New Delhi: The government has formed an advisory committee to drive the ₹ 72,000-crore project, Semicon India, to make the country a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing, design and innovation, an official statement said on Wednesday, April 6. The committee will be chaired by Ashwini Vaishnaw, minister of electronics and
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday condemned “blatantly misogynist” and “nonsensical” questions in the Class-10 CBSE exam, saying those reflected “extremely poorly” on the standards of education and testing. In the Class-10 CBSE exam conducted on Saturday, the English paper carried a comprehension passage with sentences such as “emancipation of
The government has brought two ordinances to extend the tenures of the CBI and Enforcement Directorate chiefs to up to five years. The chiefs of the central agencies currently have a two-year tenure.Both the ordinances have been signed off by President Ram Nath Kovind. The chiefs of the top agencies
Stating that growth impulses and the fast-moving economic indicators are strong, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday exuded confidence in the economy clipping at the projected 9.5 per cent growth this fiscal. Crediting the many measures taken by the government and the RBI for the faster-than-expected recovery so far,
The government has selected 10 investment banks including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and SBI Capital Market to handle the initial public offering of Life Insurance Corp of India, two government sources said, in what is set to be the country’s biggest-ever IPO. The government expects to raise Rs 80,000 crore-90,000 crore
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday made Pawandeep Rajan, who won Indian Idol, a famous singing competition, the brand ambassador to promote state’s art, culture and tourism. Dhami made the announcement after meeting Rajan at his Dehradun residence earlier today. Dhami said Pawandeep, who is from a humble
The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday lifted curfew from all the districts barring Lucknow, Meerut, Saharanpur and Gorakhpur. Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal said that COVID-19 curfew has not been lifted from these four districts as active cases in these districts are still above 600. Uttar Pradesh lifts COVID-imposed
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has extended the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in the state, banning strikes in public services, corporations and local authorities under it, for a period of six months, an official spokesperson said on Thursday. A notification to this effect was issued on Tuesday, he added.
