As tomato prices skyrocket, Centre plans procurement from key growing states

12 Jul 2023

The Central government has asked its agencies - NAFED and NCCF - to urgently buy the basic crop from mandis in important growing regions of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, amid a dramatic increase in tomato prices across the country. Tomato price increases are being observed across the country, not...

Centre to issue Rs 75 coin to mark the opening of new Parliament

26 May 2023

The Centre will issue a special commemorative Rs 75 coin to mark the opening of the new Parliament building, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday. The notification of Ministry reads "The coin of seventy five rupees denomination shall be coined at the mint for...

Same-sex marriage: Rajasthan opposes, 6 states seek more time to examine, says Centre to SC

10 May 2023

The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it had received responses from seven states on the issue of same-sex marriage. While the Congress-led Rajasthan government is opposed to the idea. Meanwhile Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Assam, and Sikkim have stated that they will need more time...

Ensuring holistic growth with rise in higher education institutions: Centre

22 Apr 2023

By encouraging the construction of universities, IITs, IIMs, and other akin institutions around the nation, the Centre has taken important steps to improve gateways to education for the youth. In the past nine years, the number of institutions in the nation has significantly increased, according to a formal announcement made...

A drug-free India by 2047: Amit Shah

19 Apr 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday declared the drug epidemic a serious problem throughout the nation and pledged to create a "drug-free India" by the year 2047. He called for a "Team India" and "whole of government strategy" to combat the problem. In the nation's capital, Shah made the...

BJP leader Annamalai gets Z-Category security

13 Jan 2023

The central government will provide Z-category security to Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu state president Annamalai. Meanwhile, 33 Commando soldiers will provide security to Annamalai in rotation. Currently, Annamalai IS under the protection of Y cover.

The Resistance Front (TRF) banned, its front organisations declared as ‘terror’ outfits

06 Jan 2023

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday declared The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba proscribed terror outfit and all its manifestations and front organisations as terrorist organizations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967. The announcement was made through a notification by the MHA, mentioning that...

No legal compulsion to get COVID-19 vaccination, Centre tells SC

29 Nov 2022

The Centre has clarified to the Supreme Court that there was no legal compulsion to get a vaccination for COVID-19.The Centre argued in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court that the idea of informed consent does not apply to the voluntary use of a medicine like a vaccination. The...

SC: Arun Goel’s appointment as Election Commissioner was at lightning speed

24 Nov 2022

The Supreme Court said on Thursday questioned the centre on the appointment of former IAS officer Arun Goel as the new Election Commissioner was very quick and at a “lightening speed”.The initial materials submitted by the Center regarding Goel's nomination as Election Commissioner were reviewed by a five-judge Constitution bench...

Assam Government wants CBI probe in Assam-Meghalaya border firing incident

23 Nov 2022

Into the firing incident in the Mukroh area along the Assam-Meghalaya border, the Assam Government has requested the Central government for a CBI probe. Meanwhile, Assam minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Wednesday requested a CBI probe in which six people were killed in the firing incident. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma...