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The power turnaround of Uttar Pradesh: Infrastructure, reform and energy securityUttar Pradesh has transformed from a state plagued by prolonged blackouts to one meeting record electricity demand with near round-the-cloc...
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8th Pay Commission for central government teachers: Rs 50,000 minimum pay for Level 1 employee, up to 3.83 fitment factor; what employee body wants from 8th CPCThe employee body representing central government teachers from Union Territories is seeking significant pay hikes in their salaries in the...
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'Magician has lost his tricks': Rahul Gandhi takes a jibe at 'PM Modi', calls 'Op Sindoor, demonetisation' failed tricksRahul Gandhi has raised an eyebrow at the government's claims of promoting women's empowerment, arguing that it serves more as a facade for...
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Six yrs later, migrant workers still trapped in a cycle of exploitationMigrant workers are again facing hardship. Protests erupt over low wages and poor conditions. Government policies lag behind rising costs. ...
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Lok Sabha approves Finance Bill, tax rules easedThe Lok Sabha approved the Finance Bill, introducing enhanced tax authority powers and changes to share buyback taxation, capping the surch...
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Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2026–27, advancing government’s fiscal plansThe Finance Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha. This marks a key step for the Central Government's financial plans for 2026-2027. The bi...
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- HRD ministry amending more education reform bills for consensus
The government is likely to more education reform bills following continued resistance by allies and the Opposition.
20 Aug, 2012, 06.21 AM IST
- HRD ministry not to push for Foreign Educational Institutions Bill in the Monsoon Session of Parliament
nstead, the ministry is focusing on the troika of higher education reform bills--prevention of malpractices, setting up education tribunals...
08 Aug, 2012, 08.40 AM IST
- Kapil Sibal blames opposition for slow reforms in education sector
HRD minister Kapil Sibal has blamed the opposition for lack of progress in structural and administrative reforms in the education sector.
03 Apr, 2012, 04.31 AM IST
- Kapil Sibal reaches out to UPA MPs for passage of education reform bills
Human resources development minister Kapil Sibal is trying to push through key education reform bills in the winter session of Parliament.
23 Nov, 2011, 02.47 AM IST
- Implementation of RTE Act highpoint of education in 2010
Implementation of the Right To Education Act heralded a new era in the country's formal schooling process while deferment of a key bill on ...
28 Dec, 2010, 11.06 AM IST
- Sibal to table Higher Education Reforms Bill in Parliament today
Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal is expected to table four bills in Parliament today, including one on permi...
03 May, 2010, 10.33 AM IST
- Major higher education reforms bills in LS on May 3
Government's initiatives on higher education reforms will be put on fast track as four bills, including one on allowing entry of foreign un...
02 May, 2010, 10.17 AM IST
- GoM clears two Bills on education reforms
The group of ministers headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has cleared the proposed legislation to make accreditation mandatory for...
22 Jan, 2010, 05.09 AM IST