Plea in SC to ascertain feasibility of enacting stringent population control law
New Delhi, 15 Jun (PTI): A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to ascertain the feasibility of...
Mayawati slams BJP on electoral bonds, says no ‘jumla’ or guarantee will help it...
Nagpur, Apr 11 (PTI) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Thursday accused the BJP of helping capitalists, wealthy individuals and taking financial assistance...
Guj riots: SC upholds SIT clean chit to Modi, says no material to...
NEW DELHI, 24 Jun: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the SIT's clean chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and 63 others...
ADR analysis shows 21% of candidates have criminal cases against them
NEW DELHI, 16 Apr: A total of 250 candidates in the fray for the second phase of the Lok Sabha election have criminal cases...
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...
Many extreme events of 2023 in line with predictions of warmer world, study finds
New Delhi, 21 Apr: Multiple regions across the world simultaneously experiencing heat extremes could become an "emerging feature" of a warmer planet, according to...
Incidents of natural disasters will not impact developmental efforts in NE: Eastern army commander
KOLKATA, 7 Jul (PTI): Lt General RP Kalita, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army's Eastern Command, on Thursday said incidents of natural disasters like...
Congress has no plan whatsoever to introduce inheritance tax: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) Amid the row over Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s remarks, the party on Wednesday asserted that it has no plans...
Union minister rejects TMC’s allegation of ‘non-release’ of MGNREGA funds
Kolkata, Jul 13 (PTI) Union Minister Kapil Moreshwar Patil on Wednesday rubbished the TMC's allegation of 'non-release' of MGNREGA funds by the Centre to...
Vadra attacks Modi govt over Covid vaccine
DAVANGERE, 4 May: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government on the issue of Covid vaccine and claimed that...
Conservation efforts must retain aesthetic & historic values: J-K LG
Srinagar, 23 Jul: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday said the conservation efforts of sacred places and heritage sites must retain the...
Forest conservation saw advancement over last 15 yrs: India to UNFF
NEW DELHI, 12 May: India informed the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) that it has made significant advancements in forest conservation and management,...
BJP view on UCC clear, that should also be taken as govt stand: Law...
New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday said the BJP's view on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is clear, and suggested...
Indian-American lawmakers for talks with India on human rights
WASHINGTON, 17 May: Lecturing India on human rights is unlikely to work, Indian-American lawmakers have said, as they favoured having a conversation with the...
NALSA campaign underway to identify undertrial prisoners eligible for release: Rijiju
NEW DELHI, 30 Jul: The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has launched a campaign to identify undertrial prisoners who are eligible for release and...
Crippling heatwave in India peaks at 50 degrees C in Rajasthan’s Phalodi
New Delhi, 25 May (PTI): Temperatures soared to a searing 50 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan's Phalodi on Sunday, as a brutal heatwave swept through...
KCR to boycott NITI Aayog meeting in protest against Centre’s ‘discrimination’ against states
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he would be boycotting the...
Complete failure in cleaning up Ganga: Cong
NEW DELHI, 31 May: The Congress on Friday accused the Modi government of being a "complete failure" in cleaning up the Ganga and indulging...
Justice U U Lalit appointed 49th CJI
NEW DELHI, 10 Aug: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India after President Droupadi Murmu signed...
Bill to raise legal marriage age for women lapses
NEW DELHI, 8 Jun: With the dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha, a bill that aimed to bring uniformity in the age of marriage...