The hike will be implemented with effect from January 1, 2016 and arrears will be paid during this financial years itself. Central government employees and pensioners will start received hiked payments from August this year. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a 5 point mantra to tax administrators on Thursday while inaugurating the two-day 'Rajasva Gyan Sangam', an annual conference of Central Board of Direct Taxes or CBDT and Central Board of Excise and Customs or CBEC) in Delhi. Read More
Prime Minister Modi thanked Mexico for its support for its NSG membership bid and called the country an important partner for India's energy security. Read More
The crucial agreement on development of Chabahar also gives some sense of parity to India in its neighbourhood where China had taken the lead in developing infrastructure including ports in countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh that causes much anxiety in India’s security and diplomatic establishment. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday visited historic Bhai Ganga Singh Sabha Gurudwara in Iran's capital Tehran. Prime Minister is on a two day visit to Iran to ink important agreements with India's traditional friend in the gulf region. Read More
Under the Ujjwala scheme, 5 crore free LPG connections will be given to poor families in three years. One crore and fifty lakhs such connections will be given in the first year itself. Read More
Before the start of session on Monday morning, Prime Minister has expressed hopes for smooth functioning of Parliament on the lines of the first part of the budget session which saw passage of many important bills. Read More
While urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to recruit more judges to clear the backlog, Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur Sunday got emotional and was seen in tears before Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read More
Prime Minister said earlier farmers used to get to know rate of their crops only after reaching Mandis but now it enables them to know the rate of their crops and production even before they load it on a tractor or cart. Read More
As per a Supreme Court directive Fireworks should be used only up to 10 pm and as per guidelines issued by the environment and forest ministry the noise level of crackers should not exceed 125 dB. Read More