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Modi govt giving full support to judiciary to resolve pending cases: Rijiju

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the Centre is giving full support to the judiciary in resolving the cases pending before courts. The minister pointed out that more than five crore cases are pending before various courts across the country. Rijiju was addressing the three-day 16th national conference of the "Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad" at the Kurukshetra University campus here in Haryana. He said the government took steps to "equip" the courts well even during the COVID-19 pandemic so that the courts could function during the period. Rijiju said several politicians and mediapersons continue to spread that there is some sort of tension between the Centre and the judiciary and many a times, newspapers claim that the government is trying to "capture the authority of the judiciary". He said since Narendra Modi took over as the prime minister, the Constitution is considered a "pious book" when it comes to running the country. "The people of the country have to judge wh

DoPT fast emerging as key human resources nucleus for govt: Jitendra Singh

Singh said, in the last 8 years of the Modi Govt, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has become a "facilitatory ministry" dedicated to service of both the personnel, common man

India better placed as world deals with Covid, economic headwinds

From a full-blown war in Europe to China's botched-up exit from its zero-Covid policy, the first of a yearender series assesses how geopolitics and geoeconomics played out for India

Tech needs responsible regulations and certainty in legal framework: Pichai

He said India as an export economy will benefit from an open and connected internet

Terror incidents in J-K down by 168% under Modi govt: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said that "terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir decreased by 168 per cent" since the Modi government came to power and "Left Wing Extremism incidents were down by over 265 per cent" since 2015. Underlining that the Modi government has a "zero tolerance policy towards terrorism," Thakur said, "the government undertook decisive actions which yielded definitive results." "Surgical strikes in 2016 were in response to the Uri attack. Balakot Air strikes in 2019 were in response to the Pulwama bombing, so all these decisive actions yielded definitive results," Thakur told reporters here. He said since 2014, violence due to insurgency has come down by 80 per cent, civilian deaths decreased by 89 per cent and 6,000 militants have surrendered. "Terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir have reduced by 168 per cent under the Modi government and the conviction rate in terror financing cases is over 94 per cent," he said. While the Left Wing Extremism incid

Delhi CM Kejriwal asks for boycotting Chinese goods, slams BJP govt

Chairing the National Council meeting of Aam Adami Party (AAP) at Calista Resort in Kapashera, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asked the people to boycott Chinese goods

Centre spent over Rs 3,723 cr on advertisements in 5 yrs, Rajya Sabha told

Government has spent a total of Rs 3,723.38 crore on advertisement of its policies and programmes over the past five years through the Central Bureau of Communication, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the expenditure on advertisements and publicity has not increased over the past five years. According to the data shared by the government, Rs 1,220.89 crore was spent on advertisements in 2017-18 while an expenditure of Rs 1,106.88 crore was incurred in 2018-19, which was ahead of the general elections of 2019. The government spent Rs 627.67 crore in 2019-20; Rs 349.09 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 264.78 crore in 2021-22, Thakur said. In the current financial year, the government has spent Rs 154.07 crore on advertisements till December 9, he said. As per the above data, expenditure on advertisement and publicity has not increased in the last few years, Thakur said in response to a question by Congress memb

Centre awards nine GI tags to take total to 432, Kerala bags five

With this, the total number of GI tags in India comes to 432

Towards a meaningful market economy

Currently the emphasis is on government schemes and projects. The focus needs to shift to enabling policies

Rs 1.25 trn black money recovered by govt: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

'Benami properties worth Rs 4,300 cr have been attached, Rs 1,254 lakh crore black money has been confiscated, 1.75 lakh shell companies have been de-registered'

ABRY benefitted over 60 lakh beneficiaries in pandemic: Labour minister

The Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) meant for creating employment during the pandemic benefitted 60.13 lakh beneficiaries, Parliament was informed on Monday. The ABRY was launched on October 1, 2020, to incentivise employers to create new employment and restore employment lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The terminal date for registration of beneficiaries was March 31, 2022. As on November 28, 2022, benefits have been provided to 60.13 lakh beneficiaries," Minister of State for Labour & Employment Rameshwar Teli said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the government. Accordingly, the government has taken various steps to deal with the problem of unemployment in recent times, Teli told the House. The government has announced the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package to provide stimulus to businesses and mitigate the adverse impact of COVID-19. Under this package, the government is providing fiscal ...

Controlling high food inflation: The world is on a wing and a prayer

An IMF paper sheds light on the issue of persistently high global food inflation, and the prognosis is not comforting

'Modi govt dedicated to those left out of mainstream by previous regimes'

Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is dedicated to those who were left out of the mainstream by the previous governments.According to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, the Union Minister said this during 'Divyang Parivar Maha-Samelan' organized at Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir at the initiative of a social organization SAKSHAM.During his address, said that from the day PM Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India, certain drastic steps were taken by him for the welfare of Divyangs."Be that the fee remission for Divyangs in Civil Services Examination, two choices of home cadre for Divyangs qualifying civil services examination, increase in reservation for Divyangs from 3 per cent to 4 per cent, increase in the Divyang pension etc., every other step has been taken by this government for the welfare of Divyangs," he said.For the welfare of Divyangs, the Union Minister said that 15,000 posts ..

Funding reality check for India's dream to achieve net-zero by 2070

The Modi government could take a leaf out of Norway's playbook to meet its 2070 emission target instead of passing the buck to the private sector

Verdict is out: High Court appointments at 9-year high, shows data

At the SC, against a sanctioned strength of 34, 27 judges, including the Chief Justice of India, are working

PM Modi to skip annual summit with Russia's Putin over Ukraine nuke threats

It would mark only the second time the leaders of India and Russia haven't met face to face since 2000, when the relationship was elevated to a strategic partnership

Gujarat election results 2022: Here is what happened in five key seats

Gujarat Assembly Election Results 2022: According to the Election Commission's counting, BJP is leading in the state and is likely to cross the majority mark comfortably. Here are five key battles to

Just when things look…: Beware the surprise that catches you unprepared

As the system emerges from the Covid trauma and India shifts its sights to long-term targets, attention must turn to the underlying weaknesses that may scupper ambitious aspirations, writes T N Ninan

Today, India commences its G20 presidency

Let's make India's presidency one of healing, harmony, and hope

Congress takes dig at PM Modi over deaths due to Covid-19 vaccines

The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "shrugging away" from its responsibility, a day after the government told the Supreme Court that it cannot be held liable to compensate for the deaths post administration of Covid vaccines. "First: No deaths due to oxygen shortage. Then: No aid to Covid victims. Now: No accountability for vaccine-related deaths. "Prime Minister Modi really knows how to shrug away responsibility. A true event manager!" the Congress said on its Twitter handle. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate also took a dig, saying this government is never responsible for anything. "If there is death due to the side effects of Covid vaccine anywhere in the country, then the government is not responsible for it people are getting it as per their wish. This is Modi government's affidavit in the Supreme Court. (Well this government is never responsible for anything)," she said in a tweet in Hindi. In another tweet, she said, "Thank you M