Tag: govt
US Govt, 48 States Sue Facebook For 'illegally' Maintaining 'monopoly Power'
In a landmark anti-trust action headlined by bipartisan support, the US federal government and 48 states led by the New York Attorney General have sued Facebook in two separate lawsuits, accusing it of abusing its market power to "neutralize" competition and going into "destroy mode" against smaller players. ....
Modi Govt Paid More Than Double Of UPA As MSP To Farmers
The Modi government paid more than double to farmers as minimum support price (MSP) for paddy and wheat as compared to the UPA government. ....
Delhi Govt Sanctions Rs 80 Crore Margin Money Payment To Ration Shops
Resolving their financial troubles, the Delhi government on Tuesday announced it is sanctioning Rs 80 crore for the payment of margin money to the Fair Price Shop (FPS) dealers who distribute essential commodities to the ration card holders in the national capital. ....
Consultant Appointed For Redesigning Delhi Roads, Says Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday chaired a review meeting with PWD officials on the capital's ongoing road redesigning project, and directed the officials to remove all obstacles under the project to redesign the 540 kms of identified roads.....
'False Cases Against BJP Leaders' In Bengal: SC Seeks Mamata Govt's Reply
A group of senior BJP leaders, Arjun Singh and Kailsah Vijayavargiya, got protection against arrest from the Supreme Court in connection with various cases registered agaisnt them by the West Bengal government. ....
Stringently Follow Up Covid Patients, UK Travellers: HC To Delhi Govt
In the wake of the emergence of a new variant of Covid in the UK, the High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi government to hold a stringent follow up of people who have to and fro from travel history to the country and, especially of those who tested positive. ....
Will Review Delhi's Covid Situation By Jan 15: AAP Govt To HC
The Delhi government on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that a meeting of the expert committee which is reviewing the Covid-19 condition in the national capital will take place on January 5. ....
MSME Loans Doubled During Yogi Rule, Says UP Govt
Loans disbursed to the MSME sector have doubled during the rule of BJP government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, compared with the earlier Akhilesh Yadav-led dispensation, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. ....
Centre-farmers' Standoff Will Resolve Through Dialogues: Vice President
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that the current standoff between the protesting farmers and the Centre will resolve only through dialogues. ....
Gujarat Govt Renames 'dragon Fruit' As 'kamalam'
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, while interacting with the media on Tuesday, said that the government has applied for a patent to change the nomenclature of dragon fruit to 'Kamalam'. According to the CM, the word dragon for the fruit sounded inappropriate and so the Gujarat government had decided for the fruit to be called as Kamalam. ....
