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

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

New Delhi : Suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives were planning to target the national capital in the festive season, said Delhi Police Special Cell sources on Sunday. Sources said that alleged IM agent Azaz Sheikh, who was arrested on Saturday from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was sent to recce the capital duringRead More

Ludhiana : Accusing Congress of misguiding people by spreading “false propaganda” that the Centre was not providing funds to Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday asserted that the Narendra Modi government has never denied financial aid to the state. “The UPA government knew that they will not beRead More

Kolkata: Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Saradha Ponzi scam, BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday alleged associates of Banerjee are involved in the scam and steps will be taken to put them behind bars. “You (Mamata) are not protesting against duping of 17 lakh investorsRead More

Chandigarh-  Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday urged the central government to review the procedure for fixing the minimum support price (MSP) for crops to make it more remunerative and improve the viability of farming. Dwelling on the formula to be evolved for fixing the MSP, Badal saidRead More

New Delhi: The government would work to encourage children to develop a positive attitude towards organ donation, particularly for eye donation, union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said. The minister said he would request the human resource development ministry to include passages in school books to develop in children aRead More

Muzaffarnagar: Even a year after voilent clashes in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh that claimed 65 lives and left 50,000 homeless, the state government has been unable to bring the offenders to book. In fact, the police have even tried to convince victims to withdraw cases. A special cell of officersRead More