Panel under cabinet secretary set up to look into issues of queer community

New Delhi, 17 Apr: The Centre has set up a committee under the cabinet secretary to look into the queer community's issues, including measures...

‘Triple engine’ govt needed for development of Delhi: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, 22 Nov: Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said a 'triple engine' government is needed in Delhi to enhance the development...

Ram Nath Kovind-Led High-Level Committee On Simultaneous Polls Renamed

New Delhi, 25 Oct (PTI): The panel headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind to examine the issue of holding simultaneous elections in the...

More Kuki bodies announce poll boycott in Manipur following fresh violence-3

Gunjan Sharma CHURACHANDPUR, 15 Apr: More civil society organisations and bodies from the Kuki-Zo community have announced that they will boycott the upcoming Lok Sabha...

DHFL bank fraud: Court grants interim bail to businessman in Rs 34,615 cr scam

New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) A Delhi court on Wednesday granted interim bail to businessman Ajay Ramesh Nawandar, arrested in a Rs 34,615 crore...

Women’s reservation law: SC refuses to entertain plea by advocate

NEW DELHI, 12 Jan: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea filed by an advocate seeking urgent and time-bound implementation of...

Gogoi criticises Shah for his comment on Assam floods

NEW DELHI, 7 Jul: Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi criticised union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday for describing Assam's floods as a "flood-like situation,"...

Climate change increasing learning loss: UNESCO report

NEW DELHI, 14 Jul: Climate-related stressors like heat, wildfires, floods, droughts, diseases and rising sea levels affect education outcomes and threaten to undo educational...

Cong slams govt over ‘unchecked air pollution’

NEW DELHI, 4 Jul: Expressing concern over "unchecked air pollution," the Congress alleged on Thursday that the Narendra Modi government has launched an "all-out...

Right to marry integral facet of right to life: Delhi HC

NEW DELHI, 30 Oct: Right to marry is an incident of human liberty and an integral facet of constitutionally guaranteed right to life, and...

Rs 13,020 crore border management plan approved by Modi govt

New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) The Modi government has approved a Rs 13,020 crore central sector umbrella scheme for continuation of the Border Infrastructure...

Jaishankar briefs Parliamentary Consultative Committee on India’s G20 Presidency

New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday briefed the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on India's G20 Presidency and the Leaders'...

Vadra attacks Modi govt over Covid vaccine

DAVANGERE, 4 May: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government on the issue of Covid vaccine and claimed that...

CCEA clears implementation of PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for 2021-26

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved implementation of the ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna’ for 2021-26...

‘Terrorists are terrorists’, cannot be glorified: MoS MEA

New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) Asserting that terrorism cannot be justified, Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Friday said listing and...

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...

India to host security dialogue on Afghanistan, invites China, Russia

New Delhi, Nov 5 (PTI): Russia, Iran, and almost all central Asian countries have confirmed their participation at a regional security dialogue on Afghanistan...

Strong recovery in civil aviation sector, growth to continue: Scindia

New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI): The country's civil aviation sector is witnessing a very strong V-shaped recovery with encouraging domestic passenger numbers, and the...

Sonowal inaugurates vaccination centre for children

New Delhi, July 23 (PTI) Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday inaugurated a Vaccination Centre for children at the All India Institute of...

Agniveer scheme will keep our forces battle-ready, young: Sitharaman

New Delhi, 31 Jul: Agniveer scheme will help keep armed forces battle-ready and young, and there is no need to do politics over it,...