Cabinet

To prevent hoarding, the practice of holding on stocks to ramp up the prices, the government has imposed limits on how much onion traders can stock. It had also banned onion export in September. read more

The state cabinet’s decision came on a day when assembly bypolls were held at Kaliaganj, Karimpur and Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituencies. read more

The proposed legislation has been listed in the government’s business for next week in the Lok Sabha, Union minister of state for parliamentary affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Friday. read more

While announcing its financial results on Thursday, telecom major Vodafone Idea (VIL) had said its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on obtaining relief from the government and positive outcome of the legal remedy post the apex court... read more

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal gave a presentation on India’s decision not to join the China-backed mega free-trade agreement -- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). read more

Pollution levels in Delhi and satellite towns shot up again on Sunday morning, with the air quality bordering the ‘severe plus’ category at several places. read more

The minister’s comments came in the wake of protests by opposition parties over last week’s move by the Assam Cabinet which is meant to come into force from January 1, 2021. read more

Only few MLAs to be sworn as ministers today; 7 BJP, 3 JJP, 2 independent legislators in the reckoning read more

The Cabinet also gave a green signal to the new guidelines for the disbursement of capital subsidy and investment incentives to industrial units lying closed in the state. read more

Amid claims by BJP’s ally Shiv Sena that the party will work to have its own chief minister in the poll-bound Maharashtra, Shah said the saffron alliance is fighting the assembly polls under Devendra Fadnavis and that he will again head the state go... read more

Javadekar said that these families initially opted to move outside of Jammu and Kashmir but later on returned and settled there. read more

The 5% increase in the dearness allowance has been calculated on the formula recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission. read more

The special 18,400-word policy document was released on Friday ahead of next week’s celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China under the one-party rule of the Communist Party of China (CPC). read more

The Prohibition of e-cigarettes Ordinance, 2019, was recently examined by a Group of Ministers (GoM) following directions from the Prime Minister’s Office. read more

The circular issued by deputy inspector general (DIG), traffic, Rajesh Modak said the advisory was issued amid reports of inconvenience being faced by commuters across the state. read more