Tag: Indian Government

BCCI President Roger Binny
Need govt's clearance to travel to Pakistan, BCCI can't decide on its own: Roger Binny

The BCCI president's comment came after he was posed with a question on the recent decision of India to not travel to Pakistan for the 2023 Asia Cup.

  • Thursday, 20 October 2022
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Oracle bets big on multi-cloud offerings for Indian govt, public sector

According to Prasad Rai, Vice President of Global Strategic Clients Group at Oracle India, there is a great demand on the multi-Cloud offerings among the government stakeholders as well.

  • Thursday, 20 October 2022
EV makers hail Centre's battery safety norms to allay consumers' fears
EV makers hail Centre's battery safety norms to allay consumers' fears

The EV makers on Friday welcomed the amended battery safety norms notified by the government, as consumers' fear grows over battery explosions and fire incidents, especially in the EV two-wheelers.

  • Friday, 02 September 2022
Expect cooperation in RS on triple talaq bill: Minister

New Delhi: Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said the government is hopeful of getting cooperation from all parties on the triple talaq bill in the Rajya Sabha, where the government does not have a majority and the previous bill on the subject was stuck due to oppositions reservations. The Minister said that […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
Supreme-Court
SC declines to interfere with ordinance making triple talaq an offence

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to interfere with the ordinance making triple talaq an offence, telling the petitioners to wait for the coming winter session of Parliament where it will come up for ratification. “Suppose we issue notice but not stay it, what purpose would be served?” asked the bench of Chief […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Spot exchange for gold will benefit trade: WGC

New Delhi:With the Indian government pushing for transparency in governance and having an appetite for reform, it is time for introduction of spot exchange for gold, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Thursday. The WGC is a market development organisation for the gold industry. In a report “A gold spot exchange for India: Delivering […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Government invites bids for advisers on AI's divestment

New Delhi: The government on Thursday invited bids from firms to appoint advisers to aide in the divestment of national passenger carrier Air India. According to two separate notices on the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management’s website, the proposal for advisers have been invited to guide the government on financial and legal issues […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Union-cabinet
Cabinet approves 10% quota provision for J&K

New Delhi: Union cabinet has given its nod to 10 per cent quota for poor among the general categories in Jammu and Kashmir and also approved the provision for SC/ST reservation in promotion in government jobs in the state. Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh said since Jammu and Kashmir is under the President’s […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
Virat-Kohli
Will respect government decision on Indo-Pak World Cup tie: Kohli

Visakhapatnam: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday said the team would “respect the government decision” in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack as far as playing Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup is concerned. “Our stand is simple. We stick by what the nation wants to do, what the BCCI decides and that is […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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UK court issues arrest warrant against Nirav Modi

London/New Delhi: A court in London has issued an arrest warrant against fugitive Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi, accused in the Rs 12,700 crore bank, confirmed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday. According to the ED, the Westminster Court issued the arrest warrant against Nirav Modi on March 13. The Indian government had moved an extradition […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
Anand-Sharma
Centre should release MoM of Rafale deal: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday demanded that the Centre make public the minutes of the meeting (MoM) between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former French President Francois Hollande, which culminated in the Rafale fighter aircraft deal. “The draft of the joint statement of the Indian Prime Minister and the French President did not have […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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OTV Impact: Formalities begin for return of Odisha labourers stranded in Dubai

Bhubaneswar: The stranded Odia labourers in Dubai will finally return home after the intervention of the Indian government. On May 30, the matter was first brought to light by OTV, which reported that 10 labourers from Odisha are stranded in Dubai. When the matter was flagged on Twitter, External Affairs minister S.Jaishankar had intervened and […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Jay Panda seeks repatriation of 17 Odisha youths stranded in Dubai

Bhubaneswar: After successfully ensuring repatriation of Odisha youths stranded outside India on multiple occasions, BJP’s national vice-president Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda has once again written to the Indian Consul General in Dubai requesting repatriation of 17 labourers from the State. As per reports, all the labourers had departed for Dubai on November 4 last year through […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Jammu-Kashmir
UK issues advisory, warns citizens against travelling to J&K

New Delhi/London: The UK on Saturday issued a travel advisory for its citizens travelling to Jammu and Kashmir, warning against travel to the state, except Jammu city and Ladakh, after the Indian government advised Amarnath pilgrims and tourists to leave in view of the security situation. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advised against all travel […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Indian Govt Asks Twitter For Information About 474 Accounts

New Delhi: The Indian government has asked Twitter to provide information about 474 accounts and requested to remove or withhold content about 504 accounts on violating the law of the land in the first six months of this year. According to Twitter’s latest transparency report, it helped the Indian government in 5 per cent of […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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