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  Rise in rape cases due to degradation of social values: Uma Bharti

  National | July 21, 2014 14:31 IST

  Jhansi: Blaming degradation of social values for rising rape and molestation cases in the country, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said the problem can be overcome through social pressure and compulsions.  “The degradation of

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  Uma Bharti bats for uninterrupted flow of Ganga

  National | July 08, 2014 11:11 IST

  New Delhi: Political leaders, environmental activists and spiritual personalities came together here Monday for wide-ranging discussions on ways to clean and develop the Ganga - a river holy for the Hindus.Union Tourism and Culture Minister

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  Expertise from IITs to be utilized for cleaning Ganga: Uma Bharti

  India | July 08, 2014 7:54 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti today said expertise from premier IITs would be utilized for cleaning Ganga River."We will be using various technologies for rejuvenation of Ganga River. We will be

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  Ganga cleaning not a Hindutva project: Jairam Ramesh

  National | July 06, 2014 14:23 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today accused the NDA government of turning the programme to clean Ganga as a “Hindutva project” by attempting to polarise politics through the initiative on the holy river.  “Don't

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  Bringing economy back on track will take some time: Rajnath Singh

  National | July 06, 2014 12:48 IST

  Lucknow: Terming the condition of Indian economy as “serious”, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said though the new government is working to bring the situation back on track, it will take some time to

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  Vasundhra Raje calls on PM Modi

  National | July 03, 2014 16:46 IST

  New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought central assistance for the state in view of its peculiar geographical location and problems like drought.A state government spokesperson

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  Uma Bharti cautions officials against Maoist elements in Bundelkhand

  National | June 30, 2014 13:43 IST

  Jhansi: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti has cautioned local officials against the possibility of Maoist elements gaining ground in the backward Bundelkhand region due to unemployment and poverty.  “Maoists have an eye on the

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  Dwarkapeeth seer's comments on Sai Baba his personal view: BJP

  National | June 30, 2014 16:38 IST

  Indore: BJP today refused to be dragged into the reported exchange of words between Dwarkapeeth Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati and Union Minister Uma Bharti over the alleged comments made by the seer on the Sai Baba

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  MPPEB scam tip of an iceberg: Digvijay

  National | June 23, 2014 16:15 IST

  New Delhi: Stepping up attack on BJP over allegations of wrongdoings in the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board scam, Congress today said it was just the “tip of an iceberg” and that the “needle of

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  Those involved in MPPEB scam should not be spared: Uma Bharti

  National | June 23, 2014 12:15 IST

  Bhopal: Amid growing demand to hand over the MPPEB scam probe to CBI, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said the accused involved in the case should not be spared at any cost.“I expect

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  Non-matric MPs in 16th Lok Sabha

  National | August 05, 2014 7:53 IST

  New Delhi: A Lok Sabha MP represents the people of his or her constituency in the lower house of the parliament. In a country like India where the people living in the interiors are yet

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  Hema's priorities: Ending monkey menace in Vrindaban, cleaning Yamuna

  National | June 08, 2014 18:29 IST

  Mathura: BJP MP from Mathura Hema Malini today said her priorities would be to bring an end to the monkey menace in Vrindaban, clean the Yamuna river and to tap the region's tourism potential.The actor-turned-politician

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  Ganga rejuvenation roadmap to be prepared in one month

  National | June 07, 2014 11:32 IST

  New Delhi: As part of plans for Ganga's rejuvenation, transport of passengers and goods between Varanasi and Hooghly on the Hindu holy river is being contemplated, an official statement said Friday.Road Transport, Highways and Shipping

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  Ganga rejuvenation roadmap to be prepared in one month

  India | June 07, 2014 9:15 IST

  New Delhi: As part of plans for Ganga's rejuvenation, transport of passengers and goods between Varanasi and Hooghly on the Hindu holy river is being contemplated, an official statement said on Friday.Road Transport, Highways and

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  Four ministries to work together for cleaning up the Ganges

  India | June 06, 2014 19:59 IST

  New Delhi: As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mission to clean up the Ganges, four ministries would work hand in hand to cleanse the polluted holy river and make it a hub of spiritual

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  Statements of Akhilesh, Mulayam strengthen rapists' spirit: Uma

  India | May 31, 2014 23:32 IST

  New Delhi: Attacking Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav for the gangrape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Badaun, Union Minister Uma Bharti today said their statements “strengthen

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  Let Sonia show her educational qualification, demands Uma Bharti

  National | May 28, 2014 13:06 IST

  New Delhi: As the controversy over HRD Minister Smriti Irani's educational qualification escalated in political circles today, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today questioned Congress President Sonia Gandhi's educational qualification.“I want to know what is

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  Modi assigns task of cleaning Ganga to Uma Bharti

  National | May 26, 2014 23:54 IST

  New Delhi: Uma Bharti, who had spearheaded the ‘save Ganga' campaign, was today assigned with a specially created ministry for cleaning the holy river along with water resources ministry by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who

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  BJP set to sweep Uttar Pradesh

  National | May 16, 2014 15:04 IST

  Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made a stunning comeback in Uttar Pradesh as it surged ahead in 67 of the total 80 Lok Sabha seats in Friday's vote count in the state.The party has

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  Rivals raise 'city of contrasts' bogey in Sonia's Raebareli

  National | April 24, 2014 15:53 IST

  Raebareli: Glaring contrasts in various spheres in this Nehru-Gandhi family pocketborough are being used by the rivals to target Congress President Sonia Gandhi for lop-sided development in the constituency from where she is seeking a