Union Government
- India
Govt issues advisory on media reporting of defence operations
New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday, April 26, issued an advisory directing all media outlets to refrain from broadcasting live coverage of military operations or movements of security…
- India
Roll back petrol, LPG price hike: KTR slams Centre in open letter
Hyderabad: In an open letter to the Central Government’s decision to hike petrol, diesel, and LPG prices, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR), on Wednesday, demanded that the…
- India
CM Stalin seeks urgent meeting with PM Modi over delimitation concerns
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has requested an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to voice concerns over the proposed delimitation exercise. He has sought to meet the Prime…
- India
Wayanad landslides: Centre declines ‘national disaster’ tag, faces Oppn ire
New Delhi: The Union government declined to declare the landslides that happened in Kerala’s Wayanad that took the lives of over 400 people in August as a ‘National Disaster’, causing huge disappointment…
- India
Bomb threats impact 7 flights on Wed; govt says agencies pursuing all cases actively
New Delhi: As many as seven flights received bomb threats on Wednesday taking the number of flights impacted to 19 in three days, with the Union government asserting that the law enforcement…
- Chennai
TN Islamic organisations to protest against Waqf Bill on Oct 4
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Islamic organisations and political parties will conduct a joint protest on October 4 against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 by the Union government. The protest would be held at…
- Bangalore
Siddaramaiah writes to CMs of 8 states on unfair devolution of taxes by Centre
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he has written to the Chief Ministers of eight states regarding the “unfair” devolution of taxes by the Union government, and has invited them…
- India
Govt had to cancel lateral entry recruitment because Oppn is strong: Kharge
Mumbai: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said the Union government had to cancel the latest lateral entry recruitment due to resistance by a strong opposition. Speaking at an event in Mumbai…
- India
Child marriage prohibition act should be applicable to all communities, says PIL
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Saturday sought response from the Union government, state, and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on a petition seeking uniform application of the…
- Kashmir
Altaf Bukhari urges parties to unitedly protest against Centre
Srinagar: Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari on Saturday appealed to Jammu and Kashmir’s political parties to shun differences and unitedly raise voices against the Centre’s move to vest more powers to the…
- Photos
In pics: Swearing-in ceremony of new Union govt
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu administers oath of office to BJP MP Suresh Gopi as minister, at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Union government at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Sunday,…
- Telangana
Telangana HC issues notice to centre, state on class 1 admission age limit
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday, April 19, issued notices to both the Union and state governments. They have been asked to respond to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenges…
- India
Centre orders YouTube to take down ‘National Dastak’ channel
A digital news portal National Dastak said on Monday, April 8, that the Union government has asked YouTube to remove its channel from the platform. With over 9.4 million subscribers, the channel…
- India
Centre seized printing of electoral bonds a fortnight post SC’s verdict
An RTI (Right To Information) revealed that the Union finance ministry ordered the State Bank of India (SBI) to “immediately put a hold” on the printing of electoral bonds, almost a fortnight…
- Business
ONGC, OIL to gain as govt cuts windfall tax on crude oil
New Delhi: The Union government has reduced the windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 1,700 per tonne from Rs 2,300 a tonne in its fortnightly revision as oil prices have come…
