Tag: EC
Cabinet Approves 10 Per Cent Quota For Economically Backward Upper Castes
With an eye on the upper caste vote in the coming Lok Sabha elections, the Union Cabinet on Monday approved 10 per cent reservation for economically backward people in general category in jobs and educational institutions.....
Lok Sabha Passes Bill Providing Quota For Upper Castes
The Lok Sabha on Monday night passed the "historic" Constitution amendment bill to provide 10 per cent quota for upper castes in government service and higher educational institutions, with the opposition backing it despite reservations over the timing and calling it an "election gimmick".....
CBI Director Alok Verma Re-joins Office
A day after the Supreme Court reinstated Alok Verma as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director with limited powers, he resumed office on Wednesday.....
Alok Verma Revokes Transfer Orders Issued By Rao
Hours after re-joining office after nearly two-and-half months, CBI Director Alok Verma on Wednesday revoked most of the transfer orders issued by agency's interim chief M. Nageswara Rao.....
Ousted CBI Chief Alok Verma Quits
Ousted CBI chief Alok Verma resigned on Friday, a day after he was shifted from the post by a high-level committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.....
India Is A Bright Spot In Global Economy: Vice President
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said a steady growth rate of almost 7 per cent coupled with a series of reforms made India the most favourite destination for investments in the world.....
Congress To Contest All UP Seats But Doors Open For Secular Parties
Snubbed by the SP and BSP who have joined hands in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Sunday said it will contest all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state but insisted that its doors were open for secular parties willing to defeat the BJP.....
Opposition Alliance Opportunist, For Their Own Existence: Modi
Calling the opposition alliance "opportunist", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the parties coming together ahead of the Lok Sabha polls of practicing negative politics for their own existence and said the BJP was not in politics for "divide and rule" or building vote banks.....
India's December Wholesale Inflation Eases To 3.80%
India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices eased to 3.80 per cent in December 2018 from 4.64 per cent in November, official data showed here on Monday.....
Congress Leader Kharge Demands CVC Report Be Made Public
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has demanded that the government should make public the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) report that formed the basis for the ouster of CBI Director Alok Verma, which has been disowned by retired Supreme Court Judge A.K. Patnaik, causing embarrassment to the government.....
