Government of India

Plans afoot to introduce chip-enabled e-passports with advanced security features: Govt

July 18, 2019 5:33 pm

In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan said that in case anyone tampers with the chip, the system shall be able to identify it resulting in the failure of the passport authentication.

A valley of designs

September 30, 2018 10:47 pm

Textile conservationist Madhu Jain on her book on the living arts and crafts of Jammu & Kashmir, and why designers and the government need to step up and save handlooms

Amazon Web Services to deliver Public Cloud services for Indian government

December 07, 2017 3:52 pm

Amazon Web Services has announced that it will help the Indian government by providing public cloud services, and is the first cloud computing agency to have been recruited.

Fate of 11 PGI faculty members to be decided today

July 04, 2015 3:04 am

In 2014, the PGI administration filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the orders of the high court.

BJP implementing Hindutva agenda and neglecting common people: Mayawati

January 15, 2015 4:35 pm

Mayawati downplayed BJP's charges that BSP has been wiped out with the dalit vote bank parting ways.

'Come clean' on Pakistani boat issue: Cong to govt

January 03, 2015 9:13 pm

"How can you say that a terrorist attack was prevented?" Congress asked.

Govt scraps 20:80 gold import scheme

November 29, 2014 1:22 am

The relaxation on gold imports came close on the heels of the drop in crude oil prices to a four-year low.

Needed: Dialogue, statesmanship

August 06, 2014 8:47 am

Because we cannot risk another judicial decision on appointments, writes FALI S. NARIMAN

Seth calls secys’ meet, SC order on prosecution sanction on table

June 07, 2014 5:22 am

The Prime Minister recalled that when he had once gone to Pennsylvania, he had asked the hosts to show him the most ancient thing there.

Whose Golden Jubilee?

February 04, 2014 5:01 am

The second is more peculiar. UTI MF has not been around for 50 years or even anything close to it.

The rise in government requests for Facebook data: News in Numbers

November 20, 2018 10:07 am

There has been a surge in government requests for “information” and “user accounts” from Facebook, according to a report released by the social media giant. Take a look in today’s News in Numbers.

Fuel prices at an all-time high: News in Numbers

September 03, 2018 10:21 am

How the government is explaining the rise in petrol and diesel prices. Take a look in today’s News in Numbers.

How often our airlines experience technical snags: News in Numbers

July 30, 2018 2:56 am

Domestic airlines have reported the number of technical snags they have experienced. Of them all, IndiGo's numbers jump out, because it first reported 340 odd snags and when rivals reported the number suspect, it was revised to over 14,000 snags.

What the Jio institute is expected to earn in its first year: News in Numbers

July 19, 2018 1:23 pm

Reliance’s Jio institute, recently declared an ‘Institute of Eminence,’ puts it at par with the likes of IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay, IISc and BITS . Here's a look at its earnings projection in today's News in Numbers. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i

Is the bullet train project on track: News in Numbers

July 13, 2018 1:32 pm

#NewsInNumbers What has been the progress on the ambitious bullet train project. See more: https://bit.ly/2IM1j4c

11 lakh PAN cards deactivated

August 07, 2017 12:03 pm

India sends 44 tonnes of relief material to help Fiji

February 25, 2016 4:07 pm

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): The Government of India (GoI) is sending relief material to help cyclone hit Fiji. Relief material, which is being airlifted from New Delhi and Chennai, is being sent to Fiji's capital Suva. The relief material includes basic food supplies, medicines, tents and kitchen sets. The relief material is being sent in consultation with Officiating Ambassador of India in the Fiji capital Suva. The island nation of Fiji was hit by category five Cyclone Winston, with wind speed 325 km/hr and waves up to 12m high. The cyclone has caused widespread damage to the housing stock and power disruption in the island nation.

US-based Sikh actor barred from flight over turban row

February 09, 2016 8:16 am

New Delhi, Feb 09 (ANI): A US-based Sikh actor and model Waris Ahluwalia was denied entry inside an Aeromexico flight in Mexico, accounting to his attire and beard. Reacting over issue, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) leader Manjit Singh on Tuesday condemned the incident said that Government of India, along with the governments around the globe, should take initiatives to educate masses about the Sikh community.

FM Jaitley at World Economic Forum

January 23, 2016 3:30 pm

Switzerland, Jan 23 (ANI): Finance Minister, Arun Jaitely, on Saturday attended the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Finance Minister Jaitley said that there are a set of structural reforms which are in progress and there are a large number of steps which the Government of India has taken over the last year-and-a-half. He further added that India's co-operative federalism has transformed to competitive federalism, and that's really a good news for India.