New rules for disability pension aimed at protecting interests of genuine personnel, enhance efficiency...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) The new rules for granting disability pensions to armed forces personnel were brought out following wide-ranging discussions among the...
India’s demand for electricity for ACs to exceed total power consumption of Africa: IEA
New Delhi, 24 Oct: “India’s demand for electricity for running household air-conditioners is estimated to expand nine-fold by 2050 and will exceed total power...
Bengaluru suburban railway project to start soon, says Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Bengaluru, Nov 27 (PTI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP) will start soon and it will not...
211 AI plane crash victims identified via DNA tests
AHMEDABAD, 19 Jun: A week after 270 people died in the Air India (AI) plane crash in Ahmedabad, 211 victims have been identified so...
Modi govt: 36 ministers sworn in for second term, 20 MPs first-timers
Kiren Rijiju retained in new cabinet
NEW DELHI, May 30: Narendra Modi took over as the country's prime minister for a second term on Thursday...
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...
Will work out common minimum program to bring opposition together: Pawar
Baramati, 6 May:A common minimum programme of the Opposition will be prepared ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad...
Congress supports truckers’ stir
NEW DELHI, 2 Jan: The Congress on Tuesday came out in support of truckers' protest against a new law on stricter punishment in hit-and-run...
UGC launches project to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages
NEW DELHI, 16 Jul: The union education ministry and the University Grants Commission (UGC) launched a project on Tuesday to develop 22,000 books in...
India in talks with Pak on modalities for sending wheat to Afghanistan
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) India on Thursday said it was in touch with Pakistani authorities to finalise the modalities for transportation of 50,000...
New Online Gaming Rules to Spur Innovation, Boost Investor Confidence
New Delhi, 6 Apr (PTI): The industry on Thursday said the new rules for online gaming will spur innovation, boost investor confidence and weed...
MoHUA panel recommends national authority on urban planning, modernising state town planning acts
New Delhi, 24 Jul: Establishing a national authority on urban planning and a national council of city regions, modernising state town planning acts and...
33 Dead In Bihar After Consuming Suspected Spurious Liquor
Patna/Bettiah/Gopalganj, Nov 5 (PTI): The death count in the latest hooch tragedy in Bihar climbed to 33 today, while arrests were made and errant...
Cong asks Assam CM to not ‘poke nose’ into Manipur
NEW DELHI, 2 Jul: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks...
Politics of so-called freebies distort expenditure priorities, says Vice-President Dhankhar
New Delhi, 10 Dec (PTI): The politics of so-called freebies for which society sees a “mad race” distort expenditure priorities, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said...
COP-15: India to mobilise domestic finance for biodiversity conservation
Montreal, 23 Dec: The 15th Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ended on a high note with nearly 200...
Space start-ups industry bodies welcome GST exemption for satellite launch services
New Delhi, 12 Jul: The Indian private sector on Wednesday welcomed the government's decision to exempt satellite launch services by private organisations from GST,...
Journalists demonstrate in Imphal over govt ‘silence’
IMPHAL, 7 Jul: Senior Manipur journalists representing various media unions staged a demonstration here on Monday to protest against "silence" of the government over...
High arsenic concentration in groundwater of 18 districts in Bihar: Study
Patna, 14 Jan: High arsenic concentration has been found in groundwater in 18 districts of Bihar, as well as its correlation with incidences of...
Education ministry advises caution to parents, students in engaging with ed-tech firms
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) The Education Ministry Thursday issued an elaborate advisory to parents and students dealing with ed-teach firms asking them, among...