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September 18, 2025 6:29 PM

Government refutes fake notice on BSNL SIM KYC suspension

The government has refuted claims of a notice purportedly issued in the name of BSNL, claiming that SIM KYC of customers have been suspended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and that their SIM cards will be blocked within 24 hours. The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau, in a social media post, has called the notification fake and cautioned citizens to be aware of such notices. It said BSNL never sends such notices. ...

September 11, 2025 8:45 PM

Government repeals 1,600 obsolete laws in 11 years: Dr. Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that the government is laying greater emphasis on reforms and, over the last 11 years, around 1,600 obsolete laws have been repealed. Dr. Singh said that the government has a forward-looking vision and is promoting good practices. He added that by 2047, efforts are being made to transform the country into a developed nation through sector-specific reforms. Dr. Singh was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day National Conference on Holi...

August 26, 2025 6:43 PM

Government imposes stock limits on wheat to curb hoarding and stabilize prices

The government has imposed stock limits on wheat to manage the overall food security and to prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation. The stock limits will apply to traders and wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors in all States and Union Territories. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry said that the stock limit for the traders and wholesalers was three thousand metric tonnes, which has been reduced to two thousand metric tonnes in the revised stock ...

June 13, 2024 2:06 PM

Grace marks awarded to over 1500 students in NEET-UG 2024 examination to be cancelled, Centre informs Supreme Court

The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the decision to give grace marks to 1,563 NEET-UG, 2024 candidates for admission to MBBS, BDS and others courses has been cancelled. A vacation bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was told by the counsel for the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) that the students, who were given grace marks, will be given an option to appear for the re-test likely to be held on 23rd June. The counsel representing NTA said that the coun...

August 24, 2023 9:24 PM

The state government is with farmers on the onion issue: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today said that the State government is with the farmers on the onion issue. Speaking to media persons, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated the State government has requested the Union Agriculture and Commerce Ministries to increase the number of procurement centres. He said, that procurement is being done at 13 centres set up by NAFED currently adding that 500 metric tonne of onion had been procured so far. The Centre had recently announced it woul...

August 3, 2023 6:11 PM

Government grants another extension to Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba for one year

The Government today granted another extension to Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba for one year. In an order, the Department of Personnel and Training said, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved an extension in service to 1982 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre Rajiv Gauba as Cabinet Secretary for a further period of one year beyond the 30th of August 2023. Mr Gauba has been granted an extension for the third time to the post....

August 3, 2023 5:03 PM

Government repatriates 2559 Indian fishermen and 63 Indian civilian prisoners from Pakistan since 2014: Govt in RS

The Government has repatriated 2559 Indian fishermen and 63 Indian civilian prisoners from Pakistan since 2014 and 266 Indian fishermen and 42 civilians are still in the custody of Pakistan. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, V. Muralidharan said that 398 Indian Fishermen and five Indian civilian prisoners have been repatriated this year so far. Pakistan has been repeatedly asked to expedite the release and repatriation of 258 India...

August 3, 2023 5:02 PM

Government approves Rs 2539.61 crore for upgradation of Akashvani and Doordarshan: Govt replies in RS

The Government has approved 2539.61 crore rupees for the upgradation of Akashvani and Doordarshan. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur said that the Government has approved the continuation of the Central Sector Scheme “Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND)” with an outlay of 2539.61 crore rupees for the period 2021-26 for upgradation of broadcasting infrastructure and network development of P...

August 2, 2023 7:22 PM

Government disburses over Rs 2.41 crore as pension in 2022-2023: Govt in LS

The Government disbursed over 2.41 crore rupees as pension in the year 2022-2023. Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh said this in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. He said that nearly 66 lakh pensioners including 23 lakh family pensioners have benefited from pensions provided by the Government. He further added that there is no proposal to increase the amount of minimum pension and family pension. The Minister said that the pensioners are ent...

July 29, 2023 5:26 PM

Government is focussing on creating a resilient semiconductor ecosystem in India, says Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister of Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said the Government is focussing on creating a resilient semiconductor ecosystem in the country. Talking to media on the sidelines of SemiconIndia conclave at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, the minister said besides chip assembling, manufacturing and research and development in the field of Semiconductors are being encouraged in the country. He said India is aiming to become a semiconductor hub in coming years. Earlier in the da...