PM urges states to clear power utilities’ dues of Rs 2.5 lakh cr

NEW DELHI, 30 Jul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the states to clear dues of power utilities, estimated to be around Rs...

Murmu to become 10th successive president to take oath on 25 Jul

NEW DELHI, 24 Jul: Droupadi Murmu will become the 10th successive president to take oath on 25 July since 1977. Records show that since 1977,...

Cong seeks access to its bank accounts

NEW DELHI, 21 Mar: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making a systematic effort to cripple the Congress financially, former party president Sonia Gandhi...

Pakistan violates bilateral understanding

SRINAGAR, 10 May: In violation of a bilateral understanding by Pakistan to end military action, drones were observed flying in multiple locations across Jammu...

Active COVID-19 cases in India settle below two lakh after 49 days

New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI) India added 13,405 new coronavirus infections in a single day, taking the virus tally to 4,28,51,929, while the active...

Def min’s positive response to defence corridor in Assam: Sarma

GUWAHATI, 26 Jul: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has responded positively to the proposal of...

‘Chronology samjhiye’: Congress’s jibe at Centre over PM’s Covid meeting

NEW DELHI, 22 Dec: "Understand the chronology," the Congress said on Thursday as it pointed out that the health minister has written to party...

French journal makes fresh claims of kickbacks in Rafale deal

New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI): French investigative journal Mediapart has made fresh claims that alleged bogus invoices were used that enabled French aircraft maker...

SC directs NIOS to fix examination centres within 10 kilometres from accredited institutions

NEW DELHI, 31 May: The Supreme Court has directed the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to fix the examination centres within a distance...

Urgent need for nursing directorates to address shortage of 4.3 million nurses in India:...

New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) A panel discussion led by nursing and midwifery experts on Tuesday underscored the urgent need for nursing directorates at...

India, Greece agree to soon firm up migration & mobility pact; boost anti-terror cooperation

New Delhi, 21 Feb: India and Greece on Wednesday agreed to work towards co-production and co-development of military hardware and decided to firm up...

Caste still biggest admission form in India: Gandhi

NEW DELHI, 17 Jan: On the 10th death anniversary of Dalit student Rohith Vemula on Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the reality for...

Affordable, accessible healthcare road map for healthy India’, says Jitendra Singh

Kathua/Jammu, 24 Sep: Asserting that India has taken a lead in the production of vaccines for the prevention of malignancies like Cervavac, Union Minister...

Nehru’s progressive ideas advanced India’s development: Cong

NEW DELHI, 14 Nov: The Congress leadership on Tuesday paid rich tributes to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, describing...

Under PM Modi’s leadership, India has moved from ‘Fragile 5’ to top 5 world...

Mumbai, 6 Mar: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Wednesday said under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, India has moved...

Govt to create equity fund for start-ups with 20 pc limited partnership: MoS IT

New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) : The government will create a new equity fund for start-ups with a 20 per cent limited stake to...

Ayushman cards will be co-branded, to include names of state schemes, says Health Ministry

New Delhi, 24 Aug: Ayushman cards will be co-branded with state logos and names of state-specific health schemes along with the Centre's flagship health...

Angry reaction by MNS workers: Raj Thackeray reacts to attack on Uddhav’s convoy; 54...

Mumbai, 11 Aug: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday attributed the attack on Uddhav Thackeray's convoy by MNS workers to frustration stemming...

Death toll in massive game zone fire in Rajkot rises to 22, say police

Rajkot, 25 May (PTI): At least 22 persons, including children, were killed in a massive fire that swept through a game zone teeming with...

Hornbill Festival records over 1.13 lakh visitors in first 6 days

KOHIMA, 7 Dec: The 26th edition of the Hornbill Festival has attracted 1,13,667 visitors in the first six days, the Nagaland government said in...