New Delhi, Reaching out to people for his ambitious project for a clean India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought their views on the contours of “Mission Swachh Bharat” to be launched on 2 October, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Modi linked cleanliness to tourism and global interestRead More

New Delhi,  In a major ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the execution of Nithari serial killer Surinder Koli till October 29, while also agreeing to hear his plea for reviewing the death sentence awarded to him for brutally murdering several young women and children in Noida. The apexRead More

New Delhi, Haryana and Maharashtra will go to polls on October 15th and counting will be held on October 19th, says EC Notification will be issued on 20th September 2014 Candidate must fill all options in nomination, if he doesn’t the nomination is liable for rejection: VS Sampath EC hasRead More

New Delhi, The Calcutta high court on Friday dropped all criminal charges against Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik. Justice Subrata Talukdar ordered that all charges framed against Prinki be quashed. Pinki was accused by her live-in partner Anamika Acharya of being a male who raped her. She hadRead More

New Delhi, Seeking to push infrastructure development, the Prime Minister today asked his ministers to electronically monitor the progress of projects and directed the Railways to submit a comprehensive plan for encouraging FDI. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the importance for monitoring the progress of infrastructure development through efficiency parametersRead More

United Nations, India had the highest number of unregistered children under age five between 2000 and 2012 and the second-highest number of child marriages, according to a UN report which said the country still needs to improve immunisation coverage and stop gender-based sex selection. The report ‘Improving Children’s Lives, TransformingRead More

New York, Indian-Americans from across the US would be attending the public reception in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on September 28, organisers of the event said on Friday. The recently-formed Indian-American Community Foundation (IACF), with support of more than 400 community organisations, is hosting the event atRead More

Washington, India is poised to take global leadership role under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju. “India is poised to take a global leadership role under Prime Minister Modi,” he said. Rijiju, who is here to attend a World Bank meetingRead More

Chandigarh, Nearly 20,000 people associated with the drugs trade have been arrested in Punjab in the last one year alone and drugs seizures in the past 20 months have been over Rs 6,000 crore. The alarming figures are the reason why Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal says thatRead More

Chandigarh,  An official reply obtained under the Right To Information (RTI) Act has revealed a Rs. 62-crore scam, allegedly involving Markfed officials during 2012-13. In reply to an RTI application, Markfed has revealed embezzlement of paddy stocks by rice sheller owners to the tune of more than Rs. 62 croreRead More