New Delhi After the Congress’ debacle in Lok Sabha elections, factionalism is back to haunt the party across state units with central leadership continuing to be in absentia. Congress president Rahul Gandhi was unavailable to leaders for appointments for the 10th day in row since he tendered his resignation toRead More

Kolkata/Delhi West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sent out a sharp political message while addressing a congregation at the Nakhoda Masjid today on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. “Hindus stand for renunciation (tyaag), Muslims for integrity (imaan), Christians for love (pyaar) and Sikhs for sacrifice (balidan). This is our beloved HindustanRead More

New Delhi In a bid to spur investment and create new employment opportunities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday set up two Cabinet committees to deal with the two crucial issues. Government sources said both the panels, respectively on Investment and Growth and on Employment and Skill Development, will be headedRead More

Mumbai Maharashtra, which is facing its worst-ever drought since 1972, is running out of fodder for more than 10 lakh heads of cattle that have been shifted to 1,501 cattle camps which have opened across the state. While the price of dry fodder has doubled to Rs 18-20 per kg,Read More

Bhubaneswar Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has told his ministers to submit monthly report cards on steps taken by their departments for implementing the ruling BJD’s election manifesto, an official said. The ministers were told to submit their report cards with the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) by the seventh ofRead More

New Delhi,  To ensure top-grade safety of the passengers and goo ds, major railway stations would have access control system at par with security arrangements seen at airports across the country. The railway stations would be closed from all the sides and would have access only through security channels toRead More

New Delhi, June 5 Living in harmony with nature would lead to a better future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday on World Environment Day. “Our planet and environment is something we all cherish greatly. Today on #WorldEnvironmentDay, we reiterate our commitment to ensure a cleaner planet,” the Prime MinisterRead More

New Delhi The Finance Ministry has indicated that it will retain the interim budget allocations made to ministries and departments, in the final budget for the current financial year, to be presented in the Lok Sabha on July 5. In the run-up to the Lok Sabha election, the finance ministryRead More

New Delhi Reacting to criticism over ‘Namami Gange’ project failing to show results, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday said the capacity building programmes were underway and visible changes will be seen in the next two years. Speaking at an event to mark the World Environment DayRead More

San Jose (California) It was a dream come true for Delhi-based student Palash Taneja when he stood face to face with Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with 13 global students here and in that moment, came the witty question: How are you, Tim Apple? Before Tim Cook could answer that,Read More