Govt panel seeks Food Security Act review


Govt panel seeks Food Security Act review

A panel of Union government secretaries has recommended a review of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) to make it applicable only to “deserving sections”. The NFSA, which came into force in 2013 during the second term of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), offers...

Maoists and militants should follow Bodos’ path: PM


Maoists and militants should follow Bodos’ path: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Maoists, Kashmiri militants and those in rest of the Northeast should follow the Bodo youths in Assam, who decided to quit the decades-long path of violence and joined the mainstream by signing an accord with the government. 

No plan to link Aadhaar with social media accounts, Centre tells Lok Sabha


No plan to link Aadhaar with social media accounts, Centre tells Lok Sabha

The Centre said there was no plan to link Aadhaar with social media accounts. The idea has been mooted several times to combat fake news on the internet. The disclosure was made by electronics and information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written answer to a question from...

15 trustees in Ram Temple trust; one to be Dalit: Amit Shah


15 trustees in Ram Temple trust; one to be Dalit: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra, set up by the government for construction of a temple in Ayodhya, will have 15 trustees and one of them will be from the Dalit community. The statement comes a little over an hour after Prime Minister...

No document to be collected during NPR exercise: Govt


No document to be collected during NPR exercise: Govt

The government on Tuesday made it clear that no document will be collected during the updation of the National Population Register (NPR) and providing Aadhaar number during the same only voluntary. The government is in discussion with the states having concerns with regard to the preparation...

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