced, which includes 174.5 km of non-feasible gap, in a written reply to question by Trinamool Congress MP Deepak Adhikari.The MP from West Bengal, which shares the longest border with Bangladesh, … Read more
Sonia Gandhi. (Photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday called on the government to complete the population census at the earliest, saying that around 14 crore people in the country are being deprived of benefits under the food security law. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during her first Zero Hour … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi government officials rubbished rumours that the secretariat in the national capital was being sealed after an order went out on Saturday from the general administration department (GAD) that barred the removal of any important document and computer hardware from the premises.GAD cited safety concerns, and said that documents, files and hardware like … Read more
MANGALURU:MLC Kishore Kumar Puttur strongly condemned the tragic incident in Mandya, where an eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted inside her school’s washroom. He stated that the incident once again highlights the complete breakdown of law and order in the state and is a severe blow to the moral values of the country. This shocking … Read more
NEW DELHI: Government is likely to table 62 bills for introduction and passage in the coming budget session of Parliament. These proposed legislations include Immigration and Foreigners Bill, Official Secrets Bill, PMLA Amendment Bill, Parliament (Prevention and Disqualification) Bill, Banking and Insurance Amendment Bills, Registration of Marriage of NRIs Bill and Higher Education Commission Bill.As … Read more
NEW DELHI: The opposition has raised serious concerns over the management of the UP government after a stampede broke out leaving several injured on Wednesday morning at Sangam, Maha Kumbh. While Congress president slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for “paying more attention to self-promotion than management and mismanagement”, Samajwadi Party chief called upon the BJP-led … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday rejected a report by the Canadian Commission alleging the interference of the Indian government in Canada’s elections. The ministry of external affairs accused Canada of “consistently interfering in India’s internal affairs” and said that this has created an environment for illegal migration and organized criminal activities. “We have seen a … Read more