Tag: Union government

New Delhi: The legal age of smoking in India is likely to be raised to 21 years soon. The Union government has drafted a bill, the Cigarettes and other Tobacco ...

New Delhi: The Union government will hold a national-level online exam on ‘gau vigyan’ (cow science) on February 25. The purpose of this voluntary exam is to get students and ...

New Delhi: The seventh meeting between the farmers’ union leaders and Union government on Monday failed to break the impasse over the contentious farm laws. Both parties stuck to their ...

New Delhi: The Union government has invited farmers’ unions for sixth round of talks on the contentious agricultural laws at 2 pm on December 30, at Vigyan Bhawan. Two days ...

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government will, on Monday, mark the fourth year of the surgical strike conducted by the Indian military against suspected militants in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on September ...

New Delhi: The Union government is opposed to the idea of same-sex marriages. Abhijit Iyer Mitra had filed a plea before the Delhi High Court seeking recognition and registration of ...

New Delhi: The Union government has urged 13 districts, across eight states and Union Territories, to take measures for reducing mortality due to COVID-19. Odisha’s Ganjam is one of those ...

New Delhi: The Union government has promised stern action against 1474 exporters, who have fraudulently claimed Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) refund worth Rs 2,020 crore. The finance ministry ...

New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday defended the setting up of PM-CARES fund, arguing in the Supreme Court that the existence of the statutory National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) ...

New Delhi: The Union government announced a three-month extension of Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contribution of 24% (12% employees’ share and 12% employers’ share) from June to August under Pradhan ...