The Centre on Thursday welcomed the Tripura government's decision to lift Armed Forces Special Powers Act saying there was no need for the state government to take the consent of the central government while taking the move.
The red-shingled, colonial-style Capella is a five-star hotel on the Sentosa island, which boasts several resorts, hotels, two golf courses and a theme park.
This is the second time Jayalalithaa is resorting to a fast on the Cauvery issue.
The AFSPA will continue to remain in force in 12 districts of Arunachal Pradesh for six more months.
The regulatory actions, undertaken by the RBI and the government, came hours after finance ministry sources confirmed that SBI was directed to bail out the troubled lender. For the next month, Yes Bank will led by the RBI-appointed administrator Prashant Kumar, an ex-chief financial officer of SBI.
The Tamil Nadu government welcomed the decision, hailing it as a 'grand victory for the 'Amma (Jayalalithaa) government' and the state's farmers'.
The draft Environment Impact Assessment notification will throttle speedy implementation of projects\n
The new scheme came into effect on Thursday. However, even after a scrutiny assessment, appeals will continue to be done through personal representation.
Former world featherweight boxing champion "Prince" Naseem Hamed, who was convicted and jailed last year for dangerous driving, has been stripped of an honour bestowed on him by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in 1998.
The printing of one-rupee notes was discontinued in 1994.
Nearly two weeks after Parliament passed a bill for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the central government has decided that the new Telangana state will be born on June 2.
The government had amended the RBI Act through Finance Act 2016.
However, the Australian umpire will pursue a simultaneous law suit against the ICC for racial discrimination.
India looking at bringing back Choksi under Antiguan law applicable to Commonwealth countries
Last Sunday, Safinaz Abu al-Shamat and Jamal al-Saadi became the first Saudi women to register for voting.
The Sri Lankan president has withheld the official gazette notification necessary to formalise the decision to impose emergency.
Dr Balu, who arrived in the United States in 1968 from Chennai, is planning to visit southern India periodically to help strengthen the programme.
"I will fight for compensation, that is your right," he said.
The highest cap for the capacity would be 2 GW and can be set up in tranches at whatever location the project developer deems fit.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday dissolved the parliament, paving the way for fresh parliamentary elections in mid August, eight months ahead of the schedule.
'Individual beneficiary desirous of availing the benefits under the scheme (PMUY) is hereby required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication,' said a gazette notification issued by the ministry of petroleum and natural gas.
Sebi's main contention against brokers is that the NSEL was offering paired contracts and they were forward contracts, which were "illegal".
Tensions remain high across Sri Lanka after the violence broke out following the death of a man from the mainly Buddhist Sinhalese majority last week.
Rajapaksa was appointed as the premier on October 26 by President Maithripala Sirisena after sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe, plunging the nation into a constitutional crisis.
The Confederation of All India Traders on Monday demanded the withdrawal of service tax on traders and threatened to go on a nationwide agitation if the demand was not met.
The model code of conduct comes into immediate effect, he said.
The assent converts the bill into a law, operative throughout the state with retroactive effect -- from September 23, 2000.
The powerful Twitter hashtag #BeenRapedNotReported is being used by many to tell stories of rape, some even opening up for the first time, and why they never reported it.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shahnawaz Hussain has proposed that a museum on the life and times of Prophet Muhammad be built in India, home to the second largest Muslim population in the world.
Agarwal was admitted to hospital on Wednesday after he even gave up drinking water.
Extra security measures will be in force for these areas in the period between June 10 and 14.
If a feasible business model is worked out for cable operators, they will not only build the last-mile networks, but also market them among the local population telling people the benefits as well as how to utilise them
Minister of State Kiren Rijiju, who looks after the northeast division in the home ministry, seems to have been bypassed in recent decision to declare entire Nagaland as 'disturbed area' under the AFSPA with clear indications emerging of his unhappiness.
The Trinamool Congress welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on panchayat polls in West Bengal as a "victory of democracy" and asked opposition parties to apologise to the people of the state.
The government's final rules for reallocation of cancelled mines through an e-auction process give the existing owners an advantage over new bidders.
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