The top two in the government and in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah, respectively, spent the day trying to hard sell not just the contentious land Bill but also how the Modi government stood for the welfare of farmers.
Following is the Facebook post of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on one-year of the BJP-led NDA government.
'If Modi is talking to every Tom, Dick and Harry, why is he afraid of talking to ex-servicemen?'
The next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities will begin from March 1 and registration on the Co-WIN2.0 portal will open at 9 am on Monday.
Recently, the government announced yet another ambitious scheme aimed at providing health insurance to 50 crore individuals.
The Kerala chief minister's four years in office may well be remembered for the way he handled Cyclone Ockhi, two floods, Nipah, and now COVID-19, reports Shine Jacob.
He cautioned people against forces inside and outside India which are working against the country by targeting it and its constitutional values.
Terming the attempts by war veterans to burn medals as an insult to the nation and armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said it was for protesting ex-service personnel to prove there was no political motive behind the OROP stir.
Taking a veiled swipe at the Congress party, he said one of the things he found when he came to Delhi was that those who got opportunity to rule the nation for "many, many years, loved to keep things in a pendulum mode".
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggesting five measures to conserve money for the fight against COVID-19, including a complete ban on media advertisements by government and PSUs for two years and suspending the Central Vista beautification project.
'There is no money with the villagers as there is little work.'
Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and warring uncle Shivpal were conspicuous in their absence.
The states will be asked to tap the Centre's JAM trinity.
Getting locked into instruments before the new regime kicks in would be a good strategy.
The video clips showed some terrorists being killed, besides destruction of bunkers and other military constructions.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 'Mission Karmayogi', dubbed as the biggest bureaucratic reform initiative, aimed at capacity building of government employees to make them more "creative, proactive, professional and technology-enabled". The core guiding principles of the competency-driven programme will be to support a transition from "rules based to roles based" HR management to prepare the Indian civil servant for the future, according to a government statement.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Government is looking at a "middle path" in resolving the "ticklish issue" of 'One Rank One Pension' demand of ex-servicemen, officials sources said.
Salaried employees get several benefits under Sections 80C, 80D, 80G and others.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
'Many enter the civil services with the desire to do good work but get beaten by the system, step back or become part of it.' 'Ten fantastic officers out of 100 can completely change the game.'
EPF is the major vehicle for the long-term savings of organised private sector employees.
Lt Gen Bakshi announced 'full support' to the new chief and made it clear that he won't resign.
Prime Minister Modi has said it is their small units that drive the Indian economy.
What is it about Arohan that puts it in the top league of microfinance institutions in the country?
The ministry has got Rs 1,03,927 crore for 2019-20 which is 4.9 per cent more than Rs 99,034 crore given in 2018-19.
The Congress leader said a 'storm' was brewing on the economic front that will cause damage and hurt many.
The court was hearing petitions challenging the Aadhaar scheme.
Protesting ex-servicemen allege they were manhandled by the Delhi police
Home and kitchen appliances, electronic products, apparel and B-segment cars stand to gain.
Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section.
'The Indian economy has been subsidised by the poor.'
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
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EPFO manages a huge corpus of over Rs 6 lakh crore (Rs 6 trillion).
The president outlined the government's agenda in the coming financial year in his customary address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament.
In a video issued by the Health Ministry, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) answered commonly asked questions regarding the dosage of the vaccine saying that two doses of the vaccine will have to be taken 28 days apart and protective levels of antibodies generally would develop two weeks after the second dose.
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