New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A proposal for doubling the production of indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas is being processed, and around Rs.1,259 crore will be spent for the purpose, the government said on Tuesday….
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government is preparing a global campaign to attract start-ups to India and has invited proposals from advertising agencies in this regard, an official statement said. “The objective of the…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress vice president Mukul Roy on Tuesday termed the footage on the sting operation against his party that has sparked off a major political row as a “manufactured video”….
Gurgaon, March 15 (IANS) A 25-year-old man, found murdered over a month ago, was shot dead by a man who he had repeatedly abused verbally, police said on Tuesday. Arun alias Jhage of Islampur village…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A plea seeking cancellation of the six-month interim bail to JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case is likely to come up for hearing in the Delhi…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government has undertaken various steps, which include making yoga compulsory at sports centres, to prevent sexual harassment of sportswomen, parliament was told on Tuesday. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister…
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the Samajwadi Party government has ushered in comprehensive development in the state and the opposition has been pushed to the sidelines of…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The CPI-M is set to recommend amendments to the Aadhaar bill, which is listed to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, the last day before the budget session goes…
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) With an eye to next year’s assembly elections in the state, the Punjab government’s budget for the next financial year has laid stress on the social welfare sector, and youth and…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Sixty-nine NGOs have been barred from receiving foreign funds since May 2011, the government told parliament on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijuju told the Lok Sabha in…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee releases party’s manifesto for upcoming state legislative assembly polls in Kolkata, on March 11, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) In the wake…
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea that sought action against JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on…
Gurgaon, March 15 (IANS) A man strangled his wife to death in his house here after returning from a relative’s marriage ceremony, police said on Tuesday. There were no immediate arrests. Sangeeta Dahiya,30, was found…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government will honour the commitments made to Andhra Pradesh when Telengana was carved out of it, union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday in the Lok Sabha. “There…
Patna, March 15 (IANS) The Bihar School Examination Board has been surprised by a large number of impersonators caught this year in the Class 10 exams that started last Friday. As many as 279 impersonators…
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government wants to set up a separate High Court in Telangana and steps are afoot to ensure it, union Home Minister…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The BJP is spending more time criticising the Congress than in governing the country, Congress MP Bhalchandra Mungekar said on Tuesday as the Rajya Sabha took up the debate on…
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) Acting Punjab Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki remained non-committal as state politicians led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal met him here on Tuesday afternoon to seek early assent to an SYL…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) There is a 65 percent deficiency in the number of fire stations in the country, parliament was told on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told the Lok…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) There were 418,536 prisoners in Indian jails at the end of 2014, against the capacity of 356,561, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary…