Indian plane not involved in Afghanistan crash: Govt

NEW DELHI, 21 Jan: A more than 40-year-old small aircraft carrying six people that crashed in a rural Afghanistan province was not an Indian...

NDPP sweeps civic polls in Nagaland

KOHIMA, 29 Jun: The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) swept the civic body polls in Nagaland on Saturday, winning all three municipal councils...

PM chairs meet on cryptocurrency; concerns raised over money laundering, terror financing risks

New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) Amid concerns over misleading claims of huge returns on cryptocurrency investment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a...

NHPC & its director (personnel) conferred with ET HR World Awards

GURUGRAM, 20 Jul: NHPC director (personnel) Uttam Lal has been conferred with coveted "ET HR World Future Skills L&D Leaders Gold Award 2024" in...

Cong slams govt’s ‘no data to establish correlation of death due to air pollution’...

New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday slammed as a "shocking lie" the government's assertion in the Rajya Sabha that there is...

PM Modi virtually lays foundation stone of 13 critical care projects in J-K

Jammu, 25 Feb: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually laid the foundation stone of 13 critical care projects worth Rs 350.25 crore in...

One killed, 6 hurt in Ludhiana court blast, high alert in Punjab

Ludhiana, Dec 23 (PTI) A bomb went off in the district court complex here on Thursday, killing one person and injuring six others, prompting...

Combustion of coal has led to increase in premature mortality rate in India: Report

New Delhi, Nov 15 (PTI) The combustion of coal, mainly in power plants followed by industrial and household settings, has resulted in an increase...

Budget unveils mega health insurance, gives little to middle class

NEW DELHI, Feb 1: The government on Thursday announced the "world's largest" health insurance scheme for India's 50 crore poor in its last full...

Cong MP objects to US ambassador’s remarks on Manipur

NEW DELHI, 7 Jul: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday objected strongly to US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti's reported remarks on Manipur and...

INDIA bloc playing dangerous game, mulling ‘one year, one PM’ formula, says Modi

Harda (MP), Apr 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the opposition INDIA bloc is contemplating "one year, one PM" formula to...

J&K LG clears resolution for statehood restoration

SRINAGAR, 19 Oct: Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has cleared a resolution passed by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led cabinet, urging the...

PoK part of India and will continue to remain so, says Rajnath

JAMMU, 24 Jul: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India is well-equipped to give a befitting reply to "anyone who casts an evil...

Speed and scale of infrastructure development matching aspirations of 140 crore Indians: PM Modi

New Delhi/Udaipur, 24 Sep: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the speed and scale of infrastructure development matched the aspirations of 140 crore...

Odisha reels under intense heat wave conditions

Bhubaneswar, 11 Jun: At least 30 places in Odisha on Sunday recorded temperatures of 40 degree Celsius or more. The IMD issued an orange warning,...

B’deshi border guard disguised as smuggler’ shot dead by BSF on international boundary: officials

Kolkata, Jan 23 (PTI) A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) trooper, who was "disguised as a smuggler", was shot by the Border Security Force in...

Cabinet okays Rs 3,054 crore for continuing Apprenticeship Training Scheme

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved stipendiary support of Rs 3,054 crore to apprentices who undergo...

Need to preserve cultural identity of ST community: President Murmu

Khunti, May 25 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a three-day visit to Jharkhand, on Thursday said there is a need to preserve...

49 villages in Delhi will be developed at estimated cost of Rs 800 crore,...

New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena laid the foundation stone of a sports complex at Qutabgarh village on Tuesday...

Lakhs of people witness Rath Yatra in Puri

Puri, 7 Jul: Lakhs of people pulled forward giant chariots from the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri towards Gundicha temple, around 2.5 km away,...