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Govt to take action against fake reviews on e-commerce platforms

Department of Consumer Affairs to hold meeting with e-commerce entities and stakeholders on Friday to discuss magnitude of fake reviews and prepare a roadmap ahead

Updated On: 01 Aug 2023 | 5:19 PM IST

Coal production rose to 34 MT in 1st half of May to meet power demand: Govt

The total coal dispatch including non-CIL coal producing units has been to the tune of 71.77 MT for the entire month of April, registering a growth of 9.39 per cent on a year-on-year basis

Updated On: 24 May 2022 | 11:42 PM IST

Bengal faces Rs 1,141 crore revenue loss due to fuel price cut: Mamata

Claiming that West Bengal is staring at a total revenue loss of Rs 1,141 crore due to reduction of duties on petrol and diesel, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday attacked the Centre

Updated On: 23 May 2022 | 11:09 PM IST

Centre reduces import duties on steel, cement: Here's what realtors say

Owing to the surge of property prices, the realty sector has been urging the Centre to take necessary measures that will ease the burden on the developers.

Updated On: 23 May 2022 | 9:15 PM IST

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accuses centre of misusing central agencies

"The BJP-led central government is using the central agencies to interfere in the state's affairs. It is bulldozing the federal structure of the country. There is Tughlaqi rule in force," she said

Updated On: 23 May 2022 | 6:46 PM IST

Reduction of excise duty on petrol, diesel not enough, says Thackeray

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said the Central government's reduction of excise duty on petrol and diesel was not enough and demanded that it be brought down further

Updated On: 21 May 2022 | 9:43 PM IST

PESB-like body likely to hire PSB, public sector insurance firm heads

Centre looks to continue maintaining arms length in financial sector hiring

Updated On: 21 May 2022 | 6:10 AM IST

Govt alerts NCDC, ICMR on monkeypox amid rapid jump in cases abroad: Report

"Keep a close watch on monkeypox situation abroad. Send samples (to NIV, Pune) only in such cases where people display certain specific symptoms. Not samples of sick passengers," sources told ANI.

Updated On: 20 May 2022 | 11:23 PM IST

Cong's Shashi Tharoor takes a swipe at Centre over tackling Covid-19

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday took a dig at the government by posting a picture seemingly from a shop where the book 'A Nation to Protect', chronicling its response to the Covid pandemic, is displayed in the "popular fiction" segment. "Check out #PopularFiction in India these days!" Tharoor tweeted along with the picture. The book authored by Priyam Gandhi-Mody has Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its cover page and gives an account of the central government's response to the Covid-19. Tharoor also took a swipe at the government by comparing the prices of food items during the current NDA rule and the UPA era. "One more difference between the UPA era & the NDA: you feel it daily!" Tharoor tweeted with the hashtag inflation. He shared a list of food items such as rice, wheat, sugar, tomato and onion with their prices in 2014 and 2022.

Updated On: 20 May 2022 | 6:27 PM IST

Priyanka slams govt on inflation, says people may have to take loans

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked the Centre over rising prices, alleging that not a single policy of the BJP govt is aimed at enhancing the income of the middle class and the poor

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 6:37 PM IST

Other states also run Central schemes under different names: Trinamool

TMC has outlined counter-campaign against BJP claiming that West Bengal's dues under the PM Awas Yojana should not be released as the state government is running the same scheme under a different name

Updated On: 17 May 2022 | 2:42 PM IST

Government, RBI behind the curve in controlling inflation: Congress

The party also termed the government's decision to ban wheat exports as anti farmer.

Updated On: 14 May 2022 | 2:22 PM IST

Govt will be able to control inflation in the medium-term: Sanjeev Sanyal

"Taking all these measures into account, I think that we are broadly in a good situation economically and will be able to keep inflation under control in the medium term," he added

Updated On: 14 May 2022 | 10:14 AM IST

SC seeks Centre, EC response over J-K's Delimitation Commission plea

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the plea contends that delimitation can be conducted only by the EC and not the Delimitation Commission.

Updated On: 13 May 2022 | 6:33 PM IST

Those travelling abroad can take precaution dose 3 months after second jab

All technical protocols as prescribed in the guidelines regarding vaccination centres and adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) management will have to be followed, the guidelines added.

Updated On: 13 May 2022 | 5:31 PM IST

Cong will form next Gujarat govt, says Rahul Gandhi as he swipes at Centre

In the BJP model, which has created two Indias, one for the rich and one for the poor, resources of the country belonging to poor people are being given to a few rich people, he said

Updated On: 10 May 2022 | 3:38 PM IST

Over 181.5 mn unutilised Covid vaccines available with States, UTs: Centre

India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 1.905 billion (1,90,50,86,706) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,37,09,334 sessions

Updated On: 10 May 2022 | 1:36 PM IST

Govt says it will 're-examine, re-consider' sedition law, SC must not

The Centre on Monday urged the Supreme Court not to invest time in examining the constitutional validity of the penal law on sedition saying it has decided to re-examine and re-consider the provision

Updated On: 09 May 2022 | 10:22 PM IST

Appoint Chairman in Customs, other departments within 6 weeks: Delhi HC

The high court also directed the central government to examine the aspect of appointment of Vice-Chairman and other members for the benches of the Settlement Commission at Chennai and Kolkata

Updated On: 09 May 2022 | 2:55 PM IST

Country not autocracy, will run according to Constitution: AAP on Bagga row

AAP Punjab hit out at the BJP governments at the Centre and in Haryana over the controversy surrounding Tajinder Singh Bagga's arrest, and said this country will run according to the Constitution

Updated On: 07 May 2022 | 8:08 PM IST