Nirmala Sitharaman clears air on new GST rates for daily use items, says decision...
New Delhi, 19 Jul: Facing criticism over GST on daily use items, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitha-raman on Tuesday said the five per cent tax...
India will assist in maintaining all sites connected to Gandhi in South Africa: envoy
Johannesburg, Oct 2 (PTI) India will assist in maintaining all sites connected to Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa, the Indian envoy here said on...
States without MGNREGA ombudsperson in 80% districts won’t get funds
New Delhi, 27 Feb: From the next fiscal, the Centre will not give funds for employment guarantee scheme MGNREGS to states that do not...
Rajnath Singh to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Cambodia on Nov 23
New Delhi, 20 Nov: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Cambodia from November 22-23 to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus and India-ASEAN Defence...
If your imagination of India is one of Hindutva, it’s unconstitutional: Author Mukulika...
JAIPUR, 19 Jan: "If your imagination of India is one of Hindutva, it is unconstitutional in a way that it is undemocratic because it...
Sudha Murty takes oath as RS member
NEW DELHI, 14 Mar: Engineer-turned-philanthropist Sudha Murty on Thursday took oath as a Rajya Sabha member, in the presence of her husband NR Narayana...
India needs 400 million more women in workforce to contribute $14 trillion to economy:...
New Delhi, 24 Aug (PTI): India requires an additional 400 million women in the workforce to contribute $14 trillion to the economy which would...
Chhattisgarh: Two Naxalites carrying Rs 11 lakh bounty killed in encounter with police in...
Sukma, May 8 (PTI) Two Naxalites, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with police in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday morning, an...
44 villages joined Pench tiger reserve’s community-led fire-free programme
Nagpur, 31 Jul: About 44 villages from the buffer and territorial areas of Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) participated in the ‘Fire Free Pench Programme’...
ISRO scripts history with successful commercial mission LVM3-M2
SRIHARIKOTA, 23 Oct: The Indian Space Research Organisations' (ISRO) heaviest rocket, LVM3-M2, on its maiden commercial mission on Sunday successfully placed 36 broadband communication...
Illegal sand mining in UP’s Balia: NGT issues notice to central, state pollution boards
New Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal has issued a notice to the central and state pollution control boards in a case...
PM Modi calls for global framework on cryptocurrencies; ethical use of AI
New Delhi, 27 Aug: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a global framework on crypto-currencies, and an ethical usage of artificial intelligence...
SC comes to rescue of 284 displaced students of strife-torn Manipur
NEW DELHI, 4 Dec: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday came to the rescue of 284 students from ethnic violence-hit Manipur by giving them...
Centre working to make Delhi grand city with all facilities: PM Modi
New Delhi, 2 Nov: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday cited his government's measures to boost the capital's development and took a veiled swipe...
INDIA bloc, Cong should be ready to gracefully accept defeat, not question democracy: BJP
New Delhi, Jun 3 (PTI) The INDIA bloc and the Congress should be ready to gracefully accept their "inevitable" defeat in the Lok Sabha...
Over 97% Of ₹ 2,000 Notes Have Been Returned: RBI
Mumbai, 2 Nov (PTI): The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said more than 97 per cent of the ₹ 2,000 banknotes in circulation have been returned to the...
Haryana announces 10 pc reservation for Agniveers in police, forest dept recruitment
Chandigarh, 17 Jul: Months ahead of the assembly polls, Haryana's BJP government announced on Wednesday 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in the recruitment...
Govt rejects criticism against ‘Agnipath’ amidst raging protests in several states
NEW DELHI, 16 Jun: As violent protests against the new recruitment scheme 'Agnipath' raged across several states, the government on Thursday issued a clarification,...
Thai delegation, CII representatives call on Assam CM, discuss bilateral trade
Guwahati, 20 Sep: A joint delegation of representatives of the Thailand government and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) called on Assam Chief Minister Himanta...
Opposition should welcome govt’s decision to slash LPG price, instead of playing politics: Pralhad...
New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) The government has slashed the price of LPG cylinders to provide relief to people and the opposition parties should...