New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for the procurement of launch services and realisation of ground segment for GSAT-11 spacecraft at a cost of Rs.1,117 crore. “GSAT-11 will…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the revised cost estimate (RCE) of Rs.4,020.63 crore for the ongoing 720 MW Mangadechhu hydroelectric project in Bhutan. The project will provide surplus power…
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Smearing of colours, singing of songs, prayers and distribution of sweets marked the spring festival of Dol in West Bengal on Wednesday. Thousands of people from various parts of India and…
Patna: LJP MP Chirag Paswan during a programme to celebrate Holi in Patna, on March 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Imran Khan, Patna, March 23 (IANS) Ignoring appeal and warnings against pruning or cutting down…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend the tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) beyond March 31, 2016 for three years. The major beneficiaries of the…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its clearance for a $1,500 million (over 100 billion rupees) World Bank project to support Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) or Clean India Mission in…
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) Two new cases of the lethal Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) have come to light in Dharbandora sub-district of Goa, Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza said on Wednesday. Both patients have been…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the MoU between India and the UAE signed on February 11, 2016, to mobilise long-term investment into the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF),…
New Delhi: PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti meeting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday clarified that there has been…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) An Indian national who has been missing since Tuesday’s terror attacks in Belgium’s capital Brussels is an employee of IT major Infosys, it was learnt on Wednesday. Raghuvendran Ganesh, who…
Hyderabad: Students demonstrate against Hyderabad University Vice-Chancellor P. Appa Rao after he returned from a nearly two-month leave in Hyderabad, on March 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Student groups at University of…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) At a time of upsurge in religious symbolism in the country, is Bhagat Singh’s stand on atheism relevant? It would seem so, if one goes by the…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Union cabinet on Wednesday gave approval for the transfer of 89.72 hectares of land to the department of industrial policy and promotion for setting up a world-class convention centre…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The cabinet on Wednesday approved a 6 percent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners, effective from January 1. The decision, over…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement, an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between central Asia and…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Two new advanced cardiac life support ambulances were on Wednesday added to the fleet of six such ambulances at AIIMS, officials said. The ambulances were procured following a donation of…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday decided to move official amendments to the Appropriation (Acts) Repeal Bill, 2015, and the Repealing and Amending (Third) Bill, 2015, and to pursue the said…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Security agencies went into a tizzy after an unidentified caller on Wednesday informed them about bombs in 10 flights of Indigo Airlines. Police said a Srinagar-Delhi flight was evacuated at…
Bengaluru, March 23 (IANS) State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) will showcase ‘Made in India’ products for the armed forces at the ‘Defexpo India 2016’ in south Goa for four days from March 28. “Our indigenisation…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its post-facto approval to a letter of intent (LoI) signed on February 10 between the skill development and entrepreneurship ministry of India and the…