CM decries denial of special status to Odisha

The Orissa High Court today asked the state government to restrict the quantum of reservation for SC, ST and OBC or Special Categories in employment and education to 50 per cent.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said that his party would not support the delimitation (of Assembly constituencies) in Andhra Pradesh unless the Centre granted special category status (SCS) to the state. The post Rahul Gandhi says Congress will not ...

State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday announced a rate cut in the home loans category by 25 basis points to 8.35 percent per annum in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative of 'Housing for All' by 2022.Effective from May 9th, with this reduction, ...

The Rural Development Ministry today gave away 144 awards under various categories to states and other organisations. Under the 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)', Bihar was awarded for constructing the highest number of rural roads while Madhya ...

Kerala IT@School's School Wiki portal has received 'Special Mention' in the Community Mobilisation category at this year's Social Media for Empowerment Awards (SM4E), organised by Digital Empowerment Foundation. School Wiki, a critical component of ICT ...

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has published the seat matrix for the medical and dental colleges in the state for the 2017-18 academic year. Students who are eligible for counselling can now peruse the seat matrix and enter options for their ...

Shoppers reaped the benefits of Big Bazaar's 'GST Muharat bonanza, offering up to 22 percent savings and cashback offers, in lieu of the rollout of the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST). Customers thronged to the retail chain's outlets across the ...

[India], July 1 (ANI): Soon after the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) was rolled out in a special midnight session of the Parliament, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah said the tax reform will not only help India to uplift ...

The state government has failed to recover losses caused to the exchequer due to illegal mining in the state. Department of Mines and Geology (DMG) had issued notices to 105 miners and individuals for recovery of Rs 134 crore in March 2017, by giving one ...