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Samajwadi Party to hit the roads over jobs issue: Akhilesh Yadav

The Samajwadi Party will hit the roads to press the government to solve problems of the youth, who are awaiting for recruitment against vacant posts, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday

'Govt should use CBI, ED to curb hoarding, not against political opponents'

Criticising the Centre, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee said govt should use central probe agencies like CBI and ED to control inflation and check hoarding, instead of using them against political opponents

Govt mandates vehicles' fitness testing via ATS in phased manner

The government has made fitness testing of vehicles through Automated Testing Stations (ATS) mandatory in a phased manner starting April next year

Govt ran away from discussion on price rise, unemployment: Cong

As Parliament was adjourned sine die on Thursday, the Congress alleged that the government ran away from debate on price rise, farmers and unemployment issues during the Budget Session.

Govt mandates vehicles' fitness testing via automated stations from 2023

The government has made fitness testing of vehicles through Automated Testing Stations (ATS) mandatory in a phased manner starting April next year.

Govt working tirelessly to augment India's health infrastructure: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the government was working tirelessly to augment India's health infrastructure

Government defers proposal to merge BSNL, MTNL due to financial reasons

The government has deferred the merger of state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL due to financial reasons, Parliament was informed on Wednesday

PM Modi's govt provided new definition of governance: Hardeep Puri

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has given a new definition of governance in the last eight years

Centre likely to table Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill in RS

The Centre is likely to table the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday

Piyush Goyal visits Melbourne University as part of 3-day Australia visit

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday paid a visit to the University of Melbourne as part of his three-day visit to Australia

Use influence to mediate truce between Russia, Ukraine: Tharoor to govt

The Congress' Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday asked the government to use its influence to mediate a truce between Russia and Ukraine engaged in a war for over 40 days

States, UTs have reported 5,21,358 Covid deaths till Apr 4: Govt

States and union territories have reported 5,21,358 deaths due to Covid-19 till April 4, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday

Fair valuation of recap bond: PSBs stare at Rs 13,000 crore-hit

Govt will continue to factor in such impact for future capital infusion

Only 80.6% spent till February, govt likely to miss capex target

While monthly capex spending peaked to Rs 1.2 trillion in December, it has drastically fallen in subsequent months with expenditure of only Rs 43,495 crore in February

Govt to undertake a two-stage review to determine PLI scheme progress

This will be followed by utilisation of unused funds and the possibility of reallocation to the government department and ministries, which need more amounts, will be assessed

Time to open economy but cautiously: Centre tells states and UTs

In view of a decline in Covid-19 cases, the Centre on Wednesday asked states to follow a risk assessment-based approach on the opening of economic and social activities

257 police stations in India don't have a vehicle, govt tells Lok Sabha

As many as 257 police stations in the country do not have any vehicle and 638 police stations do not have a telephone connection, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday

Covid vaccination pace slows down as most targets covered: Govt

The Covid vaccination pace has slowed down relatively as most of the target beneficiaries are already covered, the Centre informed Parliament on Tuesday

Closely following the coronavirus trajectory globally, says Centre

Noting that various mathematical models meant for predicting coronavirus waves have repeatedly failed to give reliable results due to small sample size, the Centre said

Par panel cautions govt against early euphoria over NPA reduction

Cautioning the govt against any early euphoria with regards to reduction in NPA in banking sector, a Parliamentary panel on Tuesday said that bad loans may go up due to some lag Covid pandemic impact