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Centre's social media regulation lacks teeth, says Supreme Court

The top court also granted interim protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit in FIRs lodged over web series Tandav.

India's interventionist state: Reduce its scope, increase capability

Govt is increasingly keen to deliver even specific items like toilets, water, gas cylinders, where it can show the beneficiary immediate results. This new welfarism helps win polls but not development

No one critical of the government seems to be innocent any longer

If the Uddhav Thackeray govt could order a probe into concerted celebrity tweets defending the Modi govt amid farmers' agitation, there is no reason why it can't do so in the Bhima-Koregaon case

All central govt employees to attend office on working days: Personnel Min

The decision comes amid a significant decline in the number of active Covid-19 cases in the country, including in the national capital

Bill in the works to have two sets of DFIs: Govt and private

Currently, some entities are working as a kind of DFI in their niche areas such as Indian Railway Finance Corporation, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, and Small Industries Develop

Govt-farmers meet: 9th round ends with date for 10th round of talks

Unions stuck to their main demand of a complete repeal of the three Acts

A dead end

Govt cannot accept extreme demands of farmers

Govt invites farmers for talks on Wed, says it has 'open mind' on demands

The agriculture ministry has invited representatives of more than a dozen unions for the meeting at 2 p.m. in Vigyan Bhawan

Ready for talks but Centre must offer 'concrete solution': Farmer leaders

The unions will take a call in a couple of days on coming to the negotiating table

Trade union slams Karnataka govt for failing to protect workers at Wistron

The protest on Saturday over months of alleged underpayment of wages at Wistron's factory in the southern Indian state spiralled out of control after police were summoned

Centre steps into Wistron case, asks Karnataka to swiftly complete probe

Violence had broken out at Taiwanese tech giant's plant near Bengaluru on Saturday, several employees ransacked the unit over alleged non-payment and deduction of wages

Govt successfully prunes stake in IRCTC by 20% as OFS sails through

Retail investors lapped up all the shares in the offer a day after institutional investor portion was subscribed 1.34 times

Swiggy partners govt to build 'world's largest' street food vendor project

In the first phase alone, Swiggy will onboard about 36,000 vendors to whom the loan has been disbursed in 125 cities by the government

Centre gives Rs 6,000 crore to 14 states as revenue deficit grant

This is in line with interim recommendations of 15th finance commission; similar amount was released in April-Nov period of current fiscal

Centre says it's open to suggestions on farm Acts, but won't repeal them

The comments came a day before more than 30 farmers' groups are scheduled to meet Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Food Minister Piyush Goyal

Bengal CM Mamata targets Centre for new farm laws, PM Cares Fund

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Centre for forcibly implementing the new farm laws and accused it taking up schemes without consulting the states

States to report on hospital safety guideline implementation: Centre to SC

The Centre informed the Supreme Court that it has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to send status report by December 4 on the implementation of fire safety guidelines

Farm groups to march to Delhi on 26 Nov as Centre invites leaders for talks

The farmers' protest will continue indefinitely if the central government does not accede to their demands

Centre, states can't have indefinite right over properties of citizens: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Centre and state governments cannot have an indefinite or overriding right to continue occupying citizens' properties after acquiring them

Govt releases backend code of Aarogya Setu to enhance transparency

The government on Friday released the backend code of Aarogya Setu in the open domain that will help people understand the functioning of the Covid-19 contact-tracing app