Central Government
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Making marital rape an offence will lead to false complaints
India | Jul 19, 2015, 07:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Men's rights activists working for "gender-neutral" family laws have condemned the central government's move to term marital rape an offence, saying any new law would give scope to file false complaints."Marriage has an
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RJD calls Bihar shutdown on July 27 over caste census
National | Jul 14, 2015, 07:47 PM ISTPatna: A day after leading a protest march through the state capital, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday called for a Bihar bandh (shutdown) on July 27 to protest the withholding of caste-based census data
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'Viswanathan should have got Padma award
National | Jul 14, 2015, 05:56 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday condoled the death of music director Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan and said the central government should have honoured him with a Padma award. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa
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Rs. 5,000 crore project for northeast's telecom infrastructure
India | Jul 12, 2015, 10:41 AM ISTAgartala: The central government has launched a Rs.5,000 crore ambitious project for the development of telecommunications in the northeastern states, union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Saturday.The project will be implemented in the
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Kashmir India's crown, centre should help in development: Sayeed
National | Jul 09, 2015, 10:17 PM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Thursday said Kashmir is India's crown and the central government should help in make it prosperous."Kashmir is India's crown and there is no other way
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Home secretary meets Rajnath Singh after Supreme Court notice to MP governor
India | Jul 09, 2015, 07:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Home Secretary L.C. Goyal met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday after the Supreme Court issued a notice to Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on a plea concerning the forest guard
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Report sought from Tihar Jail as two escape
India | Jun 29, 2015, 12:18 PM ISTNew Delhi : The central government on Monday sought a report from the Tihar Jail authorities after two inmates escaped from its high-security premises on Sunday.The report was sought by the ministry of home affairs
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Government forms two committees to implement GST
Jun 18, 2015, 09:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: The central government on Wednesday announced the setting up of two committees to facilitate the rollout of the goods and services tax (GST) regime from April 1 next year and to propose the
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Mullaperiyar dam row: Jayalalithaa questions Centre for entertaining Kerala's request
National | Jun 11, 2015, 01:04 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has questioned the Centre for "entertaining" Kerala's request for approving environment study to construct a new dam at Mullaperiyar in her state, saying it was in contravention to
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Centre approaches Odisha for river interlinking
India | Jun 07, 2015, 11:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Facing resistance to its ambitious river interlinking programme from some states, the Centre has launched an exercise to take them on board by convincing them about the benefits they could reap from its
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LG-AAP row: Notification illegal, says Subramanium
National | May 23, 2015, 04:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The central government's notification giving Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung the final say in posting and transfer of Delhi government bureaucrats is "illegal and constitutional", former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium has said.In his opinion
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Centre monitoring flood situation in Kashmir
India | Mar 30, 2015, 04:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: The central government is in constant touch with the government of Jammu and Kashmir, and monitoring the flood situation there, an official said.The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) is taking stock of the
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Govt considering airlifting of Indians stranded in Yemen: Swaraj
National | Mar 28, 2015, 12:17 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: The central government was considering the possibility of airlifting stranded Indians including Keralites from strife-torn Yemen, External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj has informed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.Swaraj has informed the state that two ships
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Indirect taxation should be under state governments'
India | Mar 25, 2015, 04:21 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Wednesday said the time has come for the central government to leave all indirect taxation to the states. Presenting the state's budget for 2015-16, Panneerselvam, who also holds
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Swine flu has killed 2,000, says CPI-M
India | Mar 23, 2015, 04:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: The CPI-M on Monday expressed serious concern over the widespread outbreak of swine flu in the country, saying the disease had claimed nearly 2,000 lives.The Communist Party of India-Marxist said in a statement
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Government's e-mail policy notified, Delhi High Court told
India | Mar 13, 2015, 11:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court was on Friday informed by the central government that it has issued an advisory on national e-mail policy for official communications of government employees, with an objective of ensuring
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Upload recruitment rules on websites: Govt to Ministries
National | Mar 01, 2015, 02:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: All central government ministries have been asked to upload notified recruitment rules on their websites to ensure greater transparency.The move comes after it was noticed that ministries or departments are not uploading these
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Don't act mechanically with child trafficking, SC tells government
India | Jan 29, 2015, 11:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the central government for acting mechanically in forwarding to it the information furnished by the state governments on the steps taken by them for eradicating child
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'Follow norms on appointment of meritorious sportsmen'
Other Sports | Jan 05, 2015, 09:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Noting some instances of non- adherence of its directives, the Centre has asked all ministries and departments to follow laid down rules while appointing meritorious sportspersons to civil posts.According to rules, ministries can
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Cabinet approves amendment to Land Acquisition Act
Dec 30, 2014, 09:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a new ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition Act which would help remove barriers in sectors like power and housing for smoother continuation of the stalled projects.In