Union Government Appointed Six More Additional SGs for Supreme Court
The Union government is set to be fully represented in the Supreme Court (SC) with six new faces as additional solicitors general (ASGs), bringing the...
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MediaOne Ban Lifted, SC Says ‘National Security’ Cannot be Used to Deny Citizens’ Rights
The Supreme Court has quashed the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry’s order refusing to renew the broadcast license of the Malayalam-language news channel MediaOne. The...
Govt Announces Custom Duty Exemption for Imported Medicines, Food for Rare Diseases
On March 30, the Union Government announced a complete exemption from basic customs duties on all medicines and food imported for personal use to treat...
Reduced Windfall Tax on Domestic Crude by Government
The union government has lowered the windfall tax on locally produced crude oil sales to $13,000 per tonne.The sale of Indian-produced crude oil has been...
J&K on High Alert Ahead of 2nd Anniversary of Article 370
Ahead of the 2nd anniversary of Article 370, which gave exclusive status to Jammu and Kashmir, the Union government has released an alert and asked...
Centre Allocates Whopping Rs 10,870.5 Cr to UP Under Jal Jeevan Mission
The Centre has allocated a whopping Rs 10,870 crore to Uttar Pradesh under the Jal Jeevan Mission for 2021-22, the highest allocation so far to...
BPCL Announces Final Dividend of Rs 58 Per Share
The Union government which holds a 52.98 per cent stake in state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) will receive Rs 6,665.76 crore from the company...
CBSE Class XII Board Exams Postponed, Class X Boards Cancelled
The Union government Wednesday postponed the Class XII CBSE board exams and “cancelled” the Class X board exams scheduled to happen in May amid the...
Centre Reports 12% Jump in FY21 Indirect Tax Revenue
Robust growth in receipts from customs duty and central excise—mostly from auto fuel, has helped the central government to report a 12 per cent jump...
Govt Allocates Rs 16k Cr for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, 2021-22
The Union government has allocated Rs 16,000 crores for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the fiscal year 2021-22 to boost the safety of farmers’ crops and to...