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Union Govt to launch 3 apps and platforms to protect consumers in digital marketplace
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Union Govt to launch 3 apps and platforms to protect consumers in digital marketplace

Op India  

Department of Consumer Affairs will launch ‘Jago Grahak Jago App,’ ‘Jagriti App,’ and ‘Jagriti Dashboard” for public use on National Consumers Day 2024 i.e. As part of the government’s broader strategy and ongoing efforts to strengthen consumer protection in the digital era and curb unfair practices in e-commerce and online services, the Central Consumer Protection Authority notified the Guidelines for …

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Union minister Sanjay Kumar slams Cong govt over Allu Arjun's arrest
4 weeks ago

Union minister Sanjay Kumar slams Cong govt over Allu Arjun's arrest

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Opposition BJP on Friday lashed out at the ruling Congress in Telangana over the arrest of top Telugu star Allu Arjun, questioning the treatment meted out to the Pushpa star. BJP leader and Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the actor deserved a better treatment. “A star of his stature, who brought global recognition to Indian cinema, deserved better …

Congress Union Minister Cong Kumar Arjun Sanjay
Govt approves ₹1,116 crore for disaster mitigation, capacity building projects
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Govt approves ₹1,116 crore for disaster mitigation, capacity building projects

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A high-level committee, under the chairmanship of Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah, on Tuesday approved ₹1,115.67 crore for disaster mitigation and capacity building projects for various states. Another project The committee has also approved another project for training and capacity building of civil defense in all states and Union Territories at a total outlay of ₹115.67 …

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DMK attacks Union Govt for neglecting Tamil
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DMK attacks Union Govt for neglecting Tamil

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Launching a scathing attack on the Union Government for neglecting Tamil and other regional languages but promoting Hindi by celebrating ‘Hindi Week’ and ‘Hindi Month,’ the DMK accused the BJP government of cutting down on the allocation of funds for disaster management to States ruled by other parties and reducing the financial support for the NREGA scheme that guaranteed …

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Congress Govt's Venice-like Grip on Bengaluru: A City Struggling to Breathe
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress Govt's Venice-like Grip on Bengaluru: A City Struggling to Breathe

Hindustan Times  

Congress Minister HD Kumaraswamy has compared the situation in Bengaluru to the Italian city of Venice, highlighting the widespread flooding and waterlogging caused by recent rains. He expressed his concern over the government's handling of the crisis and the lack of focus on infrastructure development despite the city's growing population.

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Congress Govt's Venice-like Approach to Bengaluru: A Disaster in the Making
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress Govt's Venice-like Approach to Bengaluru: A Disaster in the Making

Hindustan Times  

Congress government criticized for handling of recent rainfall in Bengaluru. Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy likened the situation to the Italian city of Venice, where people have to travel in boats. He pointed out that many areas in the city were inundated, forcing residents to seek shelter in hotels, and noted that the floods had also resulted in crop destruction. He …

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Gadkari warns Punjab govt of terminating highway projects, cites attacks on NHAI staff: 'No other option'
5 months ago

Gadkari warns Punjab govt of terminating highway projects, cites attacks on NHAI staff: 'No other option'

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has written to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, expressing serious concerns over recent attacks on engineers and contractors associated with the National Highways Authority of India in Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Union road and transport minister Nitin Gadkari The minister said that he had been informed about two incidents which occurred recently …

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Beef up security of VVIPs in public events: Modi Govt alerts states citing Donald Trump’s assassination attempt
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Beef up security of VVIPs in public events: Modi Govt alerts states citing Donald Trump’s assassination attempt

Live Mint  

The Union government has asked police heads of states, union territories, and paramilitary forces to beef up the security of ‘high-risk’ dignitaries, especially during rallies and roadshows. Trump, the Republican nominee for US Presidential Elections scheduled later this year, survived an assassination attempt on July 13, when he was addressing a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The government has cited seven …

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Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

Live Law  

Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during April 2024. Supreme Court Stays MP Administration's Decision To Deny Permission For Christian Prayer Meet Case Title: SURESH CARLETONS vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH., Diary No.- 16136 - 2024 Coram: Justices B.R. Karnataka's Plea For Drought Relief: Supreme Court Asks Union To Submit Inter-Ministerial Central Team's Report Case …

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Farm talks: Govt offers plan to procure 3 crops; farmers march to Delhi on hold
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farm talks: Govt offers plan to procure 3 crops; farmers march to Delhi on hold

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Sunday proposed a plan to procure pulses, maize and cotton from farmers at minimum support prices, Union minister for food, commerce and consumer affairs Piyush Goyal said shortly after concluding the fourth round of negotiations with protesting farm unions that stretched beyond midnight. The minister said during the discussions, the government proposed an “innovative, out-of-the-box” plan, …

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Union Govt not supporting drought relief efforts: Karnataka CM
1 year, 1 month ago

Union Govt not supporting drought relief efforts: Karnataka CM

The Hindu  

The Union Government is not supporting the State Government’s drought relief efforts, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in Vijayapura on November 20. However, the Centre is not supporting us,” the CM told journalists at the Sainik school while participating in the Sahakara Saptaha organised by the State cooperative federation. “We wrote to the Centre seeking approval for extension of MNREGA …

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Govt sets up tribunal to adjudicate if JKDFP should be declared banned group
1 year, 2 months ago

Govt sets up tribunal to adjudicate if JKDFP should be declared banned group

The Hindu  

The Centre on October 23 constituted a tribunal, headed by a judge of the Delhi High Court, for adjudicating if there is sufficient ground for declaring the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, headed by jailed separatist Shabir Ahmad Shah, as an unlawful organisation. The Union Home Ministry on October 5 had declared JKDFP a banned group under the Unlawful …

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Rozgar Mela today; 51,000 people to be recruited for govt jobs
1 year, 3 months ago

Rozgar Mela today; 51,000 people to be recruited for govt jobs

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute about 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits via video conferencing today. Prime Minister Modi, on October 22, last year, launched the 'Rozgar Mela', marking the beginning of the campaign to provide 10 lakh government jobs. In August this year, Verma handed over appointment letters to 250 candidates, out of a total of 1,000 …

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Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: July 10 To 16 July 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: July 10 To 16 July 2023

Live Law  

Gurugram Prime Plot 'Sold' Through Fake GPA: Supreme Court Forms SIT To Probe Land Scam; Questions Role Of Sub-Registrar's Office Case title: Pratibha Manchanda And Anr. Supreme Court Issues Notice To CBI, ED On Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In Delhi Liquor Policy Scam Case Case title: Manish Sisodia v. Central Bureau of Investigation Citation: Special Leave Petition No. Supreme Court …

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BJP appoints new State unit chiefs, triggers talks of reshuffle in govt. too
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP appoints new State unit chiefs, triggers talks of reshuffle in govt. too

The Hindu  

BJP president J P Nadda on July 4 announced changes in the leadership of four State units of the party, triggering what is being seen as the start of a big recast in party’s organisation, and the Union Council of Ministers. Babulal Marandi was appointed as the president of the Jharkhand unit of the BJP, Sunil Jakhar for Punjab and …

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Govt mulling over assured pensions at 40-45% as some states move back to OPS
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt mulling over assured pensions at 40-45% as some states move back to OPS

Live Mint  

Amid the politics of the Old Pension Scheme vs National Pension Scheme, the Government of India officials on Wednesday said that they are mulling over some changes in the new market-linked pension scheme which will ensure employees a minimum pension of 40%-45% of their last drawn salary, a report by Reuters said. The development comes as many Opposition-ruled states in …

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Govt relies on two probes to crack the CoWIN data ‘leak’
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt relies on two probes to crack the CoWIN data ‘leak’

Hindustan Times  

Officials in the Union health ministry are relying on two investigations to find more clues on how data purportedly from the CoWIN platform made its way into people’s hands via a Telegram account, even as experts said that there largely exist two ways in which it could have happened. A senior central government official, who asked not to be named, …

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Politics Divided, 'Acchhe Din' Subsided: Kapil Sibal's Dig Over 9 Years of NDA Govt
1 year, 7 months ago

Politics Divided, 'Acchhe Din' Subsided: Kapil Sibal's Dig Over 9 Years of NDA Govt

News 18  

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday took a dig at the Modi government as it completed nine years, saying politics was divided while ‘achche din’ subsided and institutions were “captured” while society was “ruptured”. The former Union minister’s attack on the BJP-led NDA government came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed nine years in office. Sibal, who …

Modi Nda Sibal Nine Years
PM Modi hails Cabinet approval to set up 157 govt nursing colleges, medical devices policy
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi hails Cabinet approval to set up 157 govt nursing colleges, medical devices policy

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Union Cabinet's decision for approving the National Medical Devices Policy 2023. "The cabinet decision approving establishment of 157 new nursing colleges is great news for India's aspiring nursing professionals," Prime Minister said. The Union Cabinet, on April 26, approved the establishment of 157 nursing colleges at a cost of Rs 1,570 crore in co-location …

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Agnipath Scheme: Why Did Delhi High Court Not Direct Union Govt To Complete Pending Recruitment Processes In Army, Air Force?
1 year, 10 months ago

Agnipath Scheme: Why Did Delhi High Court Not Direct Union Govt To Complete Pending Recruitment Processes In Army, Air Force?

Live Law  

While upholding the union government's Agnipath scheme, the Delhi High Court on Monday also rejected the petitions seeking completion of recruitment processes initiated earlier by the Army and Air Force.Before the announcement of the Agnipath scheme, the union government had announced recruitments on various posts in the Air Force and Army. While upholding the union government's Agnipath scheme, the Delhi …

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’Did a Union Minister make personal calls..’ Congress to govt on Adani FPO
1 year, 10 months ago

’Did a Union Minister make personal calls..’ Congress to govt on Adani FPO

Live Mint  

The Congress on 18 February questioned the Modi government if a Union Minister had made personal calls to five-six of the most well-known business persons to invest their personal funds in the FPO. While posing a set of three questions to the government as part of the party's "Hum Adani ke Hain Kaun" series, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asked …

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UK govt refuses to give way on pay as nurses, medics strike
2 years ago

UK govt refuses to give way on pay as nurses, medics strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Tuesday it will not offer more money to nurses and ambulance crews to end strikes that are piling pressure on an already overstretched health system. The government insists it can’t get directly involved in pay talks between unions and employers — but Sunak also told the Daily Mail that double-digit public sector raises would …

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No Complete Proposal From State Govt To Setup New Bench Of Orissa High Court: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
2 years, 1 month ago

No Complete Proposal From State Govt To Setup New Bench Of Orissa High Court: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Live Law  

While answering a question raised by Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Lok Sabha MP from Odisha's Koraput, the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday clarified that presently there is no 'complete proposal' from the Government of Odisha to establish a new Bench of the Orissa High Court pending with the Central Government. In reply, Rijiju conveyed that High Court Benches are …

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Budget 2023: Govt Asks Citizens To Send Suggestions, Ideas Through My Gov Portal. Check Details
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023: Govt Asks Citizens To Send Suggestions, Ideas Through My Gov Portal. Check Details

ABP News  

In a bid to seek suggestions and ideas from the public, the government has invited ideas and suggestions for the upcoming Union Budget 2023-24 which will be presented in February next year. Steps To Submit Suggestions Firstly, visit My Gov portal and search inviting ideas and suggestions for Union Budget 2023-24 Login to the account via OTP. Govt targets to …

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