New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Several labour and rights activists from various parts of the country on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), claiming…
Geneva, Jan 4 (IANS) The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday it had asked India for “clarification” over its recent repatriation of a group of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, the second such return…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) State-owned Air India will commence new flight services to Allahabad from Delhi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata during the “Kumbh Mela”. According to the airline, flights will be operated from January 13…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday extended support to actor Prakash Raj, who will contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate. The actor, who has been critical of…
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday laid foundation stone for a greenfield commercial port near Kona village in East Godavari district, to be developed by GMR…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Top BJP leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Amit Shah on Friday hailed Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her reply in the Lok Sabha, saying she demolished Congress’…
Panaji, Jan 4 (IANS) The Goa Congress on Friday stepped up pressure on the ruling BJP-led coalition government to probe the contents of the controversial audio clip, in which Health Minister Vishwajit Rane purportedly in…
Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) Searches by the Income-Tax sleuths of four top Kannada film actors and three producers continued on the second day in their premises across the city for alleged tax evasion, an official…
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $116.4 million during the week ended December 28, official data showed on Friday. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s weekly statistical supplement,…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Industry body India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) on Friday said it will hold “Energy Storage India 2019” conclave on renewable energy integration and energy storage on January 10-11. An IESA…
Panaji, Jan 4 (IANS) Goa’s iconic Raj Bhavan, a 16th century colonial structure, is now on Goa’s tourism map. The structure houses the official residence of Goa’s governor, as well as a sea-facing view overlooking…
By Amit Cowper Gandhinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) The Gujarat Government maintains that the state has been leading the renewable energy sector, but the latest numbers emerging from the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit since…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the narrative for upcoming Lok Sabha elections will not revolve around the Ram temple but issues such as jobs, farmers problems and “corruption…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting two states, Jharkhand and Odisha, on January 5, said an official statement by PMO on Friday. In Jharkhand, PM will unveil a plaque…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said she could not comment on the offset partners chosen by Dassault Aviation, the maker of Rafale jets, on the basis of media reports…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that sensational news reporting was an insult to journalism, which should be based on principles of “morality, transparency and nationalism”. “We see…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Friday called on the people of Kerala to restrain from violence and wait for the Supreme Court’s decision on the review petition on…