To highlight the achievements and programmes of the government, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday allocated a fund of Rs 630 crore to the information and broadcasting ministry, of which over Rs 200 crore could be spent in the current financial year.
A division of Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice H R Malhotra asked the Health and IB ministries to respond to the notices by September 30.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar will get a Rajya Sabha berth from Madhya Pradesh after his name was finalised by the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday.
The government is organising the event-- Zara Muskura Do (Smile Please)-- which will have several performances and programmes highlighting its "achievements".
Caught off guard over the publication of the International Herald Tribune in India, the Union government on Friday dubbed it as "complete violation" of existing guidelines but the paper's editor M J Akbar contested it.
In a 'Holi' bonanza to central government employees and pensioners, the Union Cabinet on Thursday decided to increase the dearness allowance by three per cent.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com finds out why Sacred Games has run into trouble.
"I have nothing to say on Nirupam's resignation as it is Shiv Sena's internal matter," the former Union broadcasting and information minister said in New Delhi.
Naidu was an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activist during the Emergency and was arrested and jailed.
1,100 unemployed and unmarried daughters of freedom fighters will henceforth get a basic pension of Rs 1,500 per month.
Far more important than governance is to ensure how different states get necessary representation a'The pressure to expand the council of ministers will come from states where the BJP has formed a government after ousting the Congress,' predicts A K Bhattacharya.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Aseem Chhabra lists his 10 favourite non-Indian shows streaming in India -- classics as well as recent shows.
The court had said "things are not spelt out as to what you (Centre) mean by security clearance.
State and UT governments have been given the flexibility to take a decision on re-opening of schools and coaching institutions after October 15 in a graded manner.
Allowing foreign direct investment in FM radio and a switchover to a revenue share regime is likely to get a go-ahead from the government later this week when the union cabinet takes up the matter related to the second phase of licencing.
This was decided at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
In the absence of any medium to send the news reports across the country or outside, some journalists would send their reports on pen drives through flyers at the airport.
The prime minister noted that there may not have been any major public events in countries around the world and in India for around a year-and-a-half, but the enthusiasm for Yoga Day has not diminished.
Legendary actress Zohra Sehgal, who essayed character roles with aplomb in a career spanning both theatre and cinema, died in New Delhi on Thursday. She was 102.
The 77-year-old was recently diagnosed with pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital, where he died at 1.28 am, a Congress leader said.
The government told Portugal on December 12 that the gangster would not be given capital punishment if he were extradited to India.
The former minister venting his anger said, "Revolted by the lies in the media about me."
The hot money may be on the Aam Aadmi Party winning the Delhi assembly elections, but the Bharatiya Janata Party is not giving up the battle without a fight.
The appointment of new expenditure secretary comes a month-and-a-half ahead of the Budget for 2020-21 to be presented on February 1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a country-wide marathon to be organised on October 31 to celebrate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a Union Minister said on Wednesday.
The government on Friday announced a five-day state mourning as a mark of respect to Nelson Mandela.
The Congress on Wednesday said it will not demand the resignation of Narendra Modi over the snooping row claiming that if the Gujarat chief minister really wanted to quit he would have done that after the 2002 Godhra riot.
President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee along with I&B Minister Manish Tewari pay tribute to the legendary singer.
The National Rifle Association of India on Sunday welcomed the appointment of Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore as sports minister, saying the Olympics silver medallist would "add immense value to the development and growth of sports".
Nation Live editor Anshul Kaushik was arrested on Monday and remanded in 14-day judicial custody.
Asked about the report, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, "The political judgements of Freedom House are as inaccurate and distorted as their maps."
A selection of some interesting stories from Wednesday that you possibly would not have read in your newspaper.
Jawahar Sircar says his earnest request to ministry was to help strengthen public institutions.
In this year's budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hiked tax on petrol and diesel, raised import duty on gold, levied additional surcharge on super rich and brought a tax on high value cash withdrawals as she sought to spur growth with reduction in corporate tax and sops to housing sector, startups and electric vehicles.
The finance minister claimed that those returning awards were in a way electioneering against the BJP in Bihar polls.
The two-day media conclave of Congress will begin in New Delhi on Monday seeking to tone up its communication strategy in states and propagate UPA's achievements among the masses ahead of the next General elections.
While Jay Shah has warned the media against violating his fundamental right to privacy, Tushar Mehta -- his lawyer in the defamation case -- had opposed right to privacy in the Supreme Court, says Dr Gopal Krishna.
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