New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) will evaluate the “medicinal values” of river Ganga. “NEERI study will come up with…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) At least six people were injured as police carried out a baton charge on Manipuri, protesting the three controversial bills passed by the state assembly and sent for the president’s…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Keen on an organisational revamp, the Congress may constitute an advisory board of senior leaders, led by party president Sonia Gandhi, to deliberate upon key policy issues and important party…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) BJP MP Vijay Goel on Tuesday demanded an eligibility test for admission to undergraduate courses in all colleges affiliated to the Delhi University to ensure that only meritorious students got…
Damascus, June 7 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday pledged to continue the war on terrorist groups until fully eradicating them, noting that any political process that doesn’t share the same goal is “meaningless”….
Milan, June 7 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s controversial former Premier Silvio Berlusconi was admitted to hospital on Tuesday in Milan, his Forza Italy party said. Berlusconi suffered “cardiac deficiency” and would undergo tests, the San Raffaele hospital…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit the Republic of Namibia from June 15 to 17 at the invitation of its President Hage Gottfried Geingob, an announcement from the Ministry of External…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Describing journalists as agents of social change, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said there is need to empower them with accurate and timely information. “Journalists are…
Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) The West Bengal government will focus on restore the state’s primacy in automobile, engineering and manufacturing sectors, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday. “The state had its heyday in automobile,…
Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik. (File Photo: IANS) Bhubaneswar, June 7 (IANS) A day after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik claimed that his government has done exceedingly well, the BJP and the…
Imphal June 7 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in Manipur on Tuesday won 12 seats, while the BJP bagged 10 in the Imphal Municipal Corporation, for which elections were held on June 2. Independent candidates…
New Delhi: Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar addresses a press conference to mark the completion of two years of the Government, in New Delhi, on May 23,…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) In a fresh salvo against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to name consultants hired by the Modi government…
Riyadh, June 7 (IANS) The Saudi-led Arab coalition on Tuesday handed over to the Yemeni government 52 children recruited as soldiers by Houthi militias, Saudi Press Agency reported. The handover was done in coordination with…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Censoring ‘Udta Punjab’ will not solve the drug problem in Punjab, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday amid controversy over the censor board demanding removal of any reference to…
Spiritual guru and founder of the Art of Living Sri Sri Ravi Shankar during a press conference in Varanasi on March 14, 2014. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Patna: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav addresses a press conference in Patna on June 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Patna, June 7 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday blamed the “Brahmanical RSS” and its “child”…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday questioned Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat for the second time over a “sting” video that purportedly shows him offering bribe to buy legislative support in the…
New Delhi: Union Water Minister Uma Bharti interacts with press regarding achievement of her ministry in last two years in New Delhi, on June 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Union Water…
President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo: IANS) By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal/New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee withheld his assent on May 11 — nearly a month ago — to three anti-migrant bills passed by…