Most PSUs on government’s privatisation list created by private sector: Sanjeev Sanyal
NEW DELHI: Defending privatisation policy, Principal Economic Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal on Saturday said most of the public sector undertakings (PSUs) that the government intends to sell were actually created by the private sector. Stressing that this government is unapologetic about privatisation, he said “you (Opposition) made the point that this (PSUs) has been built through […]
SKM calls for ‘rail roko’ on October 18 to protest Lakhimpur Kheri violence
NEW DELHI: Farmer leaders on Saturday demanded that Union Minister Ajay Mishra and his son be arrested in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, and said the incident was a pre-planned conspiracy. Ajay Mishra should also be removed from the government as he started this conspiracy and is also protecting the culprits in the case, Sanyukt […]
India, US discuss Indo-Pacific, regional issues ahead of 2+2 dialogue
NEW DELHI: India and the US have discussed their flourishing defence partnership and opportunities for enhanced cooperation with like-minded partners to sustain a free and open Indo-Pacific as officials from the two countries held a meeting to lay the groundwork for the key 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue later this year, the Pentagon has said. The meeting […]
Income Tax Department detects Rs 550 crore hidden income after raids on Hetero pharma group
NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Department detected “unaccounted” income of Rs 550 crore and seized over Rs 142 crore cash after it recently raided Hyderabad-based Hetero pharmaceutical group, official sources claimed on Saturday. Company officials were not immediately available for comments. The raids were carried out by the tax department on October 6 at about […]
Agri export activities pick up in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
NEW DELHI: With the mandate to promote agri export of Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, APEDA has scripted new success stories by taking several initiatives to sensitise growers, exporters, state government officials and other stakeholders on the export potential of agricultural products and requirements under the National Programme for Organic Production […]
31 chosen for lateral entry to administrative service
NEW DELHI: The Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T) requested the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 14.12.2020 and 12.02.2021 to select suitable persons to join the Government of India at the level of Joint Secretary/ Director/ Deputy Secretary in various Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India on Contract/Deputation basis. The UPSC launched Online […]