Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea challenging decision to grant cabinet rank to MLAs, MLCs in KarnatakaThe Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the Karnataka government's move to give cabinet rank to 42 legislators. The court...
26 May, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Cabinet nod to raise SC strength to 37 plus CJIThe Union Cabinet has approved increasing the number of Supreme Court judges. The strength will rise to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of ...
06 May, 2026, 01.42 AM IST
Govt reviews divestment plans, IDBI Bank stake saleGovt officials are reviewing the IDBI Bank disinvestment strategy. This comes after weak investor interest and market volatility impacted t...
01 May, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
8th Pay Commission for postal employees: Rs 1.12 lakh basic pay proposed for postman; what postal employee body wants from 8th CPCFederation of National Postal Organisations's (FNPO) memorandum included issues related to postal assistants, sorting assistants, postmen, ...
28 Apr, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Central government yet to notify selection panels for data protection boardFive months after establishing the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI), the government has yet to set up search-cum-selection committees ...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
CJI says women lawyers not stepping forward to become judges citing domestic responsibilities“We consider women lawyers all the time,” he said, during a hearing on Thursday on an application to consider women lawyers from the top co...
15 Apr, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
Rajya Sabha returns two Appropriation BillsThe bills, which were passed by Lok Sabha on September 19, were cleared in the Upper House with a voice vote and without any discussion.
23 Sep, 2020, 03.04 PM IST
Supreme Court rejects plea against PM CARES FundThe bench, which also comprised justices L Nageswara Rao and M M Shantanagoudar, did not agree to the contention of the lawyer that the fun...
13 Apr, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
Shashi Tharoor writes to PM, seeks rollback of govt's decision to suspend MPLAD fundsIn a letter to the prime minister, Tharoor commended the government for its decision to revise the salaries of Members of Parliament and of...
06 Apr, 2020, 10.44 PM IST
LS speaker to give 30 per cent of salary to Consolidated Fund of IndiaThe decision came after the Union cabinet approved an ordinance to reduce the salaries, allowances and pensions of Members of Parliament (M...
06 Apr, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes Appropriation BillThe house passed the bill after the Speaker applied 'guillotine' on demands of grants for various ministries. With parliament having very l...
16 Mar, 2020, 06.55 PM IST
Plea in SC to protect Election Commissioners from removalThe PIL has also sought direction to the Centre to provide an independent secretariat to the ECI and declare its expenditure as charged fro...
24 Oct, 2017, 07.59 PM IST
No Aadhaar, no sops after June 30: CentreThe Centre's fresh affidavit countered new petitions by Shantha Sinha and others, which have sought stay of the notification under Section ...
10 Jun, 2017, 10.32 AM IST
NHAI plan to raise Rs 55,000 crore from market gets government nodThe ministry has also proposed in a Cabinet note allowing the NHAI to keep the proceeds of completed highway projects that will be sold out...
16 Mar, 2016, 12.20 PM IST
- Bill in Lok Sabha to include Medara community in Karnataka ST list
A Constitution Order Amendment Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today to include Medara community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Ka...
27 Dec, 2011, 03.28 PM IST
- Amend statute to protect ECs from removal: CEC
The CEC said since 1993, the Commission has become a regular multi-member body with three members all enjoying equal powers and status.
09 Jan, 2011, 11.11 AM IST
- 14 states fail to utilise road funds
Despite being allocated to states and Union Territories every year, the funds have been unutilised.
26 Oct, 2010, 02.09 AM IST