New Delhi,Putting to rest the debate on printing of one rupee notes, the Law Ministry has opined that the Government of India has all the powers to print currency notes of this denomination. While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has the authority to issue bank notes of denominational valuesRead More

New Delhi : In a major move, the government has amended service rules to ensure that IAS, IPS and IFoS officers maintain “high ethics” and “political neutrality” while discharging their duty. Officers needs to be responsive to the public, particularly to the weaker section, ensure courtesy and good behaviour withRead More

New Delhi: A day after the Aam Aadmi Party sought President Pranab Mukherjee’s intervention in not allowing Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to invite BJP to form a government in Delhi, Congress, too, said that they will protest against the BJP on the issue of government formation in Delhi. Delhi PradeshRead More

New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev`s close aide and senior journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik on Sunday set off a fresh controversy by calling the MPs, who criticised his meeting with 26/11 attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan, ‘insane’ , adding that he feels like “spitting on their faces”. However, Vaidik later retraced from hisRead More

New Delhi, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today surveyed the construction work at Delhi Metro’s underground Hauz Khas station and said he was very impressed by the political will of the Centre to complete civic infrastructure in the national capital. “We are really impressed about the political will and technicalRead More

New Delhi: SpiceJet on Saturday launched two new slabs of competitive basic airfare rates, as other Indian carriers extended dates for booking low cost tickets over the past few days.The low one-way base fare tickets of the no-frill carrier can be bought till September ten, costing Rs 599 for travelRead More

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi should show “leadership” to resolve the power crisis in the country or else shoulder complete responsibility for any breakdown, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Sunday. Chavan was talking to reporters after releasing the campaign booklets for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. The bookletsRead More

New Delhi,Declaring the Jammu and Kashmir floods as “national level disaster”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced Rs 1,000 crore in special assistance for rehabilitation while sharing the pain and anguish of the people of the state. He made the annoucement in Srinagar after undertaking a visit to the stateRead More

New Delhi/Islamabad,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wrote to his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif offering assistance to victims of the devastation caused by the torrential rains and floods in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).Modi, who reviewed the flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir during his day-long visit today, said he was toldRead More

Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that his party was committed to its belief of 80 per cent social service and 20 per cent politics, and it needs “power” to serve the people. Uddhav was speaking at the launch of ‘Shiv Arogya Seva’, in which doctors in remoteRead More