Centre plans to accelerate cleanliness drives: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: The Centre has earned Rs 1,162 crore from scrap disposal during its special cleanliness drives and plans are afoot to further accelerate it with the help of the states, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said on Monday. The cleanliness campaigns carried out at over four lakh sites have resulted in […]
SC to hear pleas alleging delay in clearing names recommended by collegiums
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday two petitions, including one alleging a delay on the Centre’s part in clearing the names recommended by the collegium for appointment and transfer of judges. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sudhanshu Dhulia and Sandeep Mehta is slated to hear the matter on […]
Deepfake issue: Govt to meet social media platforms: Union Minister
New Delhi: The government will soon meet social media platforms on the deepfake issue, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, asserting that the safe harbour immunity clause will not apply if platforms do not take adequate steps to remove deepfakes. Vaishnaw told reporters that the government had recently issued a notice to companies on […]
PM launches Rs 24,000-cr scheme for vulnerable tribal groups’ welfare
Khunti (Jharkhand): PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday promised to work on a ‘mission mode’ to deliver justice to deprived tribals and said he will repay the debt he owed to them while launching Rs 24,000-crore project for vulnerable tribal groups on the birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda. Apart from PM Janjati Adivasi Nyaya […]
Governor cannot cast doubt on validity of assembly session: SC
Says he cannot sit indefinitely over bills
New Delhi: “You are playing with fire,” the Supreme Court told the Punjab governor on Friday, as it held that being the titular head of the state he cannot cast doubt on the validity of an assembly session or withhold his decision indefinitely on bills passed by the House. It said under Article 200 of […]
Govt showing zero-tolerance approach towards illegal immigration: Amit Shah
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government will continue with its zero-tolerance approach towards illegal immigration and is committed to shielding Bharat from this menace, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. Shah said that pursuing Prime Minister Modi’s “vision of a secured Bharat,” the National Investigation Agency has busted five international human trafficking modules. […]
This Diwali, buy products made locally: PM
Asks people to post selfie with product or maker on NaMo App
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people, this Diwali, to buy products which have been made locally and then post a selfie with the product or its maker on the NaMo App. In a post on X, Modi said, “This Diwali, let us celebrate India’s entrepreneurial and creative spirit with #VocalForLocal threads […]
Parliament’s winter session likely to commence in second week of Dec: Sources
New Delhi: The Winter session of Parliament is likely to commence in the second week of December and could conclude ahead of Christmas, sources said on Wednesday. The session, they said, could commence days after the counting of votes in five states on December 3. Three key bills which seek to replace the IPC, CrPC […]
Covid lockdown air tickets: Process refunds by next week: Govt tells online travel portals
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday directed online travel portals to process pending refunds related to air ticket bookings during the coronavirus lockdown period by the third week of November. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, there was a nationwide lockdown for varying periods starting from March 25, 2020, and scheduled commercial flight services […]
DGCA issues show cause notice to Air India
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA has issued a show cause notice to Air India for non-compliance with norms pertaining to facilities that are required to be provided to passengers. Last year, the regulator imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for not complying with the provisions of Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) on […]