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India should be broadly aligned with the West: Financial Times' Martin Wolf

In a Q&A, Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at Financial Times warns that big problems are emerging due to relatively weak investment in the private sector

National emblem: Govt made the lions 'angry', 'full of angst', says Oppn

Opposition members and activists accused the government of distorting the national emblem by replacing the "graceful and regally confident" Ashokan lions

Govt may ask Twitter, Facebook to explain low compliance to notices: Report

The IT ministry will review actions taken by significant social media intermediaries, both voluntarily and in response to official notices in India as well as other nations

Power of RTI Act: How, where to use the right to question your govt

What is RTI Act? Indian citizens can seek any information that the government can disclose to the Parliament of India. From application to fees, here's how to use RTI Act to question your government

G-20 summit in J&K: Setback for Pakistan government, victory for India

Just three years ago not many people could have even thought that Jammu and Kashmir would host the G-20 summit. However, the time has changed and has changed for the good. J&K known as "terror capital" of India till August 5, 2019 -- when the Centre announced its decision to abrogate the so-called special status of the Himalayan region and bifurcated it into two Union Territories -- has emerged as the tourism capital of India.

Govt taking steps to fix post-production challenges in agri sector: Tomar

Tomar said govt has connected about 1,000 regulated wholesale mandis with electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) so far and sanctioned Rs 9,500 cr for 13,000 projects under the Agri-Infra Fund

Govt tells social media firms to take down posts justifying Udaipur murder

Social media platforms need to remove content which encourages, glorifies or justifies brutal murder in Udaipur, the ministry of electronics and IT said in a notice made public on Friday. Kanhaiya Lal, a resident of Udaipur in Rajasthan, was killed on Tuesday by two cleaver-wielding men, Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, who posted a grisly video of the crime online claiming responsibility for the "beheading". "Through this notice, you are directed to forthwith ensure that as part of your obligation of due diligence, safety and trust, you proactively and immediately remove any and all content, either in the form of a text message, audio, video, photo or any other form, that seem to encourage/glorify/justify this murder and killing with a view to prevent any incitement and disruption of public order and to restore public peace and harmony," the notice dated June 29 said. The video of the brutal murder was posted online and there have been several reported instances of social media .

Income tax rules: Here are the changes in rules from July 1, 2022

While the late fees for linking PAN-Aadhaar will shoot up, doctors and influencers will have to pay 10% TDS on the benefits they receive from sales promotions

Poultry farmers complain companies are underpaying them for rearing birds

The contract farming model isn't benefiting the growers anymore, they allege

Warning to Twitter aimed at 'securing internet' in India: Govt sources

The sources said Twitter has repeatedly violated directions issued under the IT Act

NMDC's steel plant sale may fetch enterprise valuation of up to $4 bn

Lenders, shareholders meeting to demerge steel company on Tuesday

India's e-passport rollout to start by end of year: All you need to know

TCS is working on a passport project with the government; earlier this year, the MEA renewed its 10-year Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) deal worth more than Rs 6,000 crore with the firm

Google executive warns against sharing of citizen data, even if anonymized

India in February published a draft data policy for public consultation saying all data collected, stored by government ministries and departments will be open and shareable barring exceptions

A primer on GOI's hidden power centre and why the CSS calls the shots

The overwhelming number of officers in the CSS cadres are an indication of the clout it wields on key policy decisions across ministries

Cut-off yields ease by 7-8 bps at State bond auction as borrowings taper

This week, spread between weighted average 10-year SDL and 10-year GOI bond yield was up slightly to 37 bps from 36 bps earlier

Agnipath: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Nike model' just doesn't do it

From land acquisition to GST to Agnipath, the Prime Minister seems to put outcome ahead of the process

Centre asks states to expand coverage of PM National Dialysis Programme

The Union Health Ministry on Friday directed States and Union Territories to focus towards expanding coverage of the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme to all districts in all states and UTs

Ban people from contesting from more than one seat, says EC to govt

The EC has made a push for a law to bar people from contesting more than one seat and said that if it cannot be done, then a fine should be imposed on vacating the constituencies and forcing a bypoll.

Govt to make sure capital expenditure supports growth momentum: CEA

The government is committed to ensure that capital expenditure will continue to support the economic growth momentum regained after the third Covid-19 wave, CEA V Anantha Nageswaran said

Govt spending Rs 1,900 cr to support 45 Ro-Ro ferry projects: Official

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is financially supporting 45 Ro-Ro (roll-on-roll-off) ferry projects with total cost of Rs 1,900 crore, an official statement said on Thursday