Taiwan detects 6 Chinese aircraft, 11 vessels, 1 shipTaiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported detecting six Chinese military aircraft and eleven naval vessels operating near its territor...
20 Dec, 2025, 06.54 AM IST
Airline bomb threats: Govt to make hoax calls a cognisable offence, to amend two safety actsCivil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu announced plans to classify hoax threats to airlines as a cognisable offence, following a spike of ...
21 Oct, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
Govt may bring e-commerce policy once ONDC stabilises, data privacy issues addressedThe Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Commerce and Industry Ministry is also framing a national e-co...
12 Oct, 2022, 07.53 PM IST
Taiwan says China waging economic warfare against tech sectorTaiwan is home to a thriving and world-leading semiconductor industry, used in everything from fighter jets to cars, and the government has...
28 Apr, 2021, 11.41 AM IST
Joe Biden appoints Indian-American Mala Adiga as policy director of incoming First LadyAdiga was a senior adviser to Jill and senior policy adviser for Biden's 2020 campaign. She previously worked for the Biden Foundation as d...
22 Nov, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
Black money war: SFIO readies list of more than 113,000 entitiesSFIO is part of the task force set up in February last year by the PMO to crack down on shell companies that are used to launder black mone...
09 Jun, 2018, 09.57 AM IST
Various quarters had sought President's Rule in Nagaland: TR ZeliangZeliang has called for an emergency meeting of the Naga People’s Front Legislature on Monday to select "a new consensus leader to succeed" ...
19 Feb, 2017, 10.57 PM IST
Hallmarked ornaments will have to bear purity in caratage termsBIS, that’s charged with working on rules to make hallmarking compulsory, has said hallmarking of only 22, 18 and 14 carat jewellery will b...
28 Dec, 2016, 11.22 AM IST
Government mulls central body to handle Chhota Rajan-type arrestsTo overcome such hurdles, it is now actively considering a proposal to revamp the central authority that deals with extradition and deporta...
04 Nov, 2015, 03.34 AM IST
Bill to allow government to standardise more goods, services moved in LSA bill to enable the govt to standardise more products, systems and services and establish the BIS as a national body was introduced in the...
07 Aug, 2015, 06.10 PM IST
China's new law provides legal basis for deployment abroadChinese military is already taking part in UN peacekeeping missions including the anti-piracy operations in Gulf of Aden.
15 Jul, 2015, 06.44 PM IST
Margaret Alva to be sworn in as Goa Governor tomorrowAlva, was given the additional charge of Goa after Wanchoo resigned on July 4, a day after CBI quizzed him in VVIP chopper deal case.
11 Jul, 2014, 06.10 PM IST
Gujarat Home dept tops corruption cases in state: DGPGujarat Police's ACB has registered maximum number of corruption cases against officials and employees of the State Home Department.
25 Jun, 2013, 08.08 PM IST
US, EU oppose India's proposed quality regulations for imported toysThe US and EU have opposed India's proposed quality regulations for imported toys, saying the legislation requires disclosure of extensive ...
08 Sep, 2012, 06.14 AM IST
- Government plans legislation to standardise food packaging
The Centre is mulling bringing in a legislation to standardise packaging of food products, Consumer Affairs Minister K V Thomas said.
28 May, 2012, 10.03 PM IST
- FDI security law faces reformers’ flak
The move to enact a National Security Exception Act - an umbrella legislation to screen all foreign investment from the security point of v...
19 Feb, 2007, 03.47 AM IST
- FDI may face Govt security roadblock
Foreign investments may be barred on security grounds soon, if this proposed legislation is implemented.
29 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST