7 killed as 11 coaches of Seemanchal Express derail in Bihar
Sonpur (Bihar) | At least seven passengers died and 24 others were injured early Sunday when a rail fracture caused 11 bogies of the Delhi-bound Seemanchal...
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States asked to quickly identify small farmers for income support scheme: NITI AAYOG
New Delhi | The Centre has written to all states, directing them to quickly identify small and marginal farmers who will receive Rs 2,000 as the...
India issues ‘demarche’ to American Embassy on detention of Indian students in US
New Delhi | India on Saturday issued a demarche to the American Embassy here, expressing its concern over the detention of Indian students in the US,...
Defence Ministry approves procurement of 73,000 assault rifles from US
New Delhi | In a major move towards infantry modernisation, the Defence Ministry has cleared a long-pending proposal of the Army to procure around 73,000 assault...
Koregaon Bhima case: Pune Police arrests accused Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde
Mumbai | Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde has been arrested by the Pune Police in the Elgar Parishad case for his alleged links with the banned CPI-Maoist,...
Environment Ministry gets Rs 3,111 crore in budget – a 20% increase
New Delhi | The government on Friday increased the budgetary allocation for the Environment Ministry by 20.27 per cent to Rs 3,111.20 crore as it presented...
Illegal scrap units: NGT asks AAP govt to furnish Rs 5 crore
New Delhi | The NGT has directed the AAP government to furnish a performance guarantee of Rs 5 crore within a month for failing to...
Over Rs 240 crore budget for training of babus abroad & in India
New Delhi | Over Rs 240 crore was allocated to the Personnel Ministry for domestic and foreign training of bureaucrats and augmenting necessary infrastructure during...
Govt presents vision for next decade in Budget; lists out 10 focus areas
New Delhi | Unveiling the development vision for the next decade, the government on Friday said it would focus on 10 key areas including job creation,...
MHA gets Rs 1.03 lakh crore; emphasis on border infrastructure, police modernisation
New Delhi | For the first time, budgetary provisions for the Home Ministry has crossed the Rs 1-lakh crore mark and is pegged at over...