Bengaluru, Feb 6 (IANS) The 10-day Budget session of the Karnataka legislature began on a stormy note on Wednesday with the opposition BJP legislators disrupting Governor Vajubhai Vala’s address and 10 Congress lawmakers skipping the…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an amendment to the Cinematograph Act, 1952, to tackle the menace of film piracy and copyright infringement making penal provisions of three-year jail term…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved introduction of a bill in Parliament to confer the status of ‘Institutions of National Importance’ to two food…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday accorded ex post facto approval to the an agreement between the Agriculture Ministry and the Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resource and Agriculture, Maldives. It was…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the proposal for establishment of Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog for conservation, protection and development of cows and their progeny. The…
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday unveiled the ‘Darwaza Band -Part 2’ campaign films, which focus on sustaining the open defecation free (ODF) status of villages across the country. Launched by…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved thee signing of agreement between India and Ukraine for cooperation in agriculture and the food industry. The proposed agreement, which provides for cooperation in…
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Amid slower economic growth in the country and the ongoing stand-off between the Centre and the state, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government will kick start the fifth edition of annual…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) India and Germany on Wednesday agreed that after their robust bilateral economic cooperation, they will focus on the environment and cooperate on water and waste management. “Just like Indo-German Climate…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will question Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, in INX Media money laundering case on Thursday, an official said. Karti has been questioned…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved creation of a corpus of Rs 2,000 crore for Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) for develeoping and…
Panaji, Feb 6 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday alleged that three successive BJP-led governments in Goa had facilitated several illegalities in an eco-tourism project promoted by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s son Abhijat in a south…
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Central government of “sending notices” to all the opposition party leaders and people connected to them, even in petty cases, ahead…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Four days after a Delhi court ordered Robert Vadra to join the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation, he was questioned for over six hours on Wednesday. Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Sending out a strong message to the political opponents, newly appointed Congress General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi, on Wednesday backed her husband Robert Vadra and accompanied him to the office of…
Pune (Maharashtra), Feb 6 (IANS) A Marathi-origin ‘mulgi’ (girl) has been re-appointed as an Advisor in the Sweden Prime Minister’s Office in-charge of the crucial departments of Finance, Housing and Financial Markets, her family members…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has launched a massive recruitment drive to fill 76,578 vacancies in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) or paramilitary forces through a month long computer-based written exam…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to light showers and a cloudy sky on Wednesday morning with the rain expected to return by night and may continue till Thursday morning. “Due to a…
Panaji/New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured a delegation of lawmakers and representatives of the Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF) that the Central government will try to find a solution…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The government will soon file a review petition against the Supreme Court decision upholding the Allahabad High Court order for department-wise reservation in recruitment of university faculty, Human Resource Development…