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Govt always makes efforts to revive potential PSUs, says Prakash Javadekar in Lok Sabha

During Question Hour in Lok Sabha Tuesday, the public enterprises minister further said his government has approved the revival, merger, or restructuring of some PSUs.

Ludhiana makes teachers, bankers, judges & journalists ‘frontline workers’ for vaccination

Deputy commissioner of Ludhiana says he has listed workers from categories which have been active since the lockdown, and need the vaccine immediately.

Govt introduces bill in Lok Sabha to define role, powers of Delhi’s Lt Governor

The govt said it wanted to clarify the expression 'govt', which in context of legislations to be passed by Delhi assembly, shall mean L-G of Delhi, consistent with its status as UT.

Bill to amend juvenile justice law introduced in Lok Sabha

As per the Cabinet decision, the DM and ADM in every district will get the power to monitor functions of agencies responsible for the implementation of the Act.

Mamata’s leg injury ‘accidental’, not due to attack, special observers tell EC

Preliminary police findings submitted to EC last week also said the Nandigram incident that left CM Mamata Banerjee injured was an accident, and not an attack. EC to decide today.

Mask pulled down or not on at all? Air travellers could now be put on no-fly list, DGCA warns

A circular by the civil aviation regulator has allowed airlines to follow protocol meant for 'unruly' passengers in case travellers fail to comply with Covid-appropriate measures.

Road ministry says govt vehicles that are 15 yrs by 2022 won’t have registration renewed

The road ministry draft paves way for implementation of the voluntary vehicle scrappage policy announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the budget.

Punjab govt declares ‘preparatory leaves’ for all school students amid rise in Covid cases

The Amarinder Singh-led government has also imposed night curfew in 8 districts in order to combat rising coronavirus cases in the state.

One Nation, One Ration Card gets ‘Covid push’, 67% transactions take place in lockdown year

One Nation, One Ration card scheme now covers over 69 crore beneficiaries — 86 per cent of the beneficiaries under National Food Security Act — and is available in 32 states & UTs.

No fresh tax, focus on health, agriculture — Haryana govt presents Rs 1.55 lakh cr budget

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said his govt is committed to doubling farmer's income and also announced free education for students in govt schools from classes 9-12.

On Camera

Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?