Government
BJP ministers pull out in Andhra, TDP ministers quit at centre
08 Mar 2018
The split between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Telugu Desam Party became final today, with the two Bharatiya Janata Party ministers in the Andhra Pradesh assembly resigning and the two TDP ministers in the Union government following suit
North-east election results
05 Mar 2018
India rebuts Canadian innuendo on invite to Khalistani Atwal
01 Mar 2018
The Indian government has strongly rebutted allegations that a faction within the government was responsible for the invitation to alleged Khalistani separatist and would-be assassin Jaspal Atwal to a dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was in India last week
T S R Subramanian, India’s tallest bureaucrat, passes away
26 Feb 2018
Former cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian, considered one of India’s most upright and outstanding bureaucrats, died today. His cremation will take place at the Lodhi Road crematorium at 5.30 pm
Dredging Corp staff keen to buy out govt stake
22 Feb 2018
UIDAI cautions public against plastic or PVC Aadhaar smart card
07 Feb 2018
The Unique Identification Authority of India has cautioned against the use of plastic or PVC Aadhaar smart cards saying there could be a possibility of sharing Aadhaar details without the user's consent
Centre may go beyond Pay Commission to give massive hikes
07 Feb 2018
The Narendra Modi government is considering increasing the salary of low-level officials from matrix level 1 to 5 beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, with effect from around April this year
Don’t reduce SC to fish market, Loya bench tells lawyers
06 Feb 2018
The Supreme Court warned that the courtroom should not be reduced to “a fish market" after heated exchanges among senior lawyers during the hearing of cases relating to the death of Special CBI Judge B H Loya
Congress wrests all three Rajasthan by-poll seats from BJP
02 Feb 2018
With Rajasthan due for elections in a few months, the Congress showing is seen as a harbinger of things to come, while in West Bengal the Trinamool Congress underlined its strength by winning both seats
Supreme Court, High Court judges to get nearly 200% salary hike
31 Jan 2018
The salary hike, which is in line with the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission for officers of all-India services, will apply retrospectively from 1 January, 2016
Vijay Gokhale takes over from S Jaishankar as foreign secretary
29 Jan 2018
Senior diplomat Vijay Gokhale took charge as foreign secretary of India this morning on the retirement of his predecessor S Jaishankar
Real GDP growth to be 6.75% this fiscal; 7.75% in 2018-19: Economic Survey 2
29 Jan 2018
While admitting a lower than expected real growth of the Indian Economy The Economic Survey 2017 - 2018, expects the reform measures undertaken in 2017-18 can be strengthened further in 2018-19.