Centre advises travellers to stay away from Iran, Italy, S. Korea
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday issued a new travel advisory cautioning Indians against non-essential travel to South Korea, Iran …
Centre trying to destroy social fabric: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the public reaction to the Constitutional (Amendment) Act (CAA) was “expected” since the …
‘Centre may air lift requirements of IT sector from China’
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Centre has offered to facilitate air lifting specific requirements of the IT and electronics manufacturing sectors from China amidst the …
No starvation deaths, ration card cancellations, Centre to SC
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that baseless allegations have been made in connection with deaths due to …
Turkey to open 1st-ever space training centre
Ankara, Feb 23 (IANS) Turkey is set to open the country’s first-ever space training centre, it was reported. The Gokmen Space and Aviation Training Center …
Himachal CM lays stone of cancer care centre
Mandi, Feb 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Tertiary Cancer Care Centre at Lal Bahadur …
Centre bans 2 rice cultivation insecticides, ACFI opposes
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Centre has imposed a ban on two widely used insecticides in rice cultivation — Tricyclazole & Buprofezin — through …
Several cars charred in fire at Kolkata Maruti service centre
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) A number of cars were charred after a major fire broke out in a Maruti service centre in the eastern outskirts …
Congress slams Centre over crop insurance scheme
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Congress on Wednesday accused the Centre of shutting down the crop insurance scheme in a “surreptitious” manner by making it …
Mixed reaction from J&K on Centre’s delimitation plan
Srinagar, Feb 20 (IANS) The political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have given mixed reactions on the Centre’s decision for beginning the process of delimitation …
As Trump visit draw near, Yamuna & Taj health take centre-stage
Agra, Feb 20 (IANS) Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Taj city next week, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has …
Centre appoints three experts as NDMA members
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Centre has approved the appointment of a UN expert, a retired Army officer and a former Coast Guard Director …
Centre may withdraw service exports incentive scheme
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Centre could withdraw programmes such as the service exports incentive scheme to promote more labour intensive sectors and medium, …
HCL Technologies to set up global delivery centre in US
Noida, Feb 18 (IANS) IT major HCL Technologies (HCL) on Tuesday announced that it will open a global delivery centre (GDC) in Hartford, the capital …
LG Group chief visits R&D centre, emphasises on design
Seoul, Feb 18 (IANS) LG Group’s chief on Tuesday emphasised on design quality for its electronic products, saying that design is a factor that can …
COVID-19: CAIT urges Centre to meet traders, industries
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Monday wrote to Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to convene a …
Eliminate illicit tobacco trade, ASPA urges Centre
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Authentication Solutions Providers’ Association (ASPA) has urged the government to eliminate illicit tobacco trade as only 10 per cent …
Delhi HC notice to Centre on plea in Jamia violence
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices on a petition filed by a Jamia Millia Islamia student seeking compensation …
Will work with Centre for Delhi: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Third time Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his swearing in ceremony on Sunday asserted he would work for the …
Centre working to eliminate turberculosis by 2025
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) The central government is working to eradicate tuberculosis from India by 2015 besides taking active measures to eliminate diseases like kala-azar …
Centre begins outreach programme on NPR
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) In the backdrop of protests by the non-BJP ruled states to conduct National Population Register (NPR) exercise, the Centre has …
Delhi HC issues directions to Centre to prevent misuse of Aadhaar
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a direction to the Central government to ward off misuse of Aadhaar card …
Modi to inaugurate Centre for Vedic Sciences at BHU
Varanasi, Feb 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the newly-built Vaidik Vigyan Kendra or the Centre for Vedic Sciences at Banaras …
Nation needs to know what Telangana is giving to Centre: TRS
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling party Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Wednesday found fault with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her statement in …
Centre seeks extension of IL&FS resolution period
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has asked the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to extend the period of …
Avanta India to expand in metros, opens 6th centre in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Avanta India, a co-working service provider, is on an expansion mode with an amount of Rs 200 crore to be …
Puducherry passes resolution urging Centre to withdraw CAA
Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) The Puducherry Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Central government to withdraw the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Population …
Tool room-cum-training centre to come up in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), on Wednesday said that a world class …
GATE 2020: Srinagar gets to choose centre for first time
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) With an option of choosing examination centre in Srinagar for the first time, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) …
Centre to raise Rs 46K cr as late GST payment interest (IANS Exclusive)
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The government has discovered a new revenue stream to make up for the shortfall in GST collection and is looking …
Delhi HC seeks centre’s reply on rights for denotified tribes
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Central government to file reply on a petition seeking constitutional and legal …
Nirbhaya case: SC won’t entertain Centre’s plea seeking stay on HC order
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain Centre’s plea seeking a stay on a Delhi High Court order for …
NAREDCO urges Centre to withdraw tax on dividends to InvIT/REIT
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) has urged the Centre to withdraw tax on the dividend received by InvIT/REIT unitholders. …
Will work closely with Centre for Delhi: Kejriwal to Modi
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Arvind Kejriwal over his victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, the AAP …
MNRE opens facilitation centre for investors
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Tuesday opened an Industry and Investors; Facilitation Centre in the Ministry. …
Nirbhaya: SC not entertaining Centre’s plea seeking stay on Delhi HC order
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain Centre’s plea seeking stay on a Delhi High Court order for simultaneous …
Titan launches new smart watch, Hyderabad Development Centre
Bengaluru, Feb 11 (IANS) Leading Indian diversified watch maker Titan on Tuesday launched Connected X, a full touch smart watch and announced here the acquisition …
HC notice to Centre, Delhi govt on injured Jamia student
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre and the Delhi government on a petition filed …
Mamata attacks Centre for slapping PSA on Mehbooba, Omar
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed sadness over slapping of the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on former …
Will take appropriate steps on SC ruling on quotas: Centre
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Centre on Monday told the Lok Sabha that it would take “appropriate steps” following the Supreme Court’s ruling on …