BJP MPs oppose audit of PM CARES Fund at a parliamentary committee meeting
At the Public Accounts Committee meeting, most members, including 12 from BJP, also opposed panel chairman & Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury’s suggestion to discuss Covid.
Face penal action if country of origin isn’t displayed on e-commerce sites: Ram Vilas Paswan
Consumer affairs ministry to set up a team to monitor any such violation, which could invite a maximum jail term of three years or a fine of Rs 2,000 or both.
MHA suspends IPS officer Basant Rath for ‘misconduct’, days after complaint against J&K DGP
IPS officer Basant Rath had been involved in a nasty social media row with the DGP that culminated in a police complaint by the former.
J&K police file FIR after letter calls for strike on Burhan Wani death anniversary tomorrow
The letter was being circulated as a missive from separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, but police say his family has denied he wrote it.
Rajya Sabha allows reporters at standing panel meetings, restricts ministry officials to 2
While issuing protocols for holding meetings, the Upper House also restricted participation of the number of support staff servicing different committees in the meetings.
New parliament building gets most necessary clearances, Modi govt now awaits SC nod
The new triangular building is estimated to cost Rs 922 crore, with the bill to be footed by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats.
Centre calls for immediate action against IAS officer who submitted ‘fake’ OBC certificate
In a letter to Kerala chief secretary, the DoPT has said the OBC certificate of the 2016 batch IAS officer was ‘erroneous and incorrect’.
IPS transfer row in Mumbai Police hints at fresh cracks in Shiv Sena-NCP ties
Mumbai Police commissioner's decision to transfer 10 deputy commissioners of police Thursday was revoked by the government Sunday without explanation.
5 officials, soft copies, audio recordings: New rules for Parliamentary panel meetings
Lok Sabha secretariat issued protocols to ensure members stay safe during the pandemic as Parliamentary panel meetings are resuming from next week.
How many Covid cases in Maharashtra? State govt and civic bodies can’t make up their minds
Stark differences stalk the Covid case tallies issued by state govt and civic agencies of Mumbai & six satellite towns. In Kalyan-Dombivli, the difference was 4,744 on 2 July.
TV anchors outrage over Uyghurs in China, but stay quiet about Indian Muslims
After cheering the ban on Chinese apps, the latest coping mechanism of Indian TV news seems to be focusing on the plight of the Uyghur Muslims in China.
RBI’s March rate cut was biggest surprise in history of monetary policy panel, paper says
India’s rate-setting panel is due to meet in the first week of August as the economy heads toward its first annual contraction in more than four decades.
Defence
Indian Army to order second batch of 72,000 Sig 716 assault rifles from US
The new rifles will replace the existing Indian Small Arms System (Insas) rifles used by the forces and manufactured locally by the Ordnance Factories Board.
Uttar Pradesh is India’s broken heartland, break it into 4 or 5 states
Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and most powerful, is also the worst governed. A state with 1-in-6 Indians has no hope because of its size.