New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, held its third meeting to assess India’s readiness in the face of the evolving situation in West Asia. The high-powered group reviewed measures to ensure energy security, food supply stability, and overall economic resilience.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh directed all ministries to remain vigilant and focus on preparedness, coordination, and resilience building. He stated tha…
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Ranchi, March 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Wednesday, apprehended the Chief Commercial Inspector (CCI) of South Eastern Railway in Ranchi, state capital of Jharkhand, in connection with a bribery case.The accused, identified as Himanshu Shekhar, allegedly demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant. The case, registered by the CBI on March 25, pertains to allegations that the CCI sought 10 per cent of the complainant’s pending bills, which amounted …
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Delhi government schools recorded a pass percentage of 97.7 per cent for Class 10 and 98.3 per cent for Class 12 for the academic session 2024-25, the Economic Survey 2025-26 said on Monday. The Survey, tabled by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the State Assembly, said that 1,270 government and government-aided schools in Delhi had a share of 39.75 per cent in the total enrolment during 2024-25.On the higher education front, the report said that the intake capacity o…
Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) The Jharkhand Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), in a fresh crackdown on corruption, conducted a major operation on Thursday in Barharwa of Sahibganj district, leading to the arrest of a Block Supply Officer, officials said.The action was taken by the Dumka unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The ACB team caught Niranjan Kumar red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a Public Distribution System (PDS) dealer. He had allegedly demanded the money in exchange for ensu…
Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), March 4 (IANS) Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay on Wednesday made an emotional appeal to party cadres while unveiling a fresh set of election promises at an executive meeting and campaign programme held at Chengipatti in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district.Addressing TVK executives and campaign volunteers, Vijay urged supporters to give him an opportunity to establish a corruption-free and socially just government in Tamil Nadu.”This relationship with the people is …
Puducherry, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday intensified his political attack on the Congress party, saying that it had made Puducherry an ATM to serve only one family in Delhi, and asserted that the union territory will never vote for it and its allies.He said this during his address at a public meeting, where he accused the Congress-DMK combine of obstructing development and presiding over corruption and administrative decline.Addressing party supporters, Prime Minister Mo…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Government on Thursday launched a new pilot project that uses Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to distribute food subsidies under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Puducherry. The initiative aims to make the delivery of food benefits more transparent, efficient and secure by using the digital rupee for Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).The pilot was inaugurated on February 26, 2026, in Puducherry by Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Di…
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) The Vigilance Department’s crackdown against corrupt government officials continues unabated in Bihar. Despite frequent arrests, cases of bribery are still surfacing.On Tuesday, vigilance teams arrested a Block Supply Officer in Samastipur and a Survey Amin in Supaul, both caught red-handed while accepting bribes.In the first case, the Special Vigilance Bureau (SVB) arrested Rajesh Kumar Bhagat, the Block Supply Officer of Vidyapati Nagar and Ujiarpur blocks in Samastipur,…
Gandhinagar, Feb 15 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday rejected the Congress’s claims that India’s recent trade agreements with the United States and the European Union would harm farmers, saying that “the government had ensured full protection for agriculture, dairy and fisheries in every pact”. In his address at a gathering in Gandhinagar after inaugurating the country’s first Central Bank Digital Currency-based Public Distribution System, Shah accused the Congress and its leader, …
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate India’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Public Distribution System (PDS) on Sunday at the Mahatma Mandir in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar.The initiative, undertaken by the Gujarat Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, introduces subsidy transfers through the Reserve Bank of India-authorised CBDC platform.The system has been developed by the Punjab National Bank and will provide beneficiaries with digi…