Apr 05, 2022, at 11:07 pm
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, utilizing the emergency powers under the IT Rules, 2021, has issued orders on Monday for blocking of twenty-two (22) YouTube based news channels, three (3) Twitter accounts, one (1) Facebook account, and one (1) news website.
Stone idol of Goat Head Yogini illegally removed from Indian temple returned: G. Kishan Reddy
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:59 pm
The Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and DONER, G. Kishan on Saturday announced that a 10th century stone idol of Goat Head Yogini that had been illegally removed from a temple in Lokhari, Banda, Uttar Pradesh is being returned to India.
Union Cabinet to approve scrapping of three farm laws on Nov 24
Nov 21, 2021, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Union cabinet in its meeting on Nov 24 is expected to approve withdrawal of the three contentious farm laws, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to repeal them in the face of continuing protest by farmers.
Mindset of 'CAG vs Government' has changed today: Narendra Modi
Nov 16, 2021, at 10:56 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is an institution that has grown in importance and has created a legacy with passage of time.
Twitter India head gets US-based role amid tussle with Modi govt
Aug 14, 2021, at 05:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid Twitter India's ongoing tussle with the Narendra Modi government, the company's head in the South Asian country-Manish Maheshwari-has been given a new US-based role, a senior executive announced on Friday.
Phone numbers of Indian politicians, journalists hacked using Pegasus spyware: Report
Jul 19, 2021, at 06:03 am
New Delhi: Phone numbers of Indian politicians and journalists have been allegedly bugged by using Israel spy software Pegasus and were even put on surveillance, media reports said on Sunday, just ahead of the start of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament.
Digital Rules: Indian govt sends one 'last notice' to Twitter
Jun 05, 2021, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi: India's ministry of electronics and information technology on Saturday shot a letter to Twitter and asked it to share compliance details with the new intermediary guidelines.
May 09, 2021, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: International medical journal The Lancet in an editorial on Saturday heavily criticised the Narendra Modi government for the "the scenes of suffering in India" due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Economy derailed before pandemic, over 12 cr job lost during lockdown, says Congress
Mar 24, 2021, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress lawmaker Deependra Singh Hooda on Wednesday said that economy had derailed well before the Covid pandemic and over 12 crore jobs were lost during the lockdown and after.
Narendra Modi gov't needs national policy to curb second wave of COVID: Congress
Mar 22, 2021, at 12:01 am
New Delhi/UNI: Expressing concern over the rising number of daily coronavirus cases, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday said that the government has failed to stop the second peak of infection and needs to work under the national policy to control the pandemic.
We withheld portion of accounts identified in blocking orders by Indian govt: Twitter
Feb 10, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter in its fresh statement on Wednesday said it has withheld the portion of accounts identified in the blocking orders served by the Indian government within the country.
Yet another round of talks between Indian govt, protesting farmers ends without result
Jan 08, 2021, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Eighth round of talks between the Government and farmers' unions also concluded without any result on Friday evening with both sides sticking to their positions.
Nov 11, 2020, at 09:16 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government is all set to bring the online news portals and content providers like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar under the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, media reports said on Wednesday.
Indian govt directs to block 12 pro-Khalistani websites: Reports
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:36 am
New Delhi: The Indian government has directed the IT ministry to block 12 pro-Khalistani outfits-linked websites, media reports said on Tuesday.
Oct 27, 2020, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government on Tuesday designated Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Mohammad Yusuf Shah as 'terrorist'.
Won't order Centre to bring back students stranded in Moldova: SC
Apr 21, 2020, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it cannot pass orders to direct the Union of India to bring back the stranded students in Moldova in Europe and refused to interfere with the petition.
Indian govt issues revised guidelines for Coronavirus lockdown
Apr 15, 2020, at 10:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Wednesday issued revised guidelines to be followed in the country till May 3 as the nation entered its second phase of the extended lockdown to combat COVID-19.
Not the time to find faults, says Health Ministry on COVID-19 cases in Nizamuddin
Mar 31, 2020, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Reacting to the recent development around the mass gathering of Tableeghi Jamaat preachers at a religious event which was held at Alami Markaz Banglewali Masjid in Nizamuddin area of New Delhi, following which twenty-four people have tested positive for COVID-19, the Indian government on Tuesday said it was not the time for fault finding.
Indian govt appoints two new JS-ranked officers under CDS
Jan 20, 2020, at 05:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The government on Monday approved appointment of two joint secretaries in the newly-created department of military affairs under the defence ministry.
Indian Governor should act in tune with peoples' desire: Kapil Sibal
Jan 18, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Kozhikode/UNI: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that a Governor has to act in tune with the desires of the democratically elected Government.
Nov 24, 2019, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that India is witnessing a rapid transformation in all spheres and that the Prime Minister’s clarion call of ‘reform, perform and transform’ has given a new sense of urgency and direction to the country, and the Governors should ensure that the momentum is maintained and tangible outcomes are achieved through collective and collaborative efforts.
Indian government counters Moody's downgrading, says proactively taken policy decisions
Nov 08, 2019, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (UNI) Countering Global ratings major Moody's Investors Service downgrading India's ratings outlook to 'negative' from 'stable', the Government said on Friday that it has undertaken series of financial sector and other reforms to strengthen the economy as a whole and also proactively taken policy decisions in response to the global slowdown .
Indian government revokes writer Aatish Taseer's OCI status for 'hiding information'
Nov 08, 2019, at 08:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has revoked the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status of writer and journalist Aatish Taseer for he has 'hidden information' regarding his father who was a Pakistani national.
Indian government bans production, sale of e-cigarettes
Sep 18, 2019, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi: In a major health and wellness initiative for the country, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the promulgation of the prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Ordinance, 2019.
Indian government announces bonus for over 11 lakh Indian Railway employees
Sep 18, 2019, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Indian government on Wednesday announced bonus for 11 lakh Railway employees.
High-level team of Ministry of DoNER to visit Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow
Sep 04, 2019, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS): A High-level team of officers from Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) will be visiting Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow, officials said.
Cabinet approves establishment of 75 new Medical Colleges by 2021-22
Aug 29, 2019, at 08:43 am
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for establishment of 75 additional Government Medical Colleges by 2021-22 attached with existing district/referral hospitals under Phase-III of the ongoing Centrally Sponsored scheme.
Indian government should remonetise economy by putting money back in hands of needy: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 23, 2019, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi,Aug 23 (UNI) Pointing out that Government’s own economic advisers had acknowledged that Indian economy was in a deep mess, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Government should remonetise the economy by putting money back in the hands of the needy.
Pakistani celebrities target Indian government over its move on Jammu and Kashmir
Aug 05, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IBNS): Hours after the Indian government decided to scrap Article 370 and 35-A of the constitution that accords special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani celebrities criticised the PM Narendra Modi-led government over the move.
No separate flag for Jammu and Kashmir any more
Aug 05, 2019, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): With the Indian government scrapping the Article 370 to integrate Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country and bifurcate the state into two, the separate flag which the region has will cease to exist from now on.