The success story of mini India
18 May 2016 1:54 AM ISTWhat is your idea and vision for Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) Islands? What is its significance to the nation?A&N Islands are an important part of India,...
Jaitley to Cong: Ready for vote on GST
17 May 2016 6:00 AM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA government have “consensus” across board regarding the Goods and...
Lack of access to food leaves 30L kids facing chronic ailment
16 May 2016 6:08 AM ISTAccording to the latest data, currently, there are 30,24,850 severely malnourished children in the country with Uttar Pradesh topping the chart with...
RS session concludes with 19 hours wasted due to disruptions
14 May 2016 5:40 AM ISTThe second half of the Budget session, which began on April 25, 2016, was adjourned sine die on Friday, after bidding farewell to 53 retiring members....
PM rues RS not passing GST, says states would have benefitted
14 May 2016 5:38 AM ISTAs Parliament session concluded on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi repented that the Rajya Sabha did not pass the landmark Goods and Services Tax...
Ruckus over U’khand Bills resonates in Rajya Sabha
13 May 2016 5:28 AM ISTThe Narendra Modi government was hopeful on Wednesday that the Finance Bill 2016-17 and the Uttarakhand Appropriation Bill would be passed in the...
Govt’s 2nd anniv: PM asks Cabinet colleagues to highlight achievements
13 May 2016 4:50 AM ISTThese achievements of the NDA government’s work in the past two years will be disseminated through a series of press conferences to be held by the...
Rlys attracts $59.81-mn FDI in 6 months: Govt
13 May 2016 3:35 AM ISTThe Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the railways between September 2015 and February this year stood at nearly $60 million, the government told the...
Govt trying to extradite Mallya from UK: Jaitley
12 May 2016 5:30 AM ISTOn a day when the UK government told India that Vijay Mallya could not be deported under its laws, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said in...
State authorities directed to thwart mass child marriages on Akshaya Tritiya
4 May 2016 5:21 AM ISTReportedly, minors from Jaisinghpura Gram Panchayat of Chittorgarh district were forcibly married off during this mass ceremony. The arrests were made...
Lost childhood: Upward trend in child marriages over last 3 years
2 May 2016 6:09 AM ISTLatest official data compiled by the government indicates that 671 cases of child marriage have been recorded between 2012 and 2014. Answering a...
14,226 women rescued from trafficking in 2 yrs: Govt
1 May 2016 4:17 AM ISTA total of 14,226 women have been rescued from trafficking in the past two years, the government said on Friday. “According to the National Crime...
