Stereotyping of Northeast must end: VP

NEW DELHI, 13 Mar: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday lamented that, even after several years, the general attitude toward the Northeast is...

‘BJP’s political programme’: Gandhi after Ram temple consecration ceremony

DOMDOMA, 23 Jan: A day after the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it was a "political...

India slams OIC for resorting to ‘falsehoods and misrepresentation’

New Delhi, Mar 24 (PTI) India on Thursday said references made to it at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in...

Interim budget: healthcare cover under Ayushman Bharat to be extended to ASHAs, AWWs

NEW DELHI, 1 Feb: Healthcare cover under the Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme will be extended to all accredited social health activists (ASHA) and anganwadi...

India successfully test-fires two more missiles off Odisha coast: DRDO

Balasore (Odisha), 30 Mar: India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested two more rounds of Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles off the Odisha coast, proving...

Potential for India, Guyana to boost ayurveda, millets collaboration: Prez

New Delhi, 7 Feb: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said there is immense potential to improve collaboration in ayurveda, bio-fuels and agriculture, especially in...

US special coordinator for Tibet set to visit India in mid-May to meet Dalai...

New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya is set to visit India next month to hold talks with...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh roped in to assist in resolving farmers issue

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been roped in to assist in finding a resolution to the issues of farmers,...

Sitharaman meets IMF chief; discusses impact of geopolitical situation on global growth

Washington, Apr 19 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva and discussed a range of issues, including impact...

Security of nation can neither be outsourced nor be dependent on ‘largesse’ of others:...

New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) The security of the nation can neither be outsourced nor be dependent on the "largesse" of others, Army Chief...

Defence ministry’s procurement order via e-market portal recorded at Rs 15,047 cr

New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Saturday said its procurement orders using the government e-Market (GeM) portal reached an...

NE youths ‘shoot’ for responsible tourism

GUWAHATI, 3 Mar: 'Shooting' has been Lemdumong's passion since he was a teenager, but the last couple of years saw the 24-year-old switch from...

Silverline project: Kerala govt decides to use GPS, not boundary stones for SIA study

Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi, May 16 (PTI) The LDF government in Kerala on Monday directed K-Rail to identify the sites to conduct social impact assessment (SIA) study...

Himanta unveils projects worth around Rs 1,700 crore

Guwahati, 10 Mar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched various infrastructure development projects worth nearly Rs 1,700 crore in Sonitpur and...

PM Modi to launch schemes in Tamil Nadu, inaugurate 11 new projects

Chennai, 25 May: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would dedicate to the nation completed projects and lay the foundation stone for 11 projects, including a...

Why environmental issues are not winning votes in India

NEW DELHI, 17 Mar: Poisonous air is shortening lives across India; Bengaluru is grappling with a severe water crisis, while Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh...

India turns 10% of its petrol green; targets to double it by 2025-26

New Delhi, 5 Jun: India has achieved the target of supplying 10 per cent ethanol-blended petrol five months ahead of schedule and is aiming...

Unfortunate if my caste brought up during campaigning in Beed: Pankaja Munde

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar,22 Mar: The BJP’s Beed Lok Sabha candidate Pankaja Munde on Friday said it is unfortunate if her caste is brought up during...

India rejects Environment Performance Index 2022 that ranked it lowest among 180 countries

NEW DELHI, 8 Jun: The union environment ministry on Wednesday rebutted the Environmental Performance Index 2022, which ranked India at the bottom of a...

INDIA bloc rally to protect democracy, Constitution: Cong

NEW DELHI, 30 Mar: The Congress asserted on Saturday that the INDIA opposition bloc's 'Loktantra Bachao' rally that will be held at the Ramlila...