Investment in healthcare workforce key to accelerating India’s economic growth: Experts at ASSOCHAM event

New Delhi, 22 Mar: Making healthcare affordable, accessible and available to all can help one attain the Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring a healthy...

Flood-like situation in north Bengal, rivers hit danger levels in several Bihar districts amid...

New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Many low-lying areas in West Bengal's sub-Himalayan region were reeling from a flood-like situation while major rivers in Bihar...

Govt tweaks Rs 76,000 cr semiconductor, display fab scheme to woo global cos;...

New Delhi, 21 Sep: The government on Wednesday tweaked the Rs 76,000 crore incentive scheme for semiconductors and display manufacturing units, offering to give...

Prices of essential commodities ‘skyrocketing’, Modi govt focused on ‘benefitting crony capitalists’: Cong

NEW DELHI, 22 Aug: The Congress on Tuesday slammed the Centre over the "skyrocketing" prices of essential commodities, alleging that the government's entire focus...

Magisterial probe ordered against Assam varsity for ‘disrespecting’ Zubeen Garg

Tezpur (Assam), 24 Sep: A magisterial probe has been ordered against Tezpur University authority by Assam’s Sonitpur district administration for allegedly disrespecting cultural icon...

President Murmu to visit Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim from Nov 2-5

New Delhi, 1 Nov: President Droupadi Murmu will be on a four-day visit to Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim from Wednesday, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said...

20 girls selected for Army-sponsored IT education course in J-K’s Ramban

Jammu, Nov 15 (PTI) As many as 20 girls have started a year-long computer application course launched by the Army for the underprivileged students...

Petrol, diesel price hiked again; diesel nears Rs 100-mark in Goa, Bengaluru

New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Petrol and diesel price on Saturday was hiked again by 35 paise a litre to take retail rates across...

India-Australia trade pact to help boost garment exports, says AEPC

New Delhi, 23 Nov: Implementation of the free trade agreement between India and Australia will help boost garment exports, AEPC said on Wednesday. The agreement...

Shah inaugurates ‘PM College of Excellence’ in 55 MP districts; hails Modi’s...

Indore, 14 Jul: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday virtually inaugurated ‘Prime Minister’s College of Excellence’ for all 55 districts in Madhya Pradesh...

Dilip Ghosh dares West Bengal police to arrest him for remarks on Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi, 7 Jul (PTI) BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh has dared the police to arrest him and ruling party workers to “lay hands on...

Person holding constitutional position asking Supreme Court to give wings to ‘anti-India’ narrative:...

New Delhi, 16 Aug: In an apparent attack on Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday (August...

India, Japan 2+2 dialogue set to take place next month in Tokyo

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are set to visit Tokyo next month to hold...

Facebook outage gives Telegram unprecedented growth, founder Durov asks ’70 million refugees’ to stick...

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): Facebook outage did not just cost Mark Zuckerberg millions of dollars, it also lost users making messaging app Telegram...

Fighting big battle against corrupt, won’t be intimidated by attacks: PM hits out...

Meerut (UP), 31 Mar: Alleging that the opposition INDIA bloc wanted to protect the corrupt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that he...

NCW summons Congress leader over ‘misogynistic’ remark against Smriti Irani

NEW DELHI, 20 Dec: The National Commission for Women on Tuesday summoned Congress leader Ajay Rai over his "misogynistic" and "derogatory" remark against Union...

Study Finds Air Pollution Leads To 56% Higher Risk Of Parkinson’s Disease

New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI): Moderate level of fine particle pollution is associated with a 56 per cent higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease,...

RG Kar incident: Court pronounces verdict

KOLKATA, 18 Jan: A Kolkata court on Saturday declared Sanjay Roy "guilty" of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar...

Gahlot says he has no knowledge of Nair living in his official accommodation, AAP’s...

New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot on Saturday said he has told the Enforcement Directorate that he had no information that...

3 killed in Waqf-related violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad district, 118 arrests so far: Police

Kolkata, 12 Apr: Three persons, including a father-son duo, were killed in West Bengal's Murshidabad district following clashes allegedly linked to ongoing protests against...