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Govt to meet cab aggregators Tue as consumer complaints rise against firms

The government has called a meeting of cab aggregators like Ola and Uber on Tuesday to discuss their policies related to fare calculation, surge pricing, ride cancellations and measures taken by them

Top headlines: Indian rupee plummets to all-time low; Sri Lankan PM resigns

India's government asks the Supreme Court not to invest time in examining the constitutional validity of the penal law on sedition.

Govt bringing major changes in transport sector for better: V K Singh

The Union government is brining major changes in the transport sector and their effects will soon be visible on the ground, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways V K Singh said on Saturday

Govt plans to make trade certificate process online for vehicle dealers

The validity of the trade certificate has been proposed to be increased from 12 months to five years.

As Indian 'cities become heat islands', govt official lists plan for crisis

India suffered its hottest March in more than 100 years and April saw many places, including New Delhi, recording unusually high temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius on most days.

India Covid death toll highest in world, says WHO as govt rejects report

India's official Covid death toll is 481,486 between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021

Share of govt holding in listed companies rises 4% in March quarter

In value terms, government holding in companies listed on the NSE increased 3.69 per cent to Rs 14.13 trillion, from Rs 13.63 trillion on December 31, 2021

Govt data shows surge in people dying without any medical attention in 2020

Fewer women gave birth in institutional settings amid pandemic

Delhi minister says his coal stock authentic correct, slams centre

Power minister Satyendar Jain claimed the coal stock figures cited by him in his letter to Union Power minister R K Singh was authentic and if there was any confusion, it was created by the Centre

Govt revises wheat production estimate downwards by 5.7% to 105 mn tonnes

The lowering of estimates has been attributed to "early summer"

PM Modi to embark on 3-nation tour with substantial, comprehensive agenda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-nation visit will have a substantial and comprehensive agenda during his bilateral and multilateral meetings.PM Modi will embark on Monday for his three days visit to Germany, Denmark and France.Addressing a special briefing, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said PM Modi will be leaving on a visit to three countries for bilateral as well as multilateral engagements.The newly-appointed Foreign Secretary informed that Prime Minister will hold wide-ranging interactions with political leadership in these countries. He will also engage with the Indian diaspora and the top industrialists and CEOs during his visit."PM's three days and three-nation tour have an intense schedule with a substantial and comprehensive agenda, including wide-ranging interactions with political leadership with these countries, the Indian diaspora and the top industrialists and CEOs," he added.Kwatra said PM Modi will meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Germany. The two leaders ...

Govts biggest litigants, docket explosion due to exec, legislature: CJI

CJI Ramana flagged key problems faced by the Indian judiciary such as pendency, vacancies, dwindling judge-population ratio and the lack of infrastructure in courts

25 engagements, meeting with 8 world leaders, in PM Modi's trip: Govt

He will hold meetings, bilateral as well as multilateral, with eight world leaders from seven countries besides having an interaction with 50 global business leaders, government sources said

The Concurrent List is a hindrance to good federalism

There is a structural reason for why the Centre-State problem is perennial: the Indian constitution isn't genuinely federal

IMF praises India's resilient economy, highlights structural reforms taken

The IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva lauded India's well-targeted policy mix that has helped the Indian economy remain resilient in her meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Washington DC

Live: Delhi Capitals allrounder Mitchell Marsh tests positive for Covid-19

Live news updates: Marsh is the third member of the Capitals contingent to test positive.

Communal djinn and the vanishing State

Though there is no direct evidence that unemployed youth are drawn into furthering the communal agenda, they have lately erupted in job-related agitations for reservations and inclusion in OBC lists

Govt committed to welfare of unorganised workforce says PM Narendra Modi

Modi further said that the participation of the unorganised labour was very important in the development of the country.

Facilities being set up to encourage women in governance, business: J-K LG

J&K's Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said the government making proactive intervention to create facilities to encourage women's participation in governance, business, and other sectors

Single-window portal for pensioners, elders to be set up: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday announced the setting up of a single-window portal for benefit of pensioners and superannuated elder citizens.