Shinde govt cuts VAT on fuel, reverses many MVA decisions

The Maharashtra government has decided to reduce the value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 3 per litre respectively, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said in Mumbai on Thursday.......

7.22 lakh out of 22.05 crore applicants got govt jobs between 2014-22: Centre

Of over 22.05 crore applicants for central government jobs during 2014 and 2022, over 7.22 lakh were recommended by the recruiting agencies, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. IMAGE: Workers......

Modi slams Congress, says Emergency was one of India's darkest periods

On the 40th anniversary of Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Indira Gandhi government, saying that the nation was bound with chains and turned into a jail then due......

Modi launches Swachh Bharat 2 to make cities garbage-free

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, asserting that these missions......

Over Rs 7,290 crore allocated for 'Smart Cities'

The government on Monday allocated about Rs 7,296 crore (Rs 72.96 billion) for two central schemes -- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation and 'Smart Cities' Mission. The general......

Over $150 bn investments required for smart cities: Study

Nearly $120 bn will come from private sector The Modi government's vision of creating 100 smart cities will require an investment of over $150 billion over the next few years with private sector......

How Modi plans to protect home-buyers

Observing that the image of builders is ‘bad’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today promised to protect the home-buyers and said a bill in this regard will be pushed during the upcoming......

States with smart cities? Uttar Pradesh will be No 1

Uttar Pradesh will get to nominate maximum number of cities to be developed as 'Smart Cities', followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. Ahead of the mega launch of NDA government's flagship urban......