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  Centre mandates all ministries, public departments, CPSUs to use BSNL, MTNL services

  India | October 14, 2020 9:40 IST

  The central government has mandated all ministries, public departments and public sector units to use telecom services of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). 

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  Kanpur farmers welcome new agriculture reform bills

  News | September 21, 2020 12:00 IST

  Farmers in Kanpur district welcomed the new agriculture reform bills.

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  Farmers stage protest against central govt in Amritsar

  News | September 08, 2020 12:45 IST

  Farmers staged a protest against the central government in Amritsar.

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  'Informed him about state's condition': Jharkhand CM Soren on his letter to PM Modi

  News | September 05, 2020 7:51 IST

  Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren while addressing media on September 04 over his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he had informed the PM about the condition of the state.

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  Centre plans further stake sale in IRCTC via offer for sale

  Business | August 21, 2020 17:14 IST

  The Central government is planning to sell part of its shares in the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp (IRCTC) through an offer for sale (OFS). 

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  Big news for salaried employees: Govt likely to reduce gratuity payments eligibility

  Business | August 14, 2020 8:32 IST

  The Central government is considering reducing the minimum eligibility condition for gratuity payments to employees. The Centre may reduce the threshold from five years of continuous employment to between one and three years amid growing demand to make the gratuity eligibility criteria shorter.

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  Central govt releases Rs 19,950 cr GST compensation to states

  Business | February 20, 2020 21:48 IST

  The central government has released Rs 19,950 crore as GST compensation to states, taking the total amount released to them to over Rs 1.2 lakh crore. In a statement, the finance ministry said Rs 19,950 crore was released to states and union territories on last Monday. 

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  Govt employees ATTENTION! Modi cabinet makes BIG change in Pension Rules

  Business | February 18, 2020 20:23 IST

  7th Pay Commission latest news: Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has said that all Central Government employees whose selection for appointment was finalized before 01.01.2004 but who joined service on or after 01.01.2004, can now opt to be covered under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 instead of the NPS (National Pension System).

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  1984 anti-Sikh riots: Action will be taken against cops as per SIT report, Govt tells Supreme Court

  India | January 15, 2020 12:40 IST

  Earlier, in March last year, the top court had granted two more months to the SIT to complete its probe into 1986 anti-Sikh riot cases after the SIT informed it that more than 50 per cent of work was done and it wanted two more months to complete the investigation.

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  Centre proposes Rs 33 crore to protect Indian satellites from space debris

  India | December 08, 2019 19:49 IST

  India has 15 communication satellites active in the geostationary orbit, 13 remote-sensing satellites active in low-earth orbit (2,000 km radius) and eight navigation satellites in medium-earth orbit. Apart from these, there are a number of smaller satellites present in the space.

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  Centre wanted to wreck my mental strength: Chidambaram

  Politics | December 07, 2019 19:27 IST

  If anybody had thought that I will fall, I will never fall as the Congress party and the Indian people's thirst for freedom are behind me...it is going to be a fight continuously," he told reporters here on his arrival from Delhi.

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  UP and Centre in discussion to establish airport in Ayodhya: Govt

  India | November 28, 2019 18:44 IST

  "At present, Airports Authority of India (AAI) is in receipt of a proposal from the state government of UP indicating that the state government will develop the existing airstrip through state construction and designed services (UP Jal Board) under regional connectivity scheme (RCS)-UDAN," Puri said in written reply to a question.

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  Over 6.83 lakh vacant posts in central government: Centre informs Lok Sabha

  India | November 27, 2019 15:40 IST

  Over 6.83 lakh posts are lying vacant in different central government departments, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. As against the sanctioned posts of 38,02,779 in the central government, 31,18, 956 were filled as on March 1, 2018, it said.

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  Nearly 7 lakh vacant posts in central govt departments: Personnel Ministry

  India | November 21, 2019 14:38 IST

  During 2017-18, centralised employment notifications (CENs) for 1,27,573 combined vacancies of various Group C and Level-1 posts were notified by the ministry of railways and railway recruitment boards (RRBs), for new and future vacancies to arise in two years time.

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  Delhi govt demands more onions from Centre

  India | November 07, 2019 20:33 IST

  The retail price of onions has risen by 45 per cent in the past week to Rs 80 per kg in the national capital. The rate stood at Rs 55 per kg on October 1, according to official data.

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  Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on use of cannabis

  India | November 07, 2019 17:54 IST

  A division bench presided by Chief Justice D.N. Patel and C. Harishankar issued notice to Centre over a plea filed by Great Legalisation Movement India Trust (GLMIT).

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  Centre should take steps to deal with economic slowdown: CM Ashok Gehlot

  India | November 02, 2019 20:56 IST

  He said there was a period of recession in the world some years back which also had an effect on India, by the then government under prime minister Manmohan Singh took effective steps and "kept the country's economy strong"

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  CIC tenure cut to 3 years new RTI rules brought in

  India | October 25, 2019 17:29 IST

  The Modi government has reduced the tenure of Chief Information Commissioners and all information commissioners in transparency panels across the country to three years. The new RTI rules were notified Thursday night, a move activists call an assault on their independence and autonomy.

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  Banking sector a mess: Mamata slams Centre over bank merger

  India | September 23, 2019 15:15 IST

  Addressing a trade unions' meet, the TMC supremo iterated that she will not allow NRC exercise in the state.

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  7th Pay Commission: BIG pay! Central govt employees DA increases again in July; check your salary hike

  Business | September 03, 2019 13:30 IST

  7th Pay Commission: There's good news for Central government employees ahead of the festive season. According to media reports, staffers will soon get a massive hike in DA (Dearness Allowance). These employees are expected to get around 5 per cent hike in DA, with this it would reach 17.67 per cent for the month of July 2019.