Alternatives to single-use plastic: Delhi government to urge Centre to reduce GST rates on...
New Delhi, 3 Jul: Environment minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said the Delhi government will request the Centre to reduce GST on raw materials...
Will lend support to ‘INDIA’ from outside to form govt at Centre: Mamata
Kolkata, 15 May: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her party will extend support to the opposition INDIA...
Innovator Sonam Wangchuk bags Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios Award
NEW DELHI, 27 Nov: Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh-based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots, was on Sunday awarded the...
India should share its ancient knowledge with the world: Dalai Lama
Dharamshala (HP), Sep 16 (PTI) The Dalai Lama on Thursday said India should share its ancient knowledge with the world and praised the country's...
‘Government yet to decide on extending free foodgrains scheme beyond September’: Finance Secretary
NEW DELHI, 31 Aug: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan on Wednesday said the government is yet to take a decision on extending PMGKAY under...
IJU condemns police raids on Kannada channel
NEW DELHI, Oct 1: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) has condemned the police raids and seizure of much of infrastructure of Kannada news channel...
Sri Lanka aiming 1 mn tourists this year, especially from India: Minister
Ahmedabad , Aug 20 (PTI): Sri Lanka's Tourism Minister Harin Fernando on Saturday said as things get back to normal after the recent political...
China played ‘pivotal role’ in promotion of Buddhism globally: Top monk (itl)-3
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BEIJING, 4 Apr: China has held a major conference of influential Asian Buddhist monks where its top monk has affirmed that Beijing has...
India, Indonesia resolve to boost anti-terror cooperation
NEW DELHI, 25 Aug: India and Indonesia have condemned the use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism amid Pakistan's support to terror groups carrying...
India, Vietnam ink military logistics support pact to expand defence ties
NEW DELHI, 8 Jun: India and Vietnam on Wednesday inked a vision document to further broad-base the "scope and scale" of defence ties by...
Oppn meeting in Patna: Kharge, Rahul to attend; Cong says ‘will succeed in defeating...
New Delhi, 7 Jun: The Congress on Wednesday announced that its president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi will attend a meeting...
Govt spent Rs 911.17 cr on advertisements over last 3 yrs
NEW DELHI, 21 Jul: The government spent Rs 911.17 crore on advertisements in newspapers, television channels and web portals in the past three years,...
Cryptocurrencies not legal right now, says Union minister Karad
New Delhi (PTI) Union Minister Bhagwat Karad on Saturday said cryptocurrencies are not legal in the country and nothing could be said at present...
From accolades to scepticism: An eventful story of EVMs
NEW DELHI, 1 Mar: When the first elector presses a button on the ballot unit to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the...
Kendriya Vidyalayas Not Solution To Problems In Education Sector; States Must Chip In: Dharmendra...
New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI): Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are not a solution to the problems in the education sector and state governments must take...
EPFO launches face authentication for pensioners to submit certificates
New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI): Retirement fund body EPFO on Saturday introduced a facility to allow its over 73 lakh pensioners to submit digital...
No monkeypox cases in TN so far, some spreading rumours: Health Minister
Coimbatore (TN), 31 Jul: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Sunday ruled out reports of monkeypox in the state and said rumours of...
NTPC needs to keep growing as power demand rising at rapid pace: RK Singh
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI): Power Minister R K Singh on Sunday said state-owned power giant NTPC needs to keep growing as energy demand...
Naval variant of LCA lands first time on aircraft carrier INS Vikrant; ‘Historical...
New Delhi, 6 Feb: A prototype of the Naval variant of the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) on Monday undertook its maiden landing...
CRPF jawan allegedly commits suicide in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jan 3 (PTI) A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in a security camp in Karan Nagar area of the city...