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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicCentral government

Topic: central government

To protect victims—in SC, Centre defends archaic system of disbursing railway accident compensation

Centre's affidavit came in response to petition by association of lawyers fighting cases on behalf of rail accident victims, who challenged 'rigid' application of compensation rules.

Panjab University officials back Centre’s move to trim Senate, abolish graduates’ constituency

Citing Section 72 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, Centre restructures PU’s top bodies, sparking state government’s fury over ‘power grab’.

Security forces kill 2 Naxals carrying combined bounty of Rs 1.16 crore in Chhattisgarh

Vijay Reddy, carrying a Rs 90 lakh bounty, & Lokesh Salame, with a Rs 26 lakh reward, were killed in a joint op by Chhattisgarh police & ITBP. The slain ultras were on the hunt for the past two decades.

Centre’s secretary-level reshuffle is a clever move. It will bring efficiency, accountability

The implications of these bureaucratic changes are most impactful for the finance ministry.

Centre’s scheme for poor prisoners has few takers, only 8 states sought financial aid in past 2 yrs

According to an affidavit filed before SC, the ministry of home affairs has earmarked an annual budgetary grant of Rs 20 cr for 3 financial years from 2023-24 to 2025-26 for the scheme.

SubscriberWrites: Let us not lower the dignity of the governor’s office

Governors' partisan actions in opposition-ruled states spark debate on the erosion of constitutional dignity, highlighting the urgent need for reforms to restore federal harmony.

Siddaramaiah urges Centre to revoke Revanna’s diplomatic passport, MEA says ‘request being processed’

Accused of having sexually assaulted multiple women, MP Prajwal Revanna fled to Germany in April. BJP, in turn, has accused state govt of not taking adequate action when he was in India.

SubscriberWrites: How the government’s welfare schemes turn into a fad?

Rather than making it a public cause, if these had been made private causes involving every citizen of the country, some positive results would have been there.

Central Government opens nomination for Veterinary Council of India

The council is also responsible for ensuring that the required vaccines are available to animals in time.

Why SC refused Kerala relief on borrowing cap set by Centre but referred case to constitution bench

The court observed that Kerala’s petition points to 'various questions of significant importance impacting the federal structure of governance as embedded in Constitution'.

On Camera

‘If we don’t cross tonight’—How Lt Col Hanut Singh led the charge at 1971 Battle of Basantar

The victory at Basantar exemplified the sterling character of Lt Gen Hanut Singh. His regiment, Poona Horse, rose to the moment under his command and accomplished the mission.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.