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RS may discuss vacancies in statutory panels today

29 March 2017 11:41 PM IST
The Rajya Sabha may on Thursday discuss non-filling up of vacancies in statutory commissions for SCs, STs, Backward Classes and Minorities and the...

BJP ally Sena joins Oppn attack in RS on railways

29 March 2017 11:40 PM IST
The government was on Wednesday attacked in the Rajya Sabha by ally Shiv Sena along with the Opposition over merger of the Railway Budget with the...

'1,832 govt appointments by fake caste certificates'

29 March 2017 11:39 PM IST
As many as 1,832 appointments in government departments were allegedly secured through fake caste certificates, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on...

Medical tourism grew by up to 25% in 2 years: Mahesh Sharma

29 March 2017 11:38 PM IST
Medical and wellness tourism in the country has increased by up to 25 per cent in the last two years, the government told the Rajya Sabha on...

President approves lawgiving women 26 weeks' maternity leave

29 March 2017 11:37 PM IST
Women employees will now be able to get paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks, as per a new law.President Pranab Mukherjee has...

Stacks of junked notes lying with coop banks: Pawar

29 March 2017 11:36 PM IST
Stacks of junked 500 and 1000 rupee notes are lying in district central cooperative banks after they were not allowed to deposit them in...

ITI grads to get class X, XII equivalent certificates: Govt

29 March 2017 11:33 PM IST
The government proposes to set up a separate board for ITIs which will help them conduct exams and award certificates at par with those given to...

Reluctant states derail Centre's Smart City dreams

29 March 2017 11:32 PM IST
With states' reluctance in releasing their share of grant for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Smart City Mission project, it seems all the...

Free drugs, diagnostics to all in new health policy: Govt

29 March 2017 11:31 PM IST
The new health policy puts forth a concrete framework for universal health-care and has provisions to provide free drugs and diagnostics to all,...

Scramble to exchange money as March 31 deadline nears

29 March 2017 11:30 PM IST
The queues at the designated RBI offices seem to be spilling over as the deadline for exchange of invalid notes by residents who were abroad during...

Ban sale of RO filters without ISI certification, NGO tells NGT

29 March 2017 11:27 PM IST
An NGO has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking a ban on the sale of reverse osmosis (RO) water purifiers which lack ISI certification.The...

CBI books 2 pvt firm directors,ex-SBI man for Rs165 cr fraud

29 March 2017 11:26 PM IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against two directors of a Kolkata-based private company and then chief manager of the...
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