Former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and P.V. Narasimha Rao, and legendary agricultural scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
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Delhi court grants interim bail to ex-Bihar CM Rabri Devi, daughters
A Delhi court on Friday granted interim bail to former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's wife Rabri Devi and her daughters -- Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav -- till February 28 in a money laundering case pertaining to the alleged land-for-job scam matter.
2G to coal scam & more: White Paper details 15 scams during UPA regime
The White Paper on Indian Economy tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday enumerates about 15 cases of corruption and scams that happened during the 10-year rule of the Congress-led UPA government.
White Paper: Health expenditure was a pain point for households under UPA regime
Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY), the largest health assurance scheme in the world fully funded by the government, is a flagship scheme of the NDA Government and was launched by the Prime Minister in September 2018.
The curious case of UPA’s gold export-import scheme
The telecom licenses issued in FY09 were cancelled by the Supreme Court due to a lack of transparency in the allocation process. In this period, the telecom sector went into a seizure as the government was caught out by the top court judgement.
White Paper: Poor planning, execution left social sector funds unspent in UPA years
The 'White Paper' stated: "Poor policy planning and execution resulted in large unspent funds for many social sector schemes during the UPA years, which in turn crippled the effectiveness of the government's schemes.
What Sitharaman’s White Paper says on UPA era’s 'fragile' economy: Key highlights
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Thursday presented a White Paper on Indian Economy to draw a comparison between the 10 years of Congress-led UPA regime and 10 years of post-2014 rule.
UPA's coal, telecom & Commonwealth Games scams dented India's image: White Paper
The White Paper presented in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Thursday states that the erstwhile Congress-led UPA government's decade of governance was marked by a policy of misadventures and scams such as the coal, telecom and Commonwealth Games corruption scandals.
UPA policy paralysis crippled power, telecom sectors: White Paper
The White Paper slams the erstwhile UPA government for the policy paralysis that resulted in large scale power shortages in the country and a 10-year setback for the telecom sector.
Modi govt's White Paper exposes UPA’s ‘corruption’
The Modi government’s ‘White Paper on Indian Economy’, which was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, has “exposed” the “fiscal mismanagement” of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, which was in power for 10 years from 2004 to 2014.
NDA White Paper: Price stability was hit as inflation raged during UPA rule
The ‘White Paper’ pointed out that economic mismanagement happened despite the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA Government having handed over a healthy and resilient economy with high growth potential in 2004 to the UPA regime.
EC allots interim name 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar' to Sharad Pawar's group
The Election Commission on Wednesday allotted veteran leader Sharad Pawar’s faction the new one-time name of "Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar", an official announcement said.
Uttarakhand becomes first state to pass UCC Bill
The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by a voice vote, the first such move by any state after Independence that could be replicated by similar legislations in other BJP-ruled states.
PM Modi tears into Congress for 'spreading lies' on LIC, PSUs
The Prime Minister said the “Congress made silly, baseless and negative statements about LIC and other PSUs”, adding, “It is the Congress which destroyed the PSUs instead."
Delhi court summons Kejriwal on February 17 on ED's plaint of non-compliance
A Delhi court on Wednesday issued summons to Arvind Kejriwal to appear on February 17. The Delhi Chief Minister was summoned on the ED's complaint of non-compliance against him.
In RS address, PM Modi takes jibe at Kharge over '400 par' statement
Replying to the Motion of Thanks on President’s address, PM Modi rained blows on the grand old party while holding it responsible for India’s backwardness in the 'pre-2014 era'.
Kejriwal's non-compliance of ED summons: Delhi court to pronounce order at 4 pm
The ED, on January 31, issued fresh summons to Kejriwal, and he was told to appear before the central probe agency on February 2. That was the fifth summon issued to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor.
Delhi HC reserves order on bail plea of NewsClick's HR Head in UAPA case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail plea of NewsClick's Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty, in a case lodged under the provisions of the UAPA over allegations that the media outlet received money to spread pro-China propaganda.
Chandrababu Naidu to hold talks with BJP for tripartite alliance
The talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other leaders are likely to give some clarity over TDP-Jana Sena-BJP alliance to take on ruling YSR Congress Party.
Restrictions imposed on Internet, mob gathering in J&K's Poonch & Rajouri
After Parliament gave nod to the grant of Scheduled Tribe status to the Pahari community in J&K, authorities on Wednesday imposed restrictions on Internet and mob gathering in Poonch and Rajouri districts.
K’taka CM’s allegations of injustice a deliberate distortion of the truth: Amit Malviya
BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya has hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for alleging "unfair" allocation of funds by the Centre to the state.
Blast in scrapyard: Labourer killed in Lucknow
A 34-year-old labourer was blown into pieces in an explosion which took place in a scrap warehouse located in Lakdi Mohal locality under the Cantonment police station.
Student from Hyderabad in Chicago injured in attack by robbers
Syed Mazahir Ali, pursuing Masters in information technology from Indiana Wesleyan University, was attacked and robbed by three men at Campbell Avenue on Sunday morning (local time).
EC recognises Ajit Pawar's side as real NCP, allots 'clock' symbol
The Election Commission on Tuesday accorded recognition to the Ajit Pawar faction as the "real" Nationalist Congress Party and allotted it the party's "clock" symbol.
Govt to fence entire 1,643 km stretch of India-Myanmar border
The latest move is considered significant given the vulnerability and threats of the 1,643 km unfenced India-Myanmar border spanning Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram.