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United Nations, Jun 24: An initiative conceptualised by Indian government’s Department of Electronics and Information Technology to enable delivery of public services electronically through the mobile platform has been awarded a United Nations public service award. Mobile Seva, a nationwide initiative conceptualised, funded and implemented by the Department of Electronics and Information

New Delhi, Jun 24: The first Budget of the Narendra Modi government will be presented on July 10. Parliament will be convened on July 7 for a session that will last till August 14. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs that met on Monday is understood to have taken the decision, but there was no official announcement. The Railway Budget will be presented on July 8, while the Economic

New Delhi/Zurich, June 23: Switzerland has not shared any information or given assurance on sharing details about Indian account holders in Swiss banks, where a major portion of India's "black money" is suspected to be stashed, governments of both countries said Monday. "We have not received any official communication from Swiss authorities so far about sharing bank account details of Indians (who

New Delhi, Jun 23: Multi-billionaire friendly Narendra Modi government in India is all set to raise the import duty on sugar to 40 per cent from 15 per cent and to consider other incentives for mill owners. With this a huge increase in sugar prices is expected in few days. "We have reached a consensus to raise the import duty to 40 per cent and to consider other incentives provided mills clear Rs

Mumbai, June 23: Reluctantly accepting the steep hike in railway fares and freight rates, the Shiv Sena on Monday urged the government this should be “the final increase”. In a sharp editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana flaying the sudden hike, the party has pointed out that its ally Bharatiya Janata Party has armed the opposition with a weapon. The steep hike of 14.2 percent in passenger

Patna, Jun 23: The passengers of Air India's Delhi-bound flight (AI 410) had a close shave on Sunday as the aircraft virtually went out of control and witnessed turbulent motion, 30 minutes after its take-off from here at 9.25am, from the Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport here. Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh was on board the aircraft. Yet, the aircraft's commander did not

New Delhi, Jun 22: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh accused Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of allegedly being involved in the teacher recruitment scam in the state, a charge rubbished by the government as "untrue". The Congress general secretary also alleged that jobs for various posts in the state were available for a price and demanded an unbiased probe into the alleged

Hyderabad, June 22: Attacking the previous government, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said the hike in rail fares was “thrusted upon” by the UPA, but it was a “bitter medicine” that had to be swallowed in the interest of sound health of the economy. “The hike in fares is thrust upon us by UPA government. It is the result of the misplaced populism of the UPA’s 10-year misrule. The

Zurich, Jun 22: In a major boost to India's fight against black money, Switzerland has prepared a list of Indians suspected to have stashed un-taxed wealth in Swiss banks and the details are being shared with Indian government. The names of these Indian individuals and entities have come under scanner of the Swiss authorities during an ongoing exercise to identify real beneficiary owners of funds

New Delhi, Jun 22: The UPA government’s controversial move to order a probe into the snoopgate issue may get a quiet burial with the Union Home Ministry expected to move the Cabinet soon to abandon the plan. A note will be presented before the Union Cabinet to scrap the December 26, 2013, order to set up a judicial commission of inquiry to probe the charges of surveillance of a young woman in 2009