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Telangana govt seeks Rs 1,000 crore from Centre for flood relief

The Telangana govt on Wednesday requested the Centre to provide Rs 1,000 crore as immediate assistance towards flood relief to the state

Centre asks states to increase testing, vaccination amid recent Covid surge

Reviews Covid-19 situation in nine states where test positivity rates have been rising

Wait for labour codes continues, even as most states publish draft rules

12 states, UTs have so far not published draft rules on at least 1 labour code

Centre has cleared Rs 8,800 crore GST dues, rest to be paid soon: Bommai

Bommai said the central government has made it clear that the GST compensation can be given only for five years and cannot be extended further.

Rupee fall likely to hit govt finances with ballooning subsidy bill

The finance ministry has hinted that India's fertiliser subsidy bill for 2022-23 (FY23) could rise to around Rs 2.5 trillion against Budget Estimates (BE) of Rs 1.05 trillion

Centre has given nod to renaming 7 cities, towns in last five years: Govt

The Centre has given its nod for renaming seven cities and towns, including Allahabad to Prayagraj, in the last five years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday

Govt forms panel to make MSP more transparent and effective after 8 months

The government has notified a committee to make "more effective and transparent" Minimum Support Price (MSP), eight months after it promised to set up such a panel

Centre to hold all-party meeting over Sri Lanka's economic crisis today

The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka

Centre advises screening of foreign passengers after 2nd case of monkeypox

A 31-year old man who arrived in Kerala last week from Dubai has tested positive for monkeypox, making it the second case in India

Fail to understand why Centre is obstructing Singapore visit, says Kejriwal

He added that prominent leaders from all over the world will know about the Delhi Model at the summit which will enhance India's reputation in the international arena.

AAP's Gopal Rai slams Centre over decriminalising environment laws

Development should not come at the cost of nature and there is a pressing need to find a balance between the two, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has said

Chidambaram slams Centre over handling of economy for falling rupee

Former finance minister P Chidambaram has launched a scathing attack on the central govt, blaming its handling of a host of issues including falling rupee, employment generation and LPG price rise

Centre's ban on single-use plastic items lacks preparation: Gopal Rai

He also claimed the union government did not even call a meeting of state environment ministers before the ban came into force

India set to be self-sufficient in urea by 2025 with six new plants

The commissioning of new plants is expected to bring down import dependency to less than half the current levels

Centre revives bill to regulate registration of digital news media: Report

The govt will propose the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019 with the changes before the Union Cabinet soon, says a media report

Centre knows adjectives that describe its performance: AAP MP Raghav Chadha

Taking a dig at the Centre, Aam Admi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday said it is good to know that the Government of India knows "adjectives that accurately describe its performance".He said that the Government of India is fearful of the truth and that words like 'jumlajeevi' became unparliamentary while 'andolanjeevi' remains there.While talking to ANI, he said, "It's heartening that Govt of India knows adjectives that accurately describe their performance while it's extremely disappointing that a gag order has been issued on parliamentarians & all those words that Opposition used to criticize the government.""This revised list of unparliamentary words is itself unparliamentary. This shows GoI is fearful of the truth. Words like 'jumlajeevi' became unparliamentary while 'andolanjeevi' remains there," he added.Earlier on Thursday, amid the row over the questioning of the Lok Sabha secretariat by the Opposition over words listed as "unparliamentary", top ...

Centre wants to create framework for PPP in farm sector: Agriculture Secy

Manoj Sinha said work on the framework is ongoing, private players are encouraged to share their inputs

Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy accuses BJP govt, Centre of being pro-rich

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) legislative party leader HD Kumaraswamy criticized the BJP govt in Karnataka and at the Centre, saying that the 'BJP is pro-rich and is looting people's money

Centre provided free ration to 80 cr people during Covid: Anurag Thakur

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said that the Centre provided free ration to 80 crore people for eight months without any discrimination during the Covid pandemic

CM Gehlot demands grant of national project status to East Rajasthan Canal

This issue has been raised continuously by the state at the central level. I request that the central govt should declare Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project as a national project at the earliest, he said