New Delhi, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today surveyed the construction work at Delhi Metro’s underground Hauz Khas station and said he was very impressed by the political will of the Centre to complete civic infrastructure in the national capital. “We are really impressed about the political will and technicalRead More

New Delhi: SpiceJet on Saturday launched two new slabs of competitive basic airfare rates, as other Indian carriers extended dates for booking low cost tickets over the past few days.The low one-way base fare tickets of the no-frill carrier can be bought till September ten, costing Rs 599 for travelRead More

New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, congratulated Sania Mirza for winning the US Open Mixed Doubles title. Mr. Modi tweeted a message for the Hyderabad girl from his official account on micro-blogging site Twitter. Congratulations to Sania Mirza for the victory in the US Open Mixed Doubles Finals.Read More

Gurdaspur: At least six border villages across the Ravi river remained cut off following flooding of the Basanter Nullah. The affected villages are Ghania ke Bet, Kassowal, Puranawal, Lallowal Gunia, Saharanpur and Mansore. The flood waters also breached an embankment on the Indian side after the flow of water increasedRead More

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi should show “leadership” to resolve the power crisis in the country or else shoulder complete responsibility for any breakdown, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Sunday. Chavan was talking to reporters after releasing the campaign booklets for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. The bookletsRead More

New Delhi,Declaring the Jammu and Kashmir floods as “national level disaster”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced Rs 1,000 crore in special assistance for rehabilitation while sharing the pain and anguish of the people of the state. He made the annoucement in Srinagar after undertaking a visit to the stateRead More

New Delhi/Islamabad,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wrote to his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif offering assistance to victims of the devastation caused by the torrential rains and floods in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).Modi, who reviewed the flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir during his day-long visit today, said he was toldRead More

Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that his party was committed to its belief of 80 per cent social service and 20 per cent politics, and it needs “power” to serve the people. Uddhav was speaking at the launch of ‘Shiv Arogya Seva’, in which doctors in remoteRead More

Rome: Italy’s foreign minister has appealed to India’s Supreme Court to permit one of the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012 to return home for health reasons. The marine, 47-year-old Massimiliano Latorre, “was treated excellently in India, but it is clear that he needs rest, peace,Read More

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is moving fast on its ambitious ‘Rurban’ mission – to provide urban amenities in rural areas – with an expert committee appointed to frame guidelines expected to give its report by the middle of October. The ambitous Rurban mission is expected to help reduce migrationRead More