Ruhi Tewari

Concerns have also been raised about a 'saffron' tinge in the council after new members were nominated earlier this year.

The average days of employment provided per household, too, fell to 40.01 from 45.97 in 2013-14 and 46.20 in 2012-13.

Sampat is married to BJP MP from Gujarat and actor Paresh Rawal.

The central government will increase the number of workdays under the rural job guarantee scheme from 100 to 150 in drought-affected areas, said sources.

AIPMT 2015 results, slated to be declared on June 5, were stayed following allegations of malpractice in the exam, in which over six lakh aspirants appeared.

Educational institutions like IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Delhi, Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Panjab University were among those barred by the MHA recently.

IIT-Patna, one of the six new IITs established by an Act in 2008 by the UPA government, has been operating out of a transit campus in Patliputra since.

The govt has received a proposal from the Sanskrit Department of DU proposing research on ‘ancient Indian history based on Sanskrit texts’.

The SC directive that Aadhaar can’t be made mandatory for any service — which the government can’t oppose until Aadhaar gets legal validity — has complicated the issue.

Rural Development Ministry has issued a clarification that Aadhaar is not mandatory for those seeking work under the scheme.

The 30-member body with the aim to reach a consensus regarding the Land Bill has to give its report to Parliament on the first day of the Monsoon Session.

The Congress claims that Smriti Irani “contradicted” her own statement on the International Institute of Technology Research Academy in Mauritius.

While the future path remains unclear, the BJP leadership does not seem keen on relenting significantly on its Bill , whose passage is being viewed as a test of the Modi government’s reform mettle.

Details of the Choice Based Credit System that the higher education watchdog wants. Critics fear another FYUP-like disaster.

The document also stresses on the government’s philosophy of “seamless governance”, “Jan Bhagidari”, “transparency and openness driven accountability”.

Data shows that while a total of 30,400 days of unemployment allowance had been approved for the last financial year at the national level, none of it has been paid so far.

Aadhaar the basis of several fresh proposals, including introducing Aadhaar-based biometric systems in all Central government offices.

The rural development ministry, that promises 100 days of guaranteed employment to those issued job cards, has sought to address both concerns in the current fiscal.

The I&B Ministry has asked all ministries to furnish success stories from states over the last one year in the flagship schemes implemented by them.