New Delhi, Former CAG Vinod Rai has come out with a stinging criticism of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying integrity is not just financial but intellectual and professional too and claimed that Congress leaders had sought to apply pressure on him to keen the PM’s name out of auditRead More

New Delhi, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani Thursday stressed the need for a new education policy which would also address academic merit. “The country now needs a new education policy in which a discussion on academic merit – which course should be taught in which way – will alsoRead More

New Delhi,The British subsidiary of French train and turbine maker Alstom paid around USD 8.5 million in bribes over a six-year period to win transport contracts in India, Poland and Tunisia, Britain`s leading fraud prosecutor alleged on Tuesday. Alstom Network UK, which was charged with six offences of corruption andRead More

New Delhi, If Swami Vivekananda’s message of universal brotherhood been followed by the world, history would not have witnessed “dastardly acts” like 9/11 in the US, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. “Had we followed Swami ji’s message, history would never have witnessed such dastardly acts as we sawRead More

New Delhi, The government is looking at the proposal for extending excise duty concessions to the automobile sector beyond December, a move that would provide further relief to auto makers. “We have already discussed the proposal (to extend excise duties beyond December) that the incentives provided (to the auto sector)Read More

New Delhi,In a reprieve to bar owners in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the state government to maintain status quo and not implement its new liquor policy till September 30. The SC also asked the Kerala HC to decide expeditiously pleas challenging the state government’s new liquor policy,Read More

New Delhi,A police case or FIR should be filed against the BJP’s Yogi Adityanath for allegedly promoting religious enmity, the Election Commission said today. The BJP’s star campaigner in Uttar Pradesh delivered a speech recently designed to incite communal tension, the Commission has found. It has also written to theRead More

Chandigarh, The Punjab Government has geared up to put a complete ban on the adulterated food products in the state. The Government has asked the officials to be launch a state wide campaign to collect samples of food products keeping in mind the coming festive season. The Punjab Health MinisterRead More

* Directs DCs to immediately take action on people grievances forwarded to them *  DCs to ensure reduction in sand prices Chandigarh, Punjab Deputy chief minister Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal today directed deputy commissioners to perform or perish saying they must reduce delays in implementation of government schemes, ensure timelyRead More

Chandigarh,’The Triumph’, the fictional text by Sirjandeep Kaur Ubha, an eighteen years old creative writer and Student of Delhi University, was released today in Press Club Chandigarh by S. Balwinder Singh Bhundar, MP, Dr. GS Walia, VC and Dr. Tejinder kaur, Chairperson, PSEB. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Bundar SaidRead More