Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM, allots portfolios

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bhupendra Patel on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term at a star-studded ceremony in Gandhinagar along with a 16-member......

Govt gets 5.59 lakh public grievances so far this yr

The Centre received 5.59 lakh public grievances against various government departments in the first half of this year, with the Department of Financial Services (DFS) getting most of such......

Himanta inducts 2 cabinet ministers, rejigs several seniors' portfolios

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday inducted two new ministers and carried out a major reshuffle of his cabinet with several of the old guard losing some important portfolios. IMAGE:......

Chintan Shivir: Cong plans 50% quota for SCs, STs, minorities in party

The Congress is set to provide 50 per cent representation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and minorities at all levels in the party organisation as part of its social engineering......

Modi reconstitutes Niti Aayog; Shah ex-officio member

Rajiv Kumar will continue as vice-chairman of the body, along with other full-time members V K Saraswat, Ramesh Chand and V K Paul. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved reconstitution......

3 digital plans luanched to increase legal access, cut pendency

The three initiatives are - pro-bono legal services, tele law and Nyaya Mitra The Department of Justice (part of the Ministry of Law and Justice) launched three empowerment initiatives on Thursday......

Modi to announce new initiatives for SC/ST entrepreneurs next week

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil key initiatives and a hub to provide support to entrepreneurs from the SC/ST community in Ludhiana, Punjab, next Tuesday. The National SC/ST Hub, under the......

More states to replicate Kerala's all-women taxi

To ensure safer travel options, Kerala's all-women cab service 'She Taxi' is set to cross borders after the alleged rape of an executive by an Uber cab driver in the national capital put the......

Government announces Rs.90 lakh cash awards for Rio Paralympians

The government has announced cash awards of Rs. 90 lakhs for Rio Paralympics 2016 medal winners. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawaarchand Gehlot said that the cash awards are being......