NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday named Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan’s next chief minister and Sachin Pilot his deputy after party president Rahul Gandhi successfully brokered peace between the veteran leader and his younger colleague following several rounds of discussions. After Congress’ observer to the state K C Venugopal made the announcement at a media […]
NEW DELHI: Intelligence Bureau Director Rajiv Jain and Research & Analysis Wing Secretary Anil K Dhasmana, whose two-year terms end later this month, have been given extensions of six months, a government order said on Friday. Jain’s tenure was to end on December 30 and Dhasmana’s on December 29. The decision to extend the tenure […]
NEW DELHI: There is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France, the Supreme Court said on Friday and dismissed all the petitions seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Rs 58,000 crore deal. There was no substantial evidence of commercial favouritism to any private entity, […]
NEW DELHI: Insurance sector regulator Irdai has asked all the insurers to inform policyholders through messages on receipt of premium from 1 January, aimed at protecting the interest of consumers. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) said the order is being issued to enhance the policyholder protection and information. Wherever the mobile […]
NEW DELHI:Former IAS officer Bharat Bhushan Vyas took oath of office as member the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Thursday, a government statement said. Vyas, a 1986-batch Jammu and Kashmir cadre officer, was administered oath of office and secrecy by Chairman UPSC Arvind Saxena. A graduate in Botany, 61-year-old Vyas served in state and Centre […]
By Aditi Khanna LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May won a crucial vote of confidence in her leadership of the ruling Conservative Party over the controversial Brexit deal, after she placated rebel lawmakers by agreeing that she will not lead the party into the next general election in 2022. Though she won the backing of […]
NEW DELHI: India is set to increase its public health spending to 2.5 per cent of its GDP by 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, as he asserted that women, children and youth will continue to remain at the heart of every policy, programme and initiative of the government. Addressing the 2018 Partners’ Forum […]
NEW DELHI: The Mizo National Front (MNF) on Tuesday scripted a spectacular victory in Mizoram, uprooting the Congress in its last bastion in the Northeast to return to power after 10 years. The MNF won 26 seats in the 40-member Assembly, a gain of 21 seats since 2013. The Congress managed to bag only five […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress has emerged as the single-largest party in Rajasthan, winning 99 seats, while the BJP got 73, the State Election Commission Office said on Wednesday. The Bahujan Samaj Party won 6 seats, CPI(M) 2, Independents 13 and other parties got 6, according to the state Election Commission’s website. The Rashtriya Lok Dal […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress forming the next government in Chhattisgarh became a mere formality Tuesday as chief minister Raman Singh of BJP resigned, after his party’s disappointing performance in the state Assembly polls. Congress is leading in 64, while BJP was relegated to a distant second spot with 18 seats, as per the latest trends […]
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said it has imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on Indian Bank for violating cyber security norms. The RBI has imposed, by an order dated November 30, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs 10 million on Indian Bank for contravention of Circular on Cyber […]
NEW DELHI: Former bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday was appointed the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a government statement said. He replaces Urjit Patel, who surprisingly resigned from the central bank on Monday. A former civil servant, Das is also a member of the 15th Finance Commission. Das, who retired as […]
HYDERABAD: The TRS looked set to form its second successive government in Telangana with a thumping majority after taking an unassailable lead in 86 seats, according to the latest vote count Tuesday, a ringing endorsement of party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s populist policies. Soon after the vote count began at 8 a.m., it became clear […]
MUMBAI: Connaught Place in New Delhi has emerged as the sixth costliest, in terms of lease rentals, out of 20 major markets in Asia Pacific region, showed data from international property consultant JLL. The average occupancy costs – including rent, taxes and service charges – in Connaught Place are at $142, which is higher than […]
NEW DELHI: The construction sector is the fastest-growing adopter of commercial drones, and is likely to require 2.5 lakh people with UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) operating skills in the coming years, a report said. Highways, roads, bridges and housing will take the lead in the usage of drones, the ECI-PwC report ‘Flying high: Drones to […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Thursday said it was “shocking” that out of about 70,000 registered building and construction workers in Mumbai, only 11,000 have got the benefit of an act meant for their welfare and its implementation was a “complete flop”. The court was informed by the counsel appearing for Maharashtra […]
