Centre-State showdown over hefty traffic fines, matter reaches the desk of Attorney General
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Hefty fines imposed on traffic violations under the new Motor Vehicle (MV) Act has finally snowballed into a major showdown …
SC issues notice to Centre over caste bias plea
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a petition seeking a direction to put an …
Centre to SC: 20-week ceiling on abortion can’t be extended
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Centre has told the Supreme Court that a pregnant woman does not have the absolute right to abort her …
Rajnath opens BEL’s innovation centre in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Sep 19 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday unveiled the product development and innovation centre of the state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) in …
IB busts ISI’s ‘honey-trap’ call centre to seduce Indian security men (IANS Exclusive)
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Indian intelligence agencies have busted a “call centre” being run by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of …
Delhi Sahitya Kala Parishad to get new cultural centre
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday approved the construction of a new cultural complex for Sahitya Kala Parishad …
SC notice to Centre on plea over Sardar Sarovar dam
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Narmada Control Authority on a …
SC reserves order on Centre’s plea in Gautam Khaitan case
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on Wednesday reserved order on the Centre’s plea challenging a Delhi …
Centre to spend Rs 1800 cr on 199 new jails across India
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The Centre is contemplating a mega plan to set up 199 new jails across the country to counter rising criminal …
Amazon launches new fulfilment centre in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) Expanding its infrastructure footprint in Maharashtra, e-commerce major Amazon announced the launch of new fulfilment centre near Bhiwandi, here on Tuesday. …
Centre to open Advanced Landing Ground in Arunachal
Guwahati, Sep 17 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday will inaugurate the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Vijay Nagar, the remotest Circle of Changlang district in …
R&D centre for clean coal unveiled in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on Monday opened the national centre for clean coal research and development at …
No restrictions may be necessary in J&K soon: Centre to SC (2nd Lead)
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is gradually moving to a stage when no restrictions may be necessary, the government on Monday told …
Not one bullet fired, no life lost in J&K: Centre to SC
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that not a single bullet had been fired and not a single …
Kejriwal asks Centre to participate in anti-dengue drive
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday wrote to Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan urging the Central …
Will Centre’s scheme for apple farmers in Kashmir work? (Special Report)
Sopore (J&K), Sep 16 (IANS) After the revocation of Article 370 apple growers in Kashmir were finding themselves in a lurch due to a communication …
10% mobiles in Kashmir, 100% landlines working in J&K: Centre to SC
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that 10 per cent mobile phones were operational in the Kashmir division, …
Restrictions eased in J&K, health services normal: Centre
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that restrictions have been eased in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir …
Centre submits to SC detailed data on terrorism in J&K
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Centre on Monday brought on record before the Supreme Court the complete data on terrorism, which includes lives lost …
Not a single bullet fired, no life lost in J&K since August 5: Centre to SC
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that not a single bullet was fired and not a single life …
SC notices to Centre, J&K on Vaiko’s plea seeking Farooq Abdullah’s release
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre on MDMK General Secretary Vaiko’s habeas corpus petition seeking …
SC directs Centre to restore normalcy in Kashmir
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to ensure that normalcy is restored in Jammu and Kashmir and added …
Centre’s steps for housing, exports to support economy: FICCI
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The latest measures announced by the Finance Minister in the field of real estate and exports would help provide stimulus …
Infosys opens centre in Arizona, to hire 1,000 techies
Bengaluru, Sep 14 (IANS) Global software major Infosys has opened a technology centre at Phoenix in Arizona, US, to accelerate innovation for its American enterprises. …
No funds received from Centre for Hyderabad ITIR: KTR
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The Centre has not sanctioned a single rupee for creating Information Technology and Investment Region (ITIR) in Hyderabad, Telangana’s IT Minister …
SC notice to Centre on plea challenging ‘triple talaq’
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the …
JK Rowling donates to MS research centre
Edinburgh, Sep 12 (IANS) “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling has donated 15.3 million pounds ($18 million) to support research into multiple sclerosis (MS) and neurological …
Centre’s flawed policies have caused slowdown: Manmohan
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday attacked the government for its flawed policies that have caused the current economic …
India doesn’t need propaganda: Rahul hits out at Centre
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dubbed the government’s excuses that millennials were the reason for the slowdown in …
Centre may amend law for relief to miners affected by SC order
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The government proposes to amend the mining law to provide relief to thousands of mining companies affected by the 2017 …
Centre proposes to cut stake in select firms to under 51%
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The government proposes to offload substantial stake in at least 10 blue chip companies this year to meet its higher …
Instagram users tend to snap selfies that centre on left eye
London, Sep 11 (IANS) It may not just be artists who make their eyes the centre-point of their own original work. New research suggests that …
Cong slams BJP govts at Centre, UP in Chinmayanand case
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A day after a law student levelled fresh allegations of rape and exploitation against former Union minister and BJP leader …
Centre to front-load infra spending to boost consumption
Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) Noting the many steps taken recently to boost the economy , Finance Miniser Nirmala SItharaman on Tuesday said the government will …
Nitish should enter Centre’s politics now: BJP
Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) may be creating new slogans for the next year’s Bihar Assembly elections, with all its focus on …
Frontizo to employ 1,000 people for Haryana centre
Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Frontizo Business Services, a joint venture between the Patni Group and Amazon Asia Pacific, on Monday announced to employ 1,000 people …
Centre scrambles top names to flaunt 100-day achievements
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Having crossed the 100-day mark of the Modi 2.0 government with a stint that saw Kashmir’s special status end and …
Modi cheers students at space centre amid gloom
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with about 70 students from across the country at the space centre here and cheered them …
Modi at space centre to watch India land on moon
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the ISRO space centre here early Saturday to watch India land near the moon’s south …
Modi at ISRO nework centre to witness moon landing
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at the ISRO’s Istrac centre to witness the historic landing of the Chandrayaan-2 mission’s lunar lander …