States to provide Rs. 50,000 compensation for every COVID death: Centre to Supreme Court
Sep 23, 2021, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The families of those who die of COVID-19 will receive Rs. 50,000 ex-gratia from the state governments, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Reduced GST rates on Covid medicine extended till Dec 31: Nirmala Sitharaman
Sep 18, 2021, at 01:41 am
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced that the reduced GST rates on Covid medicines has been extended till December 31, from September 30.
Pegasus: Centre cites national security for not filing affidavit on snooping row in Supreme Court
Sep 14, 2021, at 06:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Monday said "it had nothing to hide" but cited "national security" as it responded to the Supreme Court on why it did not file a detailed affidavit in reply to petitions seeking a formal inquiry into the Pegasus spyware scandal.
Heavy casualties in Himachal landslides: HC issues notice to Centre to take necessary action
Sep 11, 2021, at 01:27 am
Shimla/UNI: Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notices to the Centre and State Governments and the National Highway Authority of India, in a matter seeking directions to the authorities concerned to take necessary measures for prevention of occurring landslides in the state.
TMC MP Derek O'Brien has eight counter questions for govt after 8-minister presser
Aug 13, 2021, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after a special press conference was held by eight Union Ministers to slam the opposition parties over their "violent behaviour" during the monsoon session of the Parliament, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brian on Thursday countered the accusations stating they have a "strong case".
Oppns' violent behaviour in Parliament scripts dark chapter in history, they must apologise: Govt
Aug 13, 2021, at 02:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the Parliament was adjourned abruptly two days before the scheduled closure, the Union government on Thursday released a statement slamming the 'deplorable actions by opposition Members of Parliament (MPs)' which it feels 'have become a norm.'
SC raises concern over sedition law, questions relevance of 'Colonial' era law
Jul 16, 2021, at 01:16 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised concern over the alleged misuse of the sedition law, questioning the relevance of the colonial-era law which was being used to suppress the freedom struggle.
Cases cannot be registered under scrapped Section 66A of IT Act: Centre tells Supreme Court
Jul 15, 2021, at 05:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that cases cannot be registered under the defunct Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.
Centre announces COVID-19 emergency package worth 23,123 Crore a day after Cabinet revamp
Jul 09, 2021, at 02:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Thursday announced a new emergency package called 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness Package: Phase-II' worth Rs. 23,123 crore to tackle the pandemic situation in the country.
New IT rules: Centre moves Supreme Court seeking transfer of pleas pending in HCs
Jul 07, 2021, at 12:22 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre has approached the Supreme Court seeking transfer of all petitions pending in different high courts across the country challenging the constitutionality of new Information Technology (IT) Rules to the apex court.
Supreme Court dismisses Centre's plea to review ruling on backward classes list
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Dismissing a review petition, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the power that rests exclusively with the President to add a community to the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) list cannot be given to states.
Centre signs $32 million loan with World Bank for improving healthcare services in Mizoram
Jun 25, 2021, at 01:48 am
Aizawl/IBNS: The Government of India, Government of Mizoram and the World Bank have signed a $32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project to improve management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram, particularly for the benefit of under-served areas and vulnerable groups.
All coronavirus deaths to be certified, action against defaulters: Centre informs Supreme Court
Jun 20, 2021, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: All coronavirus deaths, regardless of where the patients die, will have to be certified as 'Covid deaths', the Centre has stated in an affidavit in the Supreme Court.
Can't give Rs. 4 lakh compensation to every Covid victims' kin: Centre tells Supreme Court
Jun 20, 2021, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Families of Covid victims cannot be paid compensation as it is applicable to natural disasters, the Centre told Supreme Court.
'Must abide by India laws': Parliamentary panel tells Twitter India
Jun 19, 2021, at 02:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Twitter India on Friday faced some tough questions from the Shashi Tharoor-led parliamentary committee on IT including why the social media giant had not appointed a Chief Compliance Officer in the south Asian country, media reports said.
Supreme Court slams Centre's vaccination policy for 18-44 years old
Jun 03, 2021, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Centre's policy of giving free vaccination to those above 45 years and charging a hefty amount from those below that age.
Centre cancels CBSE Class 12 board exams, PM says students' safety important
Jun 02, 2021, at 01:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday evening cancelled the Class 12 board exams of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement.
Jun 01, 2021, at 04:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after the Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a petition seeking suspension of the ongoing construction of the Central Vista Project in the national capital amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Union Minister Hardeep Puri said a false narrative was being propagated over the plan.
Supreme Court directs tough questions to Centre over COVID-19 vaccination strategy
May 31, 2021, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday directed some tough questions to the central government over its COVID-19 vaccination strategy which is key in the middle of the pandemic.
Centre approves financial assistance to 67 families of journalists who succumbed to Covid-19
May 28, 2021, at 04:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a suo-moto move, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Press Information Bureau under the guidance of Prakash Javadekar, had compiled and collated the details of journalists who lost their lives due to the pandemic in the years 2020 & 2021 and started a special drive to provide assistance to their families under the Journalist Welfare Scheme.
May 28, 2021, at 02:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Thursday trashed a New York Times report as "baseless" that said India's Covid deaths were severely undercounted and underreported.
Tamil Nadu govt writes to Centre seeking ban on 'The Family Man 2' release
May 25, 2021, at 06:06 am
Chennai/IBNS: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday wrote to the Centre seeking an immediate ban on the release of The Family Man 2 web series on Amazon Prime OTT platform across the country.
Centre seeks adjournment of petitions on same-sex marriage in Delhi HC
May 24, 2021, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government on Monday sought an adjournment of petitions on same-sex marriage in the Delhi High Court, citing there were more urgent matters to be heard at a time the country is dealing with COVID-19, media reports said.
Subsidy on fertiliser for farmers hiked by 140 pct, Centre calls 'historic decision'
May 20, 2021, at 02:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Wednesday decided to offer a whopping 140 per cent subsidy on fertiliser to offset the price rise in the international market, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office said.
Centre seeks review of Supreme Court judgement on backward class list
May 14, 2021, at 05:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Thursday filed a petition to the Supreme Court to review its judgement where it directed that the power to add a community to the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) list should lie with the President only.
Govt to procure 1.5 lakh units of Oxycare Systems developed by DRDO
May 13, 2021, at 05:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government has accorded sanction for procurement of 1,50,000 units of Oxycare System at a cost of Rs 322.5 Crore. It is a comprehensive system developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to regulate oxygen being administrated to patients based on the sensed values of their SpO2 levels.
Karnataka appeals the Centre to allow utilisation of home produced Oxygen in the state
May 12, 2021, at 12:15 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr. K Sudhakar on Tuesday urged the Centre to allow utilisation of locally-produced oxygen to overcome the ongoing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
'Enough is enough, will not hear anything except compliance,' Delhi HC raps Centre on oxygen supply
May 05, 2021, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday admonished the Centre for not implementing its order of supplying a full quota of oxygen to the national capital amid a severe crisis of life-saving gas as Covid cases surged massively during the second wave.
PM's new residence to be built by Dec 2022, govt sets deadline
May 04, 2021, at 01:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A new Prime Minister's residence is to be built by December 2022 as a part of the Central Vista project, the government announced on Monday amid the Covid crisis.
Centre allows three sectors to use liquid oxygen, revises its order of total ban
Apr 27, 2021, at 03:11 am
New Delhi/UNI: Revising its order for a total ban of liquid oxygen for industrial purpose, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday exempted three sectors-Defence, Ampules and Pharma companies-to use the gas for commercial purposes.