Mumbai, June 20 Indian and international realty majors are looking to join hands for developing major railway stations across the country, according to railway officials here. Among the major railway stations on offer are New Delhi, Howrah, Chennai Central, Pune, Amritsar, Jammu, Bikaner, Jamshedpur and Kochi. In Mumbai three railwayRead More

New Delhi, June 20 Like the first Dalit president K R Narayanan, NDA’s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind has risen from a modest background but the two Dalit leaders took different paths to reach the zenith of their public life. The election of Kovind, 71, as India’s 14th President isRead More

New Delhi, June 20 The Centre is not considering any proposal for farm loan waiver, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday, a day after Punjab approved waiving of loans for nearly 10 lakh farmers in the state. “There is no such proposal. We have got FRBM Act and fiscalRead More

Hyderabad, June 17 TDP MP JC Diwakar Reddy, who has been banned by all domestic airlines from flying over his alleged unruly behaviour at the Visakhapatnam airport, flew to Europe on Friday night as part of his annual family vacation. According to JC Prabhakar Reddy, brother of the Anantapur MP,Read More

New Delhi,  With just a month left for the Presidential poll, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and M Venkaiah Naidu — members of the committee constituted by BJP chief Amit Shah to finalise a consensus candidate — today called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other Opposition leaders, but there wasRead More

New Delhi, In a major drive against “money laundering and tax evasion through multiple bank accounts”, the Centre today made quoting of the Aadhaar number mandatory for opening a bank account as well as for any financial transaction of Rs 50,000 and above. The existing accounts would also have to beRead More

Darjeeling, June 17 Police “picked up” a GJM MLA’s son and raided the residence of another leader following an attempt by some party supporters to torch a PWD office in Bijanbari area here. A raid at Binay Tamang’s house was conducted on Friday night. Leaders of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha,Read More

New Delhi: The Australian government has decided to allow Indians apply for visitor visa online from July 1. Announcing this here on Friday, Acting Australian High Commissioner to India Chris Elstoft said: “Eligible Indian nationals can now apply online for a visitor visa through the Department of Immigration and BorderRead More

Bharatpur, June 17 As many as 60 people, including 13 children, fell sick after eating contaminated food at a ceremony in Bharatpur’s Sarsaina village. The incident took place on Friday after which the sick were admitted to a nearby hospital. So far, 53 people have been admitted to the hospital.Read More

Mumbai, June 15 The BJP unit in Maharashtra is prepared for mid-term polls, said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Fadnavis made the remarks in reference to reports speculating mid-term polls in Maharashtra amid farmers’ stir seeking loan waiver in view of the agrarian crisis. The Fadnavis dispensation had announced the long-standingRead More