Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday and lauded his government’s efforts in taking forward developmental projects in the state. Chandra said that of…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The decomposed body of an unidentified male was found on the Yamuna river bank near the Art of Living’s World Culture Festival venue on Monday, police said. The body was…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India’s state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are in the process of setting up 10,000 new LPG, or cooking gas, distributorships in the country, parliament was informed on Monday. “OMCs are…
By Amiya Kumar Kushwaha New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Underworld don Chhota Rajan provided a false house address in Karnataka to get a passport in the name of a fictitious Mohan Kumar, according to a…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A 21-member joint committee of parliament examining the issue of land acquisition is likely to seek an extension in its term till the first week of the monsoon session, one…
Chandigarh, March 14 (IANS) The political row between Punjab and Haryana on river water sharing intensified on Monday with the Punjab assembly “unanimously” passing a bill to return the land acquired for the SYL…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee has served notice on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, asking if he had ever declared himself a British citizen. “The ethics committee has served Rahul…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) An expert committee on Monday said plastic bottles made of PET (poly ethylene terephthalate) material were safe for packaging medicines. “There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that use of…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The All India Government Nurses Federation on Monday postponed its countrywide indefinite strike after assurances by Health Minister J.P. Nadda of recommending the federation’s demand to the cabinet secretary. Nurses…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The central government on Monday sought reports from states on crops damaged due to heavy rains and hailstorm in parts of northern India, hours after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notice to Tamil Nadu over the suicide of a farmer following humiliation by police and a financial firm. Taking cognizance of the…
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday that his government will find a lasting solution to…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notice to Tamil Nadu over the alleged honour killing of a young Dalit man who married an upper caste Hindu woman. According…
Srinagar, March 14 (IANS) The “Karvan-e-Aman” (Peace Bus Service) between parts of divided Jammu and Kashmir was cancelled on Monday due to bad weather, an official said. “The Karvan-e-Aman bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu addresses at the signing ceremony of an MoU between Ministry of Railways and State Government of Chhattisgarh for formation of JV Company, in New Delhi on Feb…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday took a jibe at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s recent ‘Fair and Lovely Yojana’ comment, saying it was politically incorrect. “I have heard the…
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government stood by its commitment for the “equitable…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The government has not received any proposal to open a Madame Tussauds wax museum here, Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said on Monday. In a written reply to the…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The government does not intend to constitute national heritage sites commission, parliament was told on Monday. Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma told the Lok Sabha in a written reply,…
Guwahati, March 14 (IANS) The AIUDF of Lok Sabha member Maulana Badruddin Ajmal has offered its workers insurance against election-related violence in Assam. All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) leader and Lok Sabha member from…