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

Kerala lags behind in rail development compared to neighbouring States

Kerala lags behind in rail development compared to neighbouring States

Even as the row over the delay in land acquisition for rail projects continues between the State and Central governments, a cursory glance through the rail projects in neighbouring States reveals that Kerala lags behind in rail development compared to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday reiterated that Kerala should … Read more

We need a national policy to resolve issues of language and migration that many States face: Go.Ru. Channabasappa

We need a national policy to resolve issues of language and migration that many States face: Go.Ru. Channabasappa

Senior writer, folklorist and President of the 87th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana Go.Ru. Channabasappa, popularly called Go.Ru.Cha, interacting with The Hindu in Bengaluru on December 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Senior writer and folklorist Go.Ru. Channabasappa (Go.Ru.Cha), who will preside over the 87th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana starting in Mandya on … Read more

Rain in Chennai, weather LIVE updates: Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh bring States to their knees

Rain in Chennai, weather LIVE updates: Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh bring States to their knees

Bengaluru, which saw incessant rainfall on Tuesday following the onset of the north-east monsoon, is likely to experience moderate to heavy rainfall during the next three days.  C.S. Patil, scientist and director, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru, said the city is very likely to experience moderate to heavy rainfall during the next three days.  “The … Read more

Tungabhadra crest gates will be replaced in a year after consulting riparian States, says D.K. Shivakumar

Tungabhadra crest gates will be replaced in a year after consulting riparian States, says D.K. Shivakumar

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar speaking at a public meeting at Munirabad in Koppal district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Department of Water Resources portfolio, has said that all 33 crest gates at the Tungabhadra reservoir will be replaced within a year. Addressing a … Read more

Mallikarjun Kharge to hold discussions with Congress-ruled States on judgment on Scheduled Castes sub-categorisation

Mallikarjun Kharge to hold discussions with Congress-ruled States on judgment on Scheduled Castes sub-categorisation

Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the House on July 25, 2024. Photo: Sansad TV via PTI Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and chairperson of the parliamentary party Sonia Gandhi were among the party’s leaders who met … Read more

States cannot tinker with Scheduled Castes List, Supreme Court holds

States cannot tinker with Scheduled Castes List, Supreme Court holds

A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Supreme Court has held that States cannot tinker with the Scheduled Castes List notified under Article 341 of the Constitution. “Any inclusion or exclusion of any caste, race or tribe or part of or group within the … Read more

Telangana govt. to study housing schemes in different States ahead of Indiramma project launch  

Telangana govt. to study housing schemes in different States ahead of Indiramma project launch  

The State government has decided to study housing schemes for the poor and weaker sections under implementation in different States before taking up the Indiramma housing scheme here. Deputy Chief Minister (Finance and Energy) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has directed officials of the Housing department to visit different States in this regard and submit a comprehensive … Read more

30% of global GDP growth will come from India between 2035-2040: Amitabh Kant

30% of global GDP growth will come from India between 2035-2040: Amitabh Kant

Lauding India‘s structural reforms, Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa and former Niti Aayog chief, said such reforms have moved the country from the fragile 5 to the top 5, leading to a growth rate of about 8.4% in the last 3 quarters.“Analysts are correct in saying that 30% of the global GDP growth will come … Read more