Kolkata Durga puja bags UNESCO heritage tag; Modi, Mamata hail move as ‘proud moment’
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): The UNESCO on Wednesday accorded heritage status to Kolkata’s Durga puja festival, bringing glory to the country, with Prime...
Govt looking to finalise new social media rules before July-end: MoS IT
New Delhi, 7 Jun: The government is "open" to big tech platforms suggesting an effective self-regulatory appellate mechanism that can offer a "better solution"...
No victim registered complaint against Revanna: NCW
NEW DELHI, 9 May: No victim has come forward to register a complaint against Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna, and one woman complainant who reached...
Bharat Mandapam, Yashobhoomi to promote trade, employment: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, 17 Sep: The two world class convention and exhibition centres -- Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan and Yashobhoomi at Dwarka -- will...
No country other than India has made its G20 presidency an ‘election campaign’: Jairam...
New Delhi, 31 Mar: Taking a swipe at the Narendra Modi government, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged on Friday that no other country has...
ZSI scientists discover new beetle species in NE
KOLKATA, 12 Apr: Researchers of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and Museum A Koenig in Germany have discovered six new beetle species in...
India asks WTO members to discuss e-comm issues; submits two papers
New Delhi, 10 Feb (PTI): India has submitted two papers in the World Trade Organization related to consumer protection and digital infrastructure part of...
India hails Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring agreement; reaffirms support to its economic recovery
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) India on Wednesday welcomed Sri Lanka's debt restructuring agreement with a group of creditor nations and said it will...
Cong questions EC on getting SM post on electoral bonds deleted
NEW DELHI, 17 Apr: The Congress on Wednesday questioned the Election Commission's move to get a post on electoral bonds scheme deleted from social...
PM Modi’s welfare schemes reached neediest without vote bank consideration: Jitendra Singh
Mainpuri, 30 Aug: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that over the last eight years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s welfare schemes reached the...
Internal finishing work of new Parliament in progress: Tata Projects CEO
New Delhi, 28 Aug: The main structure of the new Parliament building has been completed and now the internal finishing work is going on,...
USCIRF to hold hearing on religious freedom in India
WASHINGTON, 15 Sep: The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has announced that it will hold a hearing on religious freedom in India...
India’s fuel demand recovery to continue: Fitch
New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI): India’s fuel demand will continue to recover through the current quarter as the easing of Covid-19 pandemic-related restrictions boosts...
Nearly 6.5 cr electors removed from draft rolls of 12 states, UTs
NEW DELHI, 7 Jan: The names of 6.5 crore electors were removed from the draft electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories...
Indian startups disrupting the world, says NITI Aayog CEO
New Delhi, 21 Mar (PTI): Indian start-ups are disrupting the world and women-based entrepreneurship is one of the vehicles for realising a more equal...
Jaishankar meets Chinese counterpart; focus on border situation
NEW DELHI, 2 Mar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held bilateral talks with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang with a focus...
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...
Gehlot welcomes SC’s observation on National Food Security Act
JAIPUR, 9 Dec: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's recent observation that it is the central government's duty to...
India’s economy growing but wealth not getting distributed: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) India's economy is growing but the wealth is getting concentrated in a few hands and the challenge of unemployment...
Covid virus may remain active, transmissible for longer than recommended quarantine period: Study
Washington, 31 Jan: Some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 may be able to transmit the virus for longer than the recommended quarantine period, without necessarily...