New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) The state-owned Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 90 crore for the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA), Lok Sabha was told today….
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses during the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture – 2015 organised by All India Radio in New Delhi, on Oct 26, 2015….
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) The Haryana government on Wednesday announced the appointment of retired police officer Prakash Singh to probe the acts of omission and commission on part of all officers and officials in the…
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) The Haryana government said on Wednesday that water supply to the national capital Delhi had been restored. The water supply was earlier interrupted due to damage to the Carrier-Lined Channel (CLC)…
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, Feb 24 (IANS) Much ado is being made about deaths of two senior citizens, caused due to the rare Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), Chief Minister Laxmikant…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Wednesday announced plans to raise up to Rs. 3,300 crore through public issue of tax free, secured, redeemable non-convertible bonds for financing…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Rajendra Singh, an officer from the Coast Guard cadre, has been named to head the force, the first time an officer who is not from the Indian Navy has been…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the establishment of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation (SETU) in NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog with appropriate manpower….
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved payments through (electronic) cards and digital means to reduce cash transactions, an official statement said. “Promotion of payments through cards and digital means will…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (IANS) Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam on Wednesday held meetings with people from various walks of life with regards to Swachh Bharat Mission activities in the state. He invited leaders from private and…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Delhi government said on Wednesday it would give a job to the brother of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula of Hyderabad University who committed suicide last month. “Delhi Government…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) An international conference on disaster mitigation and management in India’s northeastern region has called for a special cadre of engineers trained to assess damage as well as an “army” of…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said power distribution companies, now in a state of disarray, can get their financial health back if state governments adopt the scheme approved by…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the provision and operationalisation of a $150 million EXIM Bank credit line for developing Iran’s Chabahar Port that India intends to use as a…
Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik. (File Photo: IANS) Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday unveiled a logo for the year-long celebration of legendary leader Biju Patnaik’s birth…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) India is set to open up commercial coal mining to the private sector towards boosting the country’s energy self-sufficiency, the government said on Wednesday. “India is all set to open up…
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) Islamabad Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Command Authority (NCA) here on Wednesday stated that nuclear deterrence is a factor in South Asia’s stability. The authority, under the…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Several areas of the national capital continued to be hit by acute water shortage on Wednesday, with the normal water supply from Munak canal in Haryana yet to be restored….
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday approved an agreement for avoidance of double taxation of income from international air transport between India and Maldives. The agreement, which was approved at a…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Wednesday said it has teamed up with OYO Rooms to enable railway passengers book hotel rooms across India. “We are committed…