Tag: government
Rajan leaves rates unchanged; warns of inflation risks
Citing upside risks to the Reserve Bank's inflation target for March 2017, Governor Raghuram Rajan maintained status quo on key rates at his last...
Highway building pace rises 38% in India
India built 2,400 km of highways in April-July this fiscal or 20 km a day, up 38% over the corresponding period a year ago,...
10,932 firms have defaulted in their provident funds payment
It should have taken 30 days for Sanjaya Kumar (27) from Odisha to withdraw his father’s provident fund of Rs 40,000, the post-employment, rainy...
PM Narendra Modi to launch campaign on Quit India Movement anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 'Azadi-70, Yaad Karo Kurbani' campaign tomorrow in Bhabhra, birth place of revolutionary leader Chandrashekhar Azad, in Madhya Pradesh's...
Use of pellets on protesters must be banned: J&K Cong chief
Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief GA Mir demanded an immediate ban on the use of pellet guns on protesters by security forces in the...
Law and order situation improving in Kashmir Valley: Centre to Supreme...
The Centre told the Supreme Court that the law and order situation in Kashmir Valley has improved considerably since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen...
Over 12,000 suicides in farm sector in 2014: Govt
Over 12,000 farmers and farm labourers have committed suicide across the country in 2014, government said in Rajya Sabha .
Observing that 5,650 farmers and...
7 hit-and-run cases every hour. How witnesses can help
More than 20,000 people lost their lives in hit-and-run cases nationwide in 2015, according to government data, and the reluctance of witnesses to be...
Dalits begin ‘Asmita Yatra’ in Guj, seek justice
Demanding justice for their community following the Una flogging incident, hundreds of Dalits and members of various civil rights organisations today began the 'Dalit...
Pak’s remarks on Wani show attachment to terrorism: Govt
Amid continued tension in Kashmir, India today said Pakistan's recent comments glorifying Hizbul 'commander' Burhan Wani reflected its continued attachment to terrorism and its...