Government of India

Aamir Khan removed as brand ambassador of Incredible India? Tourism Ministry denies change

Ministry of Tourism has clarified its stand over the reports of removal of Aamir Khan as brand ambassador of Incredible India.

Jan 06, 2016, 15:32 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi to meet departmental secretaries today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday hold a meeting with secretaries of all government departments.

Dec 31, 2015, 08:43 AM IST

India committed to protecting farmers' interest at WTO: Nirmala

The government on Wednesday said it's committed to protecting interest of its farmers at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Dec 09, 2015, 18:48 PM IST

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan launches revamped Lok Sabha website

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday launched the house's refurbished website which has a number of new features including easy access to categories such as "today's debate", "bill search", "committee meetings" and "business (today and tomorrow)".

Nov 25, 2015, 22:57 PM IST

Centre criticised for trying to reorient education policy

All India University Employees' Confederation (AIUEC) on Monday accused the Union Government of trying to reorient education policy which, it claimed, would kill public-funded education and encourage private sector to take over.

Oct 12, 2015, 16:09 PM IST

Govt issues norms for selection of CEOs of smaller PSBs

As per the guidelines, the selection to the top job in the PSBs would be from the existing pool of executive directors (EDs) or deputy managing directors (DMDs) in state-owned banks with a remaining service period of 2 years.

Aug 20, 2015, 19:57 PM IST

Canara Bank hands over dividend of Rs 348.81 crore to govt

Canara Bank has paid a dividend of Rs.348.81 crores to the Government of India for the financial year 2014-15.

Jul 25, 2015, 16:53 PM IST

Real Estate Bill to be taken up by Rajya Sabha today

A united Opposition on Wednesday forced government to send the controversial Real Estate Bill that seeks to regulate realty business, to a 21-member select committee of Rajya Sabha, which has been asked to submit its report by the first week of the Monsoon Session.

May 07, 2015, 08:58 AM IST

Rajya Sabha likely to witness heated debate over Real Estate bill today

While Congress' opposition to the bill has become even more aggressive in last four-five days, the government seems to be working to garner the support of some regional parties to pass the bill.

May 05, 2015, 09:10 AM IST

SFIO registered 107 ponzi cases in 2 years: Govt

As many as 107 cases for allegedly running ponzi schemes have been referred to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) for investigation in over two years, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

Mar 17, 2015, 18:02 PM IST

31 MoUs signed on day one of Vibrant Gujarat Summit

The major MoU exchange was done between World Bank, Government of India and Government of Gujarat.

Jan 11, 2015, 23:22 PM IST

Central Bank to raise Rs 626.23 cr from pref issue to LIC

The capital raising committee of the board approved raising of additional equity capital by issuance of up to 8.28 crore shares at Rs 75.55 per equity, Central Bank of India said in a statement.

Dec 03, 2014, 18:31 PM IST

Removal of 80:20 scheme will boost jewellers'' confidence: WGC

Under the scheme, 20 percent of the imported gold had to be exported before getting a new lot. The scheme was put in place in August 2013 to curb gold imports, which was considered a major cause for the widening current account deficit of the country.

Nov 29, 2014, 14:35 PM IST

RBI gets conditional support from govt for inflation target

The Reserve Bank of India, which wants to bring retail inflation down to 6 percent, on Sunday received conditional support for this target from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is putting emphasis on stronger economic growth.

Aug 11, 2014, 08:15 AM IST