The government on Wednesday said it provided employment to over 2.41 lakh candidates through outsourcing in the railways in the last five years.
Accusing the opposition of evading a debate on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue in Assam, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday asked the Congress to clarify its stand on the issue.
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The Indian Army, the Navy and Air Force are facing a shortage of more than 9,000 officers, the government said on Wednesday.
Telangana Home Minister N. Narasimha Reddy on Wednesday said the government would deal firmly with human trafficking.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said he sees a "conspiracy" in opposition members agitating and trying to stall the proceedings of upper House.
The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday said that the possibility of global protectionist measures culminating into currency wars can hamper India's growth prospects.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday sought to dismiss talk of her being a Prime Ministerial candidate, saying her priority was the ousting of the BJP government at the Centre for which the opposition should come together.
Continuing with the reversal of accomodation begun in June, the RBI on Wednesday again hiked its key lending rate by 25 basis points to bring the repo to 6.50 per cent citing upside risks to inflation.
A day after British arms dealer Christian Michel was granted bail in Dubai, the AgustaWestland intermediary accused Indian investigators of offering him a deal that if he named UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi he stood a good chance of securing a clean chit in the alleged Rs 3,600-crore scam.
Revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) crossed the Rs 95,000 crore mark in July for the second month in a row and stood at Rs 96,483 crore, the government said on Wednesday.
