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Govt says it will 're-examine, re-consider' sedition law, SC must not

The Centre on Monday urged the Supreme Court not to invest time in examining the constitutional validity of the penal law on sedition saying it has decided to re-examine and re-consider the provision

Appoint Chairman in Customs, other departments within 6 weeks: Delhi HC

The high court also directed the central government to examine the aspect of appointment of Vice-Chairman and other members for the benches of the Settlement Commission at Chennai and Kolkata

Country not autocracy, will run according to Constitution: AAP on Bagga row

AAP Punjab hit out at the BJP governments at the Centre and in Haryana over the controversy surrounding Tajinder Singh Bagga's arrest, and said this country will run according to the Constitution

Rahul Gandhi slams LPG hike, says millions waging battle against inflation

Congress slammed the government over the hike in price of domestic LPG cylinder with Rahul Gandhi saying millions of Indian households are waging a difficult battle against "extreme inflation"

Deepender Hooda slams Centre, AAP for using cops to settle political scores

Sharply reacting to the Punjab police action on BJP leader Tajinder Singh Bagga, Congress leader Deepender Hooda on Saturday slammed the Centre and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab

Wheat in surplus for entire year in India, farmers given good prices: Govt

Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, DFPD said that due to higher market prices, a large quantity of wheat was being bought by traders at a higher rate than MSP, which was good for the farmers

Centre extends due dates to bid for Ferro Scrap Nigam privatisation

Interested parties will have to submit physical copies of EoI by June 13 as against May 12 earlier. Shortlisted bidders would be intimated by June 27

Fuel to GST: Centre-state relations may emerge as a rallying point for Oppn

Opposition chief ministers have made it clear that they would reduce tax rates on petrol and diesel if the Centre cleared their dues

Govt 'totally unprepared' to tackle coal-rail-power crisis: P Chidambaram

Various states continued to reel under power crisis on Friday with soaring mercury pushing demand higher, as opposition parties blamed the Centre for coal shortage at thermal plants

Pay Rs 15 lakh compensation to 1997 CP shootout survivor: HC to Centre

"A sum of Rs 15 lakh is awarded as compensation, which shall be paid along with simple interest at 8% per annum, from the date of the incident till the date of payment," said Justice Prathibha M.Singh

Bihar Power minister assures to sort out 1000 MW energy shortage soon

Bihar's Power Minister, Bijendra Prasad Yadav said, "there is some problem all over the country and in Bihar. We are taking steps to overcome them."

Govt may not auction 27.5-28.5 Ghz band, leave it for satellite firms

Two official sources acknowledged that Department of Telecom (DoT) is considering auctioning spectrum only up to 27.5 Ghz as sharing between the two services is difficult

68% of taxes on petrol and diesel taken by Centre, alleges Congress

The grand-old party has been attacking the government for high taxes on fuel despite low international crude prices

Disruptions in functioning of NCT of Delhi, LG 'kept in dark': Centre to SC

In an affidavit filed in response to an AAP government plea challenging the 2021 Act, the Centre said the Amendment Act seeks to streamline the governance of NCT of Delhi and cut down the conflict

PM talked about VAT on fuel by states, didn't mention govt excise: Gehlot

Gehlot claimed Centre has earned about Rs 26 trn from excise duty in 8 years which, he said, is the highest amount earned by any dispensation in history of the country by imposing tax on petrol-diesel

Need control over administrative services in Delhi: Centre to Supreme Court

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said model of governance of NCT of Delhi would invariably requires Union govt to play a chief role, even if a legislative assembly or council of ministers is introduced

Blame game does not give relief to common man: Fadnavis on Uddhav's remark

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis also asked chief minister Uddhav Thackeray whether he would slash the VAT on petrol and diesel in July when Union government clears all the dues

Centre allocates 207MW additional power to J&K amid rise in demand

The Union government has allocated the additional power from the unallocated quota of Central Generating Stations of Northern Region Pool to Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said

Centre earned highest revenue by taxing petrol & diesel: Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan imposes VAT of 30 per cent on petrol and 22 per cent diesel, which are among the highest in the country

Lack of proper infrastructure for judiciary can be looked into, says Centre

The Centre told the Supreme Court that issues such as lack of proper infrastructure to cater to the growing need of the judiciary and the bar in the national capital can be looked into.