• 

  '6 months of India first': Tweets PM Modi as his govt completes 180 days in office

  Politics | November 30, 2019 16:21 IST

  Inspired by the motto of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas' and with the blessings of 130 crore Indians, the NDA government has continued working towards developing India and empowering the lives of 130 crore Indians with renewed vigour, he said.

• 

  Govt eases norms; non-oil cos, global giants can set up petrol pumps

  Business | October 23, 2019 18:52 IST

  In the biggest reform in fuel retailing sector in almost two decades, the government on Wednesday relaxed norms for setting up petrol pumps, allowing non-oil companies to venture into the business - a move that could help private and foreign firms to enter the world's fastest-growing market.  

• 

  Priyanka slams govt over reports of SBI waiving bad loans

  India | October 11, 2019 16:32 IST

  The reports claimed that SBI has written off bad loans worth Rs 76,600 crore of 220 defaulters who owed more than Rs 100 crore each.

• 

  Govt approves construction of 1.23 lakh houses under PMAY-Urban

  India | September 26, 2019 13:59 IST

  The approval was given by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) on Wednesday evening.  

• 

  India still awaits Priyanka Gandhi's 'magic'

  India | September 25, 2019 16:58 IST

  Eight months have passed since then but her expected "magic" is nowhere to be seen and the grand old party continues to struggle.  

• 

  Atal Bihari Vajpayee's granddaughter performs his 'pind-daan'

  India | September 23, 2019 10:58 IST

  The offering is made during 'Pitra-Paksh' (the ongoing fortight dedicated in the Hindu calendar to remembering the forefathers) and was organised by the 'Yug Dadhichi Deh-Daan Sansthan' at the Sarsaiya Ghat on the banks of the Ganga here.

• 

  Conclave on making India global steel manufacturing hub

  Business | September 22, 2019 11:03 IST

  At present, China is the world's largest steel producer with a production capacity of 928.3 MT of crude steel (2018), while India, with 106.5 MT of crude steel production, ranks second on the list.

• 

  UP too hot for Kashmiri inmates, seek transfer to valley

  India | September 22, 2019 10:38 IST

  A senior jail department official said, "Many of them have said that the weather in Uttar Pradesh does not suit them. They have lost their appetite and are suffering from depression."

• 

  Priyanka Gandhi slams modi govt over state of Indian Economy

  India | September 18, 2019 11:39 IST

  The Congress general secretary also cited a media report which claimed that after pouring USD 45 billion into India's stock market over the past six years on hopes that Modi would unleash the country's economic potential, international money managers have sold USD 4.5 billion of Indian shares since June.

• 

  BJP rules out 'imposing' Hindi in Karnataka amid protests

  India | September 16, 2019 16:05 IST

  "We are not against Hindi but certainly against its imposition on our people, majority of whose mother tongue is Kannada, followed by Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi across the state," Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told reporters at Mysuru on Sunday.  

• 

  Muslim nations ask Pak to engage in backdoor diplomacy with India

  World | September 16, 2019 14:59 IST

  They asked Pakistan to engage in backchannel diplomacy with India. They met Prime Minister Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa during their day-long trip.

Advertisement
• 

  Maharashtra activist who attacked new Motor Vehicle Act quits BJP

  September 16, 2019 10:48 IST

  Confirming the development, Tiwari, who is the President of Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS), said that the VJAS was an 'associate member' of the BJP for the last 10 years, but now they are no longer together.  

• 

  Yogi govt puts up stray cows for adoption

  India | September 12, 2019 10:37 IST

  The state government will pay a sum of Rs 30 per day to the person who adopts a cow for maintenance. People living in semi-urban and rural areas can adopt up to four stray cows, bulls and calves.

• 

  PM Modi to launch BIG TICKET farmers' pension scheme in Ranchi on Sept 12

  September 10, 2019 17:48 IST

  The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the two state level schemes. First, the inauguration of the state Assembly building and the second is a multi-modal terminal at Sahebganj," said the Chief Minister.

• 

  Govt plans to complete spectrum auction by Nov-end

  Business | September 10, 2019 13:44 IST

  Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said he hoped to complete the auction in the current calendar.

• 

  Pakistan now waging poster war in Kashmir Valley

  India | September 02, 2019 14:44 IST

  Several posters showing Pakistan Armed Forces spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor have come up in the old city here asking people to fight against the revocation of Article 370, and appeals to them to combat the measure till the last bullet.

• 

  Modi Sarkar 2.0: This leader from Shiv Sena will take oath as minister

  India | May 30, 2019 10:27 IST

  For a second term, PM Narendra Modi is all set to take oath with a new council of ministers on Thursday. A multi-layered security arrangement is in place in the national capital Delhi. There is deployment of around 10,000 security personnel from Delhi Police and paramilitary forces.

• 

  Here's a likely list of ministers in Modi Sarkar 2.0

  India | May 29, 2019 19:38 IST

  Narendra Modi is set to take oath as the Prime Minister of India on Thursday. Here's a probable list of ministers who are expected to get ministerial berth in Modi's new government:

• 

  Parliament session ends: Modi counts achievements, anti-BJP front sets agenda

  February 14, 2019 0:00 IST

  Modi government and a united Opposition sounded poll bugle in the national capital today as last Parliament session of the 16 Lok Sabha ended today.

• 

  Modi govt 'textbook case of moral bankruptcy': Rahul Gandhi

  India | February 10, 2019 18:17 IST

  Gandhi cited a media report, which quoted an Uber driver as saying that the government has not given jobs and he found one after investing lakhs, to make his point.