As many as 926 police personnel have been awarded medals on the occasion of 74th Independence Day 2020, according to a release by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). “Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) have been awarded to 215 police personnel for their conspicuous gallant action. President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service have been awarded […]
Home Minister Amit Shah tested negative for Covid-19 on Friday. He had been staying at a private hospital in Gurgaon, near Delhi. “Today my coronavirus test report has come negative. I thank God and at the moment and I express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have blessed me and my family by wishing […]
Girish Chandra Murmu was appointed as the next Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Thursday, a day after abruptly resigning as the first Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir. He will be the 14th CAG of India. The current CAG, Rajiv Mehrishi, will complete his term on Friday. […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left the repo rate unchanged at the existing 4% on Thursday, following a three-day meeting of its six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Addressing the media, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said, “An accommodative stance of the monetary policy will continue as long as necessary to revive growth and mitigate the […]
Girish Chandra Murmu, the first Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, abruptly resigned as L-G on Wednesday. His resignation came exactly a year after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. According to sources, Murmu will likely be appointed as the new […]
New Delhi A new study on Monday showed that India’s richest 1 percent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for 70 percent of the country’s poorest population. In fact, the combined wealth of 63 Indian billionaires is higher than the total Union Budget of India for the […]
New Delhi The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the new player contracts for India senior men players, with four classifications dividing the players. Notably, former India captain MS Dhoni was dropped from the BCCI’s list of centrally contracted players, raising fresh doubts on the future of the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman, who has not […]
New Delhi The government has sought a record dividend of Rs 19,000 crore from state-run oil companies to boost its finances, The Economic Times reported. More than half of this amount, 60 percent, is payable by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the report added. Company executives told the […]
New Delhi A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative pleas filed by Nirbhaya case convicts Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh, paving the way for their execution on January 22. The bench of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan, which was hearing the pleas, found […]
New Delhi The Railways claimed to have suffered losses of properties worth ₹84 crore in violence related to protests against CAA and NRC in West Bengal from December 13 to 15, according to reports filed by it before the Calcutta High Court. The Eastern Railway said in an affidavit before a division bench comprising Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan and […]