External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on May 26 described as “unfortunate” the decision by 20 Opposition parties to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building and said there should be a limit to doing politics. Editorial | Lost opportunity: On the acrimony over the inauguration of the new … Read more
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, Girish Chandra Murmu. File. | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang Absolute dependence on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) for auditing purposes may lead to inaccurate findings, given the current lack of clarity about the challenges it can pose, according to Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, Girish Chandra Murmu. “I … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive at Parliament House to attend first day of Budget session in New Delhi on January 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar In her maiden address to the joint sitting of both Houses of parliament … Read more
Security personnel keeping vigil at Kartavya Path on the eve of the Republic Day parade celebration in New Delhi on January 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The ceremonial boulevard of the national capital, the newly-christened Kartavya Path that has witnessed the country free itself from the clutches of colonial rule will play … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu said India has emerged as an important country for use of technology for people-centric governance, especially during the pandemic. File | Photo Credit: ANI After proving its prowess in the field of software, India should strive to become a hub for software products, President Droupadi Murmu said on January 7. While speaking … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu addresses the Human Rights Day function at Vigyan Bhavan, in New Delhi on December 10, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Climate change is knocking on the doors and people in poorer nations are going to pay a “heavier price” for the degradation of the environment President Droupadi Murmu said on December 10 … Read more
BJP seeks dismissal of Bengal Minister Akhil Giri. BJP seeks dismissal of Bengal Minister Akhil Giri. West Bengal Minister of State for Correctional Home Administration, Akhil Giri on Saturday, November 12, 2022, came under severe criticism for making a controversial remark on President Droupadi Murmu. In a video clip that has gone viral on social … Read more
In a notice issued on October 6, the Commission asked Udit Raj to appear before it on October 10 and explain his "extremely condemnable and shameful" comments. Source link
India’s statutory auditor, the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, is taking a deep dive to ascertain the impact of the old pension scheme on finances after some state governments decided to revert to that. The CAG has also started work on a comprehensive account of natural resources in the country that will aid policymakers … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Oct 02, 2020) NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General G C Murmu has a word of advice for the government as it prepares for a new insolvency landscape for the post-Covid phase. The federal auditor said the Centre should be mindful of preserving the lives of companies and livelihood … Read more