A week after the Congress suffered a humiliating defeat on all 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan for the second time in a row, party workers accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of neglecting grassroots workers and promoting dynastic politics. Several party workers have demanded a change of guard in the state....
If caught smuggling gold at an international airport in Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow and Varanasi), the accused will now lose their passports, according to the Customs Department. The department is coordinating with the UP Passport Office for such an action ...
The representation of Rajya Sabha members in the second Narendra Modi government has dropped from 19 to 11 as those who fought tough battles in the Lok Sabha polls have been rewarded handsomely. In the newly-formed Council of Ministers, out of 11 RS members, six are Cabinet...
Know India Programme abbreviated as KIP is a government initiative by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, for the Indian diaspora between the age group of 18 to 30 years....
Fulfilling his poll promise, the Modi government on its first day announced a minimum monthly pension of Rs 3,000 for traders across the nation, which will benefit over three crore people....
Advocating press freedom, the new Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said both the media and the government will work hand-in-hand to give information to the people. Earlier in the day Javadekar took charge as the I&B Minster after portfolios ...
The new government in Andhra Pradesh on Friday issued an order enhancing social security pension for the elderly, disabled, kidney patients and others. Under the 'YSR Pension Kanuka' scheme which replaced NTR Bharosa scheme of the previous Telugu Desam Party, monthly pension for the elderly, widows, weavers, ...
The incidence of the Hepatitis-B virus is higher among the tribals, specially the Jarawas of the Andaman Islands and the Chakmas in Arunachal Pradesh, experts said. "Hepatitis-B is still an important cause of chronic liver disease. The ...
V. Muraleedharan was made the State Minister with the External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs portfolios on Friday. The only MP from Kerala to be inducted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new government, Muraleedharan said thanked the Prime Minister for giving him two ...
A day after being sworn in as Cabinet Minister, Piyush Goyal on Friday took charge as the Railway Minister for a second time and said that he will do more to improve passenger comfort and freight transportation. "I want to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving me the charge of the ...