WELFARE OF COWS Cabinet decides to levy special fees on manufacturing, bottling, importing and consuming of Indian Made Foreign Liquor and beer etc to generate additional funds for welfare of progeny of cows read more

Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a several changes in names of places in the recent past since the Adityanath-led government assumed charge in 2017. read more

Uttar Pradesh became the third state after Gujarat and Jharkhand to approve the legislation which has to be ratified by at least half the state Assemblies in the country. read more

The commission would be vested with the duty to participate and advise in the planning of socio-economic development programmes for STs and to evaluate the progress of their development read more

Set up in 1999, the Labour Friends of India was relaunched at an event attended by the Indian high commissioner, Ruchi Ghanshyam, and members of the shadow cabinet such as John McDonnell and Barry Gardiner, councillors and functionaries at the party... read more

CBI special director Rakesh Asthana’s exit comes days before the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection panel is to decide on the agency’s next full-time boss. read more

The government has selected information technology firm Infosys Ltd to implement the project after a competitive bidding process. read more

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday granted approval to an expenditure of over Rs 3,600 crore for setting up of 13 new central universities within the next 36 months. read more

The detailed project reports (DPRs) for the roads, which are aimed at swifter mobilisation of troops, have been submitted to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed Cabinet Committee on Security for approval. read more

The project was placed before the Board during a high-level meeting on December 19, 2018. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has conveyed to the GDA that the revised completion cost of the project is close to \u20B91,805 crore, instead of the earlier... read more

In his petition, Asthana had challenged the FIR saying it was motivated at the behest of Verma. read more

The government managed to pass the amended triple talaq bill in the Lok Sabha but failed to push it through in the Rajya Sabha owing to stiff resistance by Opposition parties. In the Upper House, the NDA government is in a minority. read more

The existing ST groups, meanwhile, have threatened an agitation protesting the decision, and have given a call for a shutdown in Assam on January 11. read more

BSP chief Mayawati said Tuesday the Union Cabinet’s decision to provide 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs to the economically weaker sections was an “election stunt and political gimmick” of the BJP. read more

The BJP is believed to have come across resentment among the upper castes during the recent state elections also in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. read more