Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday ahead of the party’s core group meeting. The meeting lasted for nearly 30 minutes and was followed by the Congress’s core group meet. According to party sources, anti-graft bills were on top of the agenda. Some of the important anti-corruption bills pending with parliament […]
Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh Friday denied that he said there will be no voting on Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill, 2013, in the state assembly. He told reporters in the national capital that if he was summoned by the state assembly for alleged breach of privilege, he was ready to appear before the assembly and […]
South Korean President Park Geun-hye, the country’s first woman president, is paying a state visit to India Jan 15-18. President Park, who is coming to India on the invitation of President Pranab Mukherjee, will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discuss bilateral, regional and global issues, a statement said. The visit […]
The government Thursday approved a proposal to increase the number of MBBS seats in the country by 10,000 by upgrading existing state and central government medical colleges. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the health ministry’s proposal related to the centrally-sponsored scheme for upgradation of existing state government/central government medical colleges to increase the […]
The union cabinet Thursday approved the National Youth Policy 2014, which focuses on education, skill development, employment, entrepreneurship and health. The National Youth Policy-2014 (NYP-2014) replaced the NYP-2003 currently in force. The vision of NYP-2014 is to empower youth to achieve their full potential and through them enable India to find its rightful place in […]
The union cabinet Thursday approved refunding Rs.11,258.48 crore to MTNL and BSNL which the two state-run telecom firms had paid for fourth generation (4G) spectrum in the 2010 auction. “BSNL will be refunded Rs.6,724.51 crore and MTNL will be given Rs.4,533.97 crore in due course … it would be done in a staggered manner over […]
The government Thursday introduced a comprehensive regulatory framework for television rating agencies in India. The framework in the form of guidelines was approved by the union cabinet in a meeting here. The guidelines cover detailed procedures for registration of rating agencies, eligibility norms, terms and conditions of registration, cross-holdings, methodology for audience measurement and a […]
MNS chief Raj Thackeray Thursday criticised BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for only speaking about his own state, and asked him to adopt a national outlook. The BJP hit back, saying nobody needs to advise Modi on what he should do. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) founder-president Thackeray also hit out at the Aam Aadmi […]
The Election Commission Thursday decided not to pursue a proposal for a tie-up with Google for better electoral information services in view of concerns raised about possible security implications. According to a press note issued by the commission Thursday, the proposal would not be pursued further. “Google made a presentation to the commission for electoral […]
An overhauled and effective public grievance redressal cell will be in place in Delhi from Saturday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his council of ministers will also listen to public grievances every Saturday. Under the new system, the government will directly ask the complainants whether they were satisfied with the redressal. If not, a […]