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Safe for coronavirus patients to undergo surgery, says Centre

The Centre asserted that coronavirus patients requiring surgery need not be denied surgical intervention, saying present data indicates that such procedures are safe

Ask AIIMS to start treatment for rare diseases: Delhi HC tells Centre

The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to communicate to AIIMS as well as to other Centres for Excellence to start the treatment of certain children suffering from rare diseases

33.6% of Indian coast under varying rate of erosion, says govt

More than one-third of India's coast is eroding at varying rate of changes according to a study of satellite data over 28 years, the government told Lok Sabha

Budget 2022: Settlement for FY19 GST accounts gives states Rs 4,000 crore

Apart from the devolution for this fiscal year, states received an additional Rs 24,227 crore in the Revised Estimates of 2021-22 (FY22) on account of "prior period adjustment of tax devolution"

Budget 2022: Govt subsidies to fall 39% to Rs 4.3 trn in FY22

For the next fiscal, the government said total subsidies are estimated to further decline to Rs 3,17,866 crore from Rs 4,33,108 crore in the current fiscal

Budget 2022: Oppn slams it as 'Pegasus spin budget', 'zero-sum budget'

The Opposition on Tuesday slammed the Union Budget, calling it a "Pegasus spin budget" and a "zero-sum budget" that has nothing for the salaried class and the poor

Govt proposes to tweak TDS norms on sale of immovable property

One per cent TDS will apply on a non-agriculture immovable property of over Rs 50 lakh on the basis of sale price or the stamp duty value, which ever is higher

Economic Survey revealed Modi govt's 'gross mismanagement' of economy: Cong

The 2022 Economic Survey has revealed the intrinsic weakness of the economy and the Narendra Modi government's "gross mismanagement" on this front, the Congress said

Editors guild urges Justice Raveendran panel to take notice of Pegasus

The Editors Guild of India urged the Justice R V Raveendran committee to take cognisance of the "startling claims" made in a report about the purchase of the Pegasus spyware by India

Rakesh Tikait slams govt, says farmers will observe 'Betrayal Day' tomorrow

Alleging betrayal by the Centre, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait announced a country-wide observance of "Betrayal Day" on Monday over farm issues.

Centre may clarify in HC if it wishes to withdraw its stand on marital rape

The Centre is likely to inform the Delhi HC whether it wishes to withdraw its earlier affidavit in which it had submitted that marital rape cannot be made a criminal offence

Govt mandates storage of ISD, satphone, message details, others for 2 yrs

The government has mandated storage of international calls, satellite phone calls, conference calls and messages made over normal networks as well as on the internet for a period of at least two years

Centre extends tenure of IPO-bound LIC's chairman by one more year

The government has extended the tenure of chairman of IPO-bound LIC by one more year with a view to facilitate smooth listing of the insurance behemoth, sources said.

Tamil Nadu becomes 26th state to align with Centre's telecom RoW rules

Tamil Nadu has become the 26th state to issue Right of Way (RoW) rules for easing telecom infrastructure rollout in the state

Credibility of govt accounting

Are official revenue-expenditure records evaluated critically and exhaustively enough?

Centre, J-K to collaborate for next generation administrative reforms

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under the Union Personnel Ministry will collaborate with the government of Jammu and Kashmir for next-generation administrative reforms, an official statement issued on Tuesday said. The DARPG and the Jammu and Kashmir government will collaborate on creation of an online portal for monitoring progress in 58 District Good Governance Index Indicators, adoption of e-HRMS in the Jammu and Srinagar secretariats, and online monitoring of citizen satisfaction in 150 e-services through Jammu & Kashmir e-services delivery assessment framework, it said. As a follow-up to the launch of the District Good Governance Index on January 22 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the roadmap for three key good governance initiatives was drawn up in a meeting held on Tuesday between DARPG Secretary V Srinivas and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta. Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh and Jammu and Kashmir ...

Fit India Quiz preliminary results out, UP students get top spots

Students from Uttar Pradesh have bagged the top ranks in the preliminary round of the first-ever Fit India Quiz, results of which were announced on Tuesday.

Devas Multimedia shareholders to continue seizing Indian assets abroad

Unfazed by the Supreme Court upholding winding up of the company, shareholders of Devas Multimedia will continue to seek seizure of Indian government assets abroad to collect USD 1.2 billion the firm has been awarded by arbitration tribunals for cancellation of a satellite deal but are open for talks to settle the issue, their counsel said. "The decision by the Supreme Court does not change anything. The Modi government and the Indian courts cannot rewrite the facts. Their flimsy allegations of fraud will never stand up in courts outside of India," said Matthew D McGill, partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and lead counsel for several Devas' shareholders. "A better approach for the Modi government would be to return to the negotiating table, and continue with settlement talks." Devas shareholders are pursuing Indian assets abroad to recover the awards and have got a French court order for freezing Indian properties in Paris and got partial rights over funds maintained by India ...

Govt relaxes deadline for re-export of containers used for oxygen transport

The customs department has given time till September 30 for the re-export high-quality containers which have been imported for efficient transportation of liquid medical oxygen

Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to declare Bose's birthday a national holiday

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee appealed to the Central Government to declare Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary as a national holiday