New Delhi: Union Minister of State PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh has said that a review of the pandemic situation was done on Sunday and in view of the decline in the n...

New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday said that technology based governance is no longer an option, but a necessity and under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ...

New Delhi: The focus of Union Budget 2022-23 has been to provide maximum relief to the taxpayers by making significant changes in the income tax processes, said JB Mohapatra, Chairperson, CBDT, Ministry of Finance, while addr...

New Delhi: India’s capital expenditure – which is money spent to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets – during 2022-23 has been stepped up sharply by 35.4 per cent from Rs 5.54 lakh crore in the current year to Rs ...

India’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 8-8.5 per cent in real terms in 2022-23 as per the projections of Economic Survey 2021-22, which Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presented in Parliame...

With the administration of more than 56 lakh doses (56,72,766) on January 28, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 165.04 Cr (165,04,87,260) as per provisional reports till 7 am on Saturday (January 29). This has been...

New Delhi: Two seasoned Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers – Rajiv Mehrishi and Guruprasad Mohapatra – have been selected for Padma awards, one of the highest civilian awards of the country. Mehrishi, an...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon all to move ahead taking inspiration from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s ‘Can Do, Will Do’ spirit. “If Netaji Subhash was determined to do someth...

New Delhi: Lauding the efforts of District Magistrates (DMs) of various districts in implementing key government schemes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked them to align their aspirations with that of others to create...

New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has authorised the release of an advance instalment of tax devolution to state governments amounting to Rs 47,541 crore. This is in addition to the reg...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has saluted each and every individual who is associated with the vaccination drive on the completion of one year of vaccine drive. He has lauded the role of doctors, nurses and hea...

Kolkata:  The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of South Bengal BSF Frontier, which was deployed on January 15 last year at vulnerable points to rescue victims of human trafficking and nab touts, have been free 33 women from t...

New Delhi: In a bid to fuel the culture of entrepreneurship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that January 16 would be observed as the National Start-up Day to take the startup spirit to far-flung areas of the co...

New Delhi: CISF warriors, who have been dealing with Covid-19 menace, particularly at DMRC and Delhi airports as front liners in spite of the highest vulnerability due to exposure and contacts with the passengers, were given ...

New Delhi: The IAF chopper crash on December 8 that killed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and 13 others was “a result of entry into clouds due to unexpected change in weather conditions in the valley.&...

In what is likely to boost trade ties between India and the United Kingdom, the two countries launched Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations on Thursday. Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Texti...

New Delhi: Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed the performance of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) with their Chairmen and Managing Directors (CMDs) via virtual mode here on Tuesday and asked...

In a humanitarian gesture, the Railways has decided to facilitate use of its hospitals and health infrastructure for general people.  The decision was taken at a virtual meeting chaired by Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Mo...

New Delhi: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Piyush Goyal on Monday called upon stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem to strive to take India to the top 25...

New Delhi: Swati Dumane was just 31 years old when she lost her life after she was attacked by tigress Maya on November 20 last year. She was conducting the survey of tigers along with fellow colleagues when Maya attacked her...

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report from the state government on the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab today. The Ministry of Home Affairs has al...

New Delhi: There have been some media reports alleging a ‘significant undercount’ of the actual number of people who have died in India due to Covid-19 in the first two waves, claiming that the final toll may be &...

Gandhi Nagar. Gujarat Minister of State for Home, Sports, Youth Service & Cultural Activities Harsh R Sanghavi on Monday flagged off the all CAPFs Fit India Cyclothon from Gandhinagar to Imphal (Manipur) at BSF Campus Gan...

New Delhi: Junel Tongper alias June, a member of banned militant outfit – Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) – has surrendered before Inderjit Singh Rana, IG, BSF Meghalaya Frontier at Border Outpost U...

New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has concluded the pre-budget consultation meetings for Budget 2022-23 by holding eight meetings in which more than 120 invitees representing seven...

New Delhi: With a view to promoting the growth of the Indian aviation sector in tune with the National Civil Aviation Policy-2016, Airports Authority of India (AAI) is all set to embark upon a capital expenditure or capex pla...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of Covid-19 and Omicron, the new variant of concern (VOC), public health response measures for containment and management of Coronavirus, strengt...

New Delhi: It has been barely 10 days since the unfortunate incident that led to the loss of lives including that of General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Many views seem to be emerging on who should be his worthy suc...

New Delhi: Khadi, the symbol of sustainability and purity, has taken a big stride in the global fashion arena. US-based world’s leading fashion brand, Patagonia, is now using handcrafted Khadi Denim fabric for making De...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that more than Rs 1300 crore was paid back to depositors in the last few days, which was stuck for years. “In the last few days, more than one lakh depositors have ...

Panaji: Sustainable start-ups linked with livelihood opportunities will be the key to India’s future economy, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday, while...

I am proud to represent the world's largest democracy at this Summit. The democratic spirit is integral to our civilization ethos. Elected republican city-states such as Lichhavi and Shakya flourished in India as far as 2500 years back. The sa...