Government

Lok Sabha passes Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016

28 Jul 2017

Nitish Kumar wins floor test in Bihar assembly

Nitish Kumar wins floor test in Bihar assembly

28 Jul 2017

Nitish Kumar, who was sworn in afresh on Friday as chief minister of Bihar, won the trust vote with 131 legislators voting in favour of the JD(U)-BJP alliance and 108 MLAs voting against the motion

Cabinet clears Wage Code Bill to ensure higher, uniform wages across country

27 Jul 2017

Govt’s fiscal deficit at 3.5% in FY17; to fall further to 3.2% this fiscal

27 Jul 2017

Nitish Kumar returns as Bihar CM; BJP’s Sushil Modi is deputy CM

Nitish Kumar returns as Bihar CM; BJP’s Sushil Modi is deputy CM

27 Jul 2017

While the changeover helped Nitish Kumar get rid of an unlikely ally, the Laloo Yadav-led Rashtriya Janatah Dal, it also limits the scope for a grand anti-BJP alliance

Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM as Laloo refuses to budge

Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM as Laloo refuses to budge

26 Jul 2017

The resignation follows alliance partner RJD ruling out the possibility of its candidate Tejashwi Yadav quitting as deputy CM

Right to privacy can't be a fundamental right, centre tells SC

Right to privacy can't be a fundamental right, centre tells SC

26 Jul 2017

Right to privacy cannot be elevated to the level of a fundamental right and it cannot be equated with right to life and liberty, the centre has maintained while defending the Aadhar issue before the Supreme Court

Jaitley wants 1-T base widened beyond 62.6 mn

25 Jul 2017

Chhattisgarh afforests land, sells it to minister’s wife for resort

25 Jul 2017

Ram Nath Kovind takes oath as 14th President of India

Ram Nath Kovind takes oath as 14th President of India

25 Jul 2017

Our diversity is the core that makes us so unique, he said, adding, “In this land we find a mix of states and regions, religions, languages, cultures, lifestyles and much more; we are so different and yet so similar and united”

NRI account details needed only for refunds, clarifies govt

25 Jul 2017

President calls for inclusive growth in his farewell address

President calls for inclusive growth in his farewell address

25 Jul 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee said in his farewell address the soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance — India is not just a geographical entity but an amalgam of ideas, philosophy, intellect, industrial genius, craft, innovation and experience

Rs19,447 cr in undisclosed foreign accounts detected: Jaitley

22 Jul 2017

Arun Jaitley launches pension scheme with 8% fixed return

21 Jul 2017

NDA’s Ram Nath Kovind elected new President

NDA’s Ram Nath Kovind elected new President

21 Jul 2017

Ram Nath Kovind becomes the second Dalit leader and the first politician linked to the RSS to become President of India

Right to privacy cannot be taken as absolute: SC

Right to privacy cannot be taken as absolute: SC

19 Jul 2017

The Supreme Court observed that ‘right to privacy’ is too “amorphous” a term and to recognise privacy as a definite right, it has to first define it, which would be nearly impossible as an element of privacy pervaded all the fundamental rights

Nilekani warns against data concentration in few hands

19 Jul 2017

Irani, Tomar given charge of I&B, urban ministries as Venkaiah Naidu resigns

18 Jul 2017

It’s Venkaiah Naidu vs Gopalakrishna Gandhi for vice president

It’s Venkaiah Naidu vs Gopalakrishna Gandhi for vice president

18 Jul 2017

It was BJP’s concern over managing the Rajya Sabha that weighed in favour of Naidu as the Upper House has a number political heavyweights from the opposition

Centre raises the bogey of Bofors again

17 Jul 2017

SC orders CBI probe into 98 alleged fake encounters in Manipur

SC orders CBI probe into 98 alleged fake encounters in Manipur

15 Jul 2017

The court justified the PIL, saying that access to justice for many is only a dream and rejected former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi’s submission that the court should not order a probe when the families of the deceased had not complained

Narendra Modi-led Indian government third most trusted: OECD

Narendra Modi-led Indian government third most trusted: OECD

14 Jul 2017

While a similar report in 2007 showed 82 per cent people trusting the then Congress government, India is now seeing a rise in the trust in the government when public confidence in governments elsewhere has waned

UP CM seeks NIA probe after explosive found in assembly

UP CM seeks NIA probe after explosive found in assembly

14 Jul 2017

The packet containing 150 grams of the explosive was found under the chair of the opposition leader, Adityanath said, adding, 500 grams of PETN is enough to blow the whole assembly off

ED summons Lalu Prasad’s son-in-law in Rs8,000 money laundering probe

12 Jul 2017

SC stays centre's notification on sale of cattle for slaughter

SC stays centre's notification on sale of cattle for slaughter

11 Jul 2017

The SC order comes on a petition filed by Hyderabad-based advocate Mohammed Abdul Faheem Qureshi, who argued that the 26 May notification was "against the freedom of religious practice to sacrifice animals" and violated the right to food