The optical disk legislation is being worked out in the country to curb film piracy, Union Urban Development and Culture Minister, S Jaipal Reddy, said in Panaji on Thursday.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that the central government has not enumerated caste-wise population other than SCs and STs in census since Independence.
While seeking relief for the traders who have given an undertaking to stop the misuse, the MCD sought permission for 'de-sealing' of those premises that are protected under the notifications.
'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.' 'Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.'
UP will be followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
As many as 12,394 complaints of alleged corruption were received against railway employees.
The affidavit is likely to come up for hearing on Friday.
It will be National Housing Mission which will be launched soon
The proposed masterplan 2021 envisages mixed land use, which would cover all the roads protected under the notification.
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle Ajay Vikra, Singh has been appointed as the new defence secretary.
A Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said President A P J Abdul Kalam on Tuesday accepted Azad's resignation.
As the Left government in Kerala gears up to inaugurate a cultural centre at Travancore House, in the heart of the national capital, on August 4, the Travancore royal family has moved the central government and various local bodies in Delhi with a request to halt the same.
Trains will be available at ITO at a frequency of seven and a half minutes during peak hours
The current headquarters, visited by thousands of people daily, is located close to the residence of party president Sonia Gandhi, raising security concerns.
In a bid to put an end to housing crisis faced by members of Parliament in national capital New Delhi, the government is mulling construction of multi-storeyed flats at an estimated cost of Rs 60 crore in the heritage site Lutyen's Zone.
Setting an example to highlight the importance of rainwater harvesting, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Thursday decided to offer Parliament House premises and his official residence for water conservation purposes.
Redevelopment of the Central Vista Avenue, stretching from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate and has a deadline of December 2021, has achieved 60 per cent of physical progress, the Union housing and urban affairs ministry told the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Google is going ahead with a policy revision mandating 30% charge on in-app purchases across all apps on Play Store. This has left developers' community worried about tighter squeeze on their earnings, says Yuvraj Malik.
Air pollution may lead to a faster spread of Covid-19 infection as it causes coughing and sneezing, government officials told a parliamentary panel on Friday, according to sources.
Portfolios were distributed 2 weeks after the MVA govt was sworn-in. Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde will be home minister while NCP's Jayant Patil will be finance minister.
After 118 days of unauthorised stay and a bitter stand-off with the government, former union Minister Ajit Singh today finally vacated the 12 Tughlaq Road bungalow in New Delhi.
A primer on how the issue came to the forefront and how it could force 44,000 shopkeepers in the national capital to shut shop.
7 key areas that the Budget must address to re-energise the infrastructure sector, suggests Vinayak Chatterjee.
Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.
He has been given time till March 15.
Gauba took chargeafter incumbent Rajiv Mehrishi retired from service.
Officials said the World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency and Asian Development Bank had evinced interest in the project.
The defence ministry said 10 helicopters will be for the Indian Air Force and five will be for the Indian Army.
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 complaints, according to an official report.
Can the newly-minted Jal Shakti ministry bring water to some 19 crore Indian households that have never had taps or heard the sound of flowing water, wonders Vinayak Chatterjee.
Under the 20.68 km-long monorail project, services will be provided between Poonamalle and Kathipara with a link from Porur to Vadapalani in Chennai, a senior UD Ministry official said.
FinMin has already sought inputs from different central ministries for the Budget speech, which would be the last Budget of the current BJP-led NDA government before the 2019 general polls.
While the corporate sector has benefited from massive capital expenditure, leading to sky-rocketing stock prices, investors would do well to keep an eye on the macroeconomic picture and government finances, not just corporate profits, for signs of trouble, alerts Debashis Basu.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to convene a meeting of chief secretaries of all the states within 10 days to find out the steps taken by them so far to provide shelter to homeless persons.
As per the norms, sanction for prosecution has to be decided within four months time of the CBI seeking such a permission.
Priyanka to shift base to Lucknow when the COVID-19 situation improves
The UP government is also planning to free up its own land from illegal encroachment to set up these new cow- shelters in "safe locations" and with full facility for fodder and water.
To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion
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