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Centre seals deal with BDL to acquire 4,690 anti-tank guided missiles

The Defence Ministry on Friday sealed a deal with state-run Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL)

Govt to introduce DFI Bill in Lok Sabha next week to fund infra projects

The government will next week introduce in the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) Bill 2021 in Lok Sabha

Vehicle scrapping policy will be 'win-win'; to reduce pollution: Gadkari

Gadkari on Thursday said the vehicle scrapping policy will be a "win-win" policy that will help improve fuel efficiency and reduce pollution

EC proposal to link electoral roll with the Aadhaar under consideration

The Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday

Govt places new purchase order with SII for 100 mn doses of Covishield

The price was fixed at Rs 157.50 a dose, including GST

PM Narendra Modi urges people to post views for 'Mann Ki Baat'

Modi on Sunday appealed people to share their views, ideas and interesting topics from across India for this year's third 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme

Central government plans to sell residual stake in four airports

The Central government aims to sell its residual stake in four airports as part of the asset monetisation pipeline

Chhattisgarh govt plans to allow use of Covaxin in state: Minister

This comes after the Centre dropped its 'clinical trial mode' tag

Social media platforms' staff not been threatened of jail term: IT Ministry

The government has never threatened employees of any social media platform, such as Twitter, of jail term, the IT Ministry has said

Online test for govt recruitment likely to be held in Sept: Union minister

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the Common Eligibility Test (CET) for government jobs recruitment is likely to be held around September this year. He said the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting the CET has been constituted with the approval of the Union Cabinet. As a major boon for the youth, particularly the government job aspirants, a Common Eligibility Test (CET) will be conducted across the country from this year to screen and shortlist candidates for recruitment to central government jobs, said Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel. The first such test is likely to be held in the later part of 2021, probably around September or so, he told PTI here. Singh said the "path-breaking transformational reform" carried out by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) was possible because of the personal intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his deep concern for the youth. The NRA, he said, will be a multi-agency body which will conduct

Blocked roads near Ghazipur border hit traders, vehicle sellers hard

It has been more than 100 days since farmers began protesting against the Centre's farm laws

Govt to put in place safeguards to prevent data misuse: Draft e-comm policy

The government would lay down principles for usage of data, according to a draft national e-commerce policy

Only half of urban slum households use LPG exclusively: Study

An independent study on the usage of the LPG shows that very few households, even in urban areas, use the cleaner fuel in their kitchen

NHPC pays Rs 891 cr to govt as interim dividend for financial year 2020-21

State-owned hydropower giant NHPC on Friday said it has paid Rs 890.85 crore as an interim dividend to the Centre for the financial year ending March 31, 2021. NHPC Chairman and Managing Director A K Singh handed over dividend payout advice to Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh in the presence of Power Secretary Alok Kumar and other senior officials of the ministry and NHPC, the company said in a statement. "NHPC has paid an interim dividend of Rs 890.85 crore to Government of India for the financial year 2020-21 on March 5, 2021," it said. The company further said it has recorded a net profit of Rs 2,829.16 crore for the nine months ended December 2020, against the previous period corresponding figure of Rs 2,624.26 crore. The company had earned a net profit of Rs. 3,007.17 crore for the financial year 2019-20.

Maharashtra has 8 of India's top 10 Covid-19 worst-hit districts: Centre

The Centre's declaration came shortly Thackeray ominously said that "lockdown is required in some places" to curb the virus spread, and a decision would be taken in the next few days

India is no longer a democratic country, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said India is no longer a democratic country

Govt must develop regulatory mechanism for cryptocurrency ecosystem: IAMAI

Industry body IAMAI on Wednesday appealed to the Indian government to not ban cryptocurrency and develop a robust mechanism to regulate the related ecosystem in the country.

Rajya Sabha proceedings halted for 3rd day amid Oppn uproar over farm laws

Rajya Sabha proceedings were disrupted for the third day in a row as the Congress and other opposition parties created an uproar demanding a discussion on three new farm laws of the Centre

Govt alive, aware about various issues around cryptocurrencies: DFS Secy

The government is alive and aware about various issues around the cryptocurrencies and will take a considered view on the issues, Financial Services Secretary Debasish Panda said on Wednesday

India taking lead to promote regional approach to energy: Foreign Secy

India is working assiduously to promote the sub-region comprising itself, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar as an energy hub, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said