Govt to set up deregulation commission to further reduce State’s role in governance: PM Modi

Govt to set up deregulation commission to further reduce State’s role in governance: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (February 16, 2025) said the government will constitute a deregulation commission to further reduce the role of the state in all spheres of governance. Speaking at an event, PM Modi said the government has ended hundreds of compliances and now through Jan Vishwas 2.0, more archaic compliances are being … Read more

Lucy Letby’s lawyers apply for case to be reviewed by commission

Lucy Letby’s lawyers apply for case to be reviewed by commission

Lawyers for convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby have applied to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to investigate her case as a potential miscarriage of justice, the organisation said. Letby, now 35, is serving 15 whole life prison sentences after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others – including … Read more

Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 LIVE: Election Commission to announce poll schedule at 2 p.m.

Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 LIVE: Election Commission to announce poll schedule at 2 p.m.

‘Disaster’ of AAP will be removed from Delhi, says PM Modi at Parivartan rally; Kejriwal hits back Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (January 5, 2025) made the “We will not tolerate disaster, will bring change” pitch against the Aam Aadmi Party as he addressed a gathering of thousands at Japanese Park in Sector – … Read more

Telangana government to constitute a Dedicated Commission for BC caste survey on Monday

Telangana government to constitute a Dedicated Commission for BC caste survey on Monday

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy reviewed the proposed caste survey at his residence on Sunday night. It was attended by ministers N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Damodar Raja Narsimha, D. Sridhar Babu, TPCC president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud and senior officials. As the caste survey begins on November 6 in Telangana, Chief Minister A. Revanth … Read more

Power tariff hike: amid uproar, consumers urge regulatory commission to reject KSEB proposals

Power tariff hike: amid uproar, consumers urge regulatory commission to reject KSEB proposals

A public hearing held here on Wednesday on the proposals to revise electricity tariffs intermittently relapsed into shouting matches between sections of the participants, even as a general demand arose that the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) reject the proposals which include a first-of-its-kind ‘summer tariff.’ The hearing was the fourth and final one … Read more

Election Commission issues show-cause notices to Dilip Ghosh, Supriya Shrinate for remarks targeting women

Election Commission issues show-cause notices to Dilip Ghosh, Supriya Shrinate for remarks targeting women

A view of Election Commission of India, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Election Commission on March 27 issued show-cause notices to BJP leader Dilip Ghosh and Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for their offensive remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Kangana Ranaut respectively. Ranaut has been fielded … Read more

Election Commission readies plan to increase voter turnout in 10 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh

Election Commission readies plan to increase voter turnout in 10 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh

The voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 elections was quite low at 59.11%, even though the State has the highest number of voters. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The Election Commission has devised a plan to encourage voters in Uttar Pradesh, which recorded a tepid turnout of 59.11% in the … Read more

Commission for distributors of PDS raised from to ₹1.5 for a kg of rice

Commission for distributors of PDS raised from to ₹1.5 for a kg of rice

Karnataka will increase the commission amount for PDS distributors. Representational | Photo Credit: Rajendra Singh Hajeri Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced hike in commission amount for PDS distributors from ₹1.24 to ₹1.5 a kg of rice given to beneficiaries. This has been a long-pending demand of the distributors. He made the announcement at an … Read more

CM says a positive decision on pay revision will be taken after final report of pay commission

CM says a positive decision on pay revision will be taken after final report of pay commission

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during the inauguration of the State Government Employees Conference, by Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association, at Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru on February 27, 2024, Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who inaugurated a State-level convention of Government Employees’ Association, assured them of taking a positive decision on their pay … Read more

Election Commission sign MoUs with Bank association and Post Office for voter outreach

Election Commission sign MoUs with Bank association and Post Office for voter outreach

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao As part of its efforts to spread voter awareness, the Election Commission has tied up with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and the Department of Posts (DoP) to amplify its outreach to electors ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The EC signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) … Read more