Amid Bangla tension, TMC woos both Hindus and Muslims

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New process of filing GST returns will be made simpler soon

The Ministry of Finance, headed by Arun Jaitley, has decided to simplify the process of filing Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns and an...

Banks rejected over 88% loans applied under PM’s employment scheme

At the time when Public Sector Banks (PSUs) are facing crisis due to disbursement of insecure loans to industrialists and merchants, the figure shows...

Slow implementation of PM housing plan in urban, rural areas

The implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Housing Scheme (PMHS), both urban and rural, has been tardy and the targets set for the same would...

Congress will field new faces for possible Delhi byelections

With an eye on possible bypolls in Delhi, Congress is planning to field new faces. Sources have said that workers and leaders have started...

Agencies yet to act against TMC leaders in Narada sting case

Almost two years have passed, but central agencies are yet to act in the Narada sting case in which over a dozen Trinamool Congress...

‘Centre’s new health insurance plan may be difficult to implement’

The Centre’s new health insurance scheme envisages medical coverage to 10 crore poor families, with an annual insurance ceiling up to Rs 5 lakh...

Cong may claim one Rajya Sabha seat from Bihar

The Congress may manage to secure one Rajya Sabha seat from Bihar, 16 years after R.K. Dhawan was elected to the Upper House in...

Temples face existential crisis under state governments

The condition of temples under the control of respective state governments is pathetic, so much so that they are facing an existential crisis. The...

Renewable energy sector will create 3 lakh jobs

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has prepared a blueprint to create 3 lakh jobs till 2020 in the renewable energy sector....

MPLADS: Udit Raj spent the most for development, Manoj Tiwari the least

There is a wide disparity in utilisation of funds allocated under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme by parliamentarians from Delhi....

Many start-ups fail to qualify for tax benefits

The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has refused to give tax benefits to 401...

Yogi’s Nath followers may boost BJP in Tripura

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath can play a key role for the Bharatiya Janata Party in poll-bound Tripura as he is the head...

‘Congress holding programmes to energise workers in Delhi’

With an eye on Delhi Assembly bypolls after the disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators, the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) is...

Insurance schemes likely for women with Jan Dhan

Eyeing the 2019 Parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to help women voters through the Jan Dhan Yojana (JDY), one of his...

Delhi government will act tough on schools flouting nursery admission norms

The Delhi government is keeping close tabs on the ongoing nursery admission process in private schools across the city. It is mulling taking strict...

‘Aadhaar for every homeless tough, but not impossible’

Providing Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identity number, to every homeless in the country, is proving to be a huge challenge, but non-government organisations (NGOs)...

‘New bill will give more power to consumers’

The new Consumer Protection Bill 2017, approved by the Union Cabinet on 20 December last year, is likely to give more power to consumers,...

‘Chennai is becoming narcotics hub’

Chennai, known more for its multinational companies and engineering colleges, is turning into a den for drugs and cartels. In the 12-month period from...

Reforms likely in existing tax system in budget 2018

In order to give a major push to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s endeavour of taking India further up on the scale of ease of...

17 months on, BPSC exam results still not published

Results of the 56-59th Combined (Main) Written Competitive Examination of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) have not been released even after 17 months...

‘Make in UP’ initiative will attract investors, create jobs in state

The Uttar Pradesh government has asked officials to focus more on ways to make its “Make in UP” initiative—on the lines of the Centre’s...

KYC norms proving to be a deterrent for e-wallets

Strict operating norms like Know Your Customer (KYC) for e-wallet service providers, coupled with higher transaction charges and lack of digital infrastructure, are adversely...

Ration card digitisation lagging behind target

The proposed installation of digital point of sale (POSS), a machine which keeps electronic records of transactions to make the country’s ration system leak-proof,...

Serious fraud office did not arrest anyone in four months

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), which looks into the financial fraud in the country and functions under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA),...

Sharks escape ED net, only small fry get caught

The Enforcement Directorate has so far acted against only the small fry in investigations into the Panama Papers case, while the sharks are still...

UGC gets chairman, but other posts still vacant

After being headless for almost nine months, the University Grants Commission (UGC) finally got a permanent chairman on Friday. The Ministry of Human Resource...

Agencies crack down on Bitcoin traders

Multiple agencies, including the Income Tax (I-T) Department, police and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), have launched a crackdown against traders across the country dealing...

Private libraries provide peaceful reading space to Delhi students

At a time when most of the public libraries in the capital are facing an existential crisis, private libraries located in the narrow lanes...

Many Udyog Aadhaar registrations in Bihar considered fake

Bihar has topped in Udyog Aadhaar registrations in the country, leaving behind many states with comparatively higher rates of industrialisation, but officials of the...

Body meant to resolve cases of cyber fraud near defunct

A premier body with judicial powers to resolve cases of cyber fraud in the country legally, has remained as good as defunct even after...

Cases of medical negligence rise as victims await justice

Despite the rising number of cases of medical negligence, victims are struggling to get justice as the State Medical Councils (SMCs) and the Medical...

Retiring MPs were silent spectators in Rajya Sabha

The terms of three Congress MPs, representing Delhi in the Rajya Sabha, will end in January 2018, but, barring one, they did not ask...

Rights groups silent as Hindus persecuted in Pak, Bangladesh

Hindus, a minority in Pakistan and Bangladesh, are facing violence, according to members of the community staying as refugees in Delhi’s Yamuna Pusta and...

Blood transfusion pouches get costlier post GST

The price of blood transfusion pouches has risen by 3% after the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime and this has...

MHRD scraps panel to search for UGC chairman

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has scrapped the search-cum-selection (SCS) committee formed earlier this year to come up with suggestions for suitable...

Dynasty in BSP, as Maya’s brother takes centre stage

The elevation of Anand Kumar, Mayawati’s younger brother, to the post of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) vice president earlier this year, is being seen...

I-T notices being sent again to 149 named in Panama Papers

The Income Tax (I-T) department has again started the process of sending notices to 149 Indians—out of the 500 names that had appeared in...

Hardik wants over 30 tickets from Congress for Patidar aides

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel wants the Congress to give over 30 tickets to relatives and close aides of PAAS members...

Customers missing, Delhi’s lone legal opium shop about to shut

Delhi’s lone government-run opium shop is likely to be closed from March next year as the shop is left with only nine authorised octogenarian...

Petrol pumps flout rule, add cancer-causing pollutants to air

Despite repeated directives from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an institution empowered to perform the functions of the State Pollution Control Board for...

Consumers suffer from slow internet speeds

Despite being a major internet market, consumers in India are yet to experience high speed and reliable internet connections. They complain about poor mobile...

‘RTE is leading to closure of low budget private schools’

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (popularly known as RTE), introduced by the then Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister...

Ministries hiring PR firms to give the right message

Union ministries are rushing to hire advertising and public relations agencies for the publicity of their signature programmes, according to sources. The hiring of...

Fake opinion polls swamp social media

As Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat gear up for Assembly elections, political parties have started citing fake opinion poll “results” to show their lead over...

‘Congress vow for OBC quota bid for Patidars dubious’

The Congress’ promise of exploring ways to give OBC status to the Patel (Patidar) community in Gujarat is “unrealistic and dubious”, say experts as...

Teachers accuse MHRD of promoting private consultants

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) is allegedly involving private consultants for policy making while keeping out representatives of faculties of public funded...

Violence against Dalits, inward migration may determine HP polls

The alleged rise in violence against Dalits, rampant inward migration and the “development divide” between the lower and upper regions of the state are...

Stricter norms to stop misuse of cashless treatment

In order to check the menace of inflated bills and other such irregularities in providing treatment under cashless insurance schemes (CIS), the Insurance Regulatory...

Tough norms will regulate ‘hate speech’ on social media

There may soon be stringent provisions of punishment to deal with cases of “hate speech” and other such activities on social media. Clauses of...

AAP workers joining BJP in Himachal

The lack of any apex decision making body of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh and the party’s plan to stay...

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