Claiming that the recent recommendations for rationalisation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) were "unilateral", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday called the Narendra Modi government "dictatorial" and wondered if there was a presidential form of government in India....
BREAKING NEWS: Urjit R. Patel named new Reserve Bank Governor...
At the same time, the question needs to be asked, as has been done earlier, as to why India, a nation of 1.2 billion people, second only to China in population, could win only two medals, which is one of its worst performances in recent years? India won six medals at the 2012 Olympics and three in 2008....
A leader of the ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was shot dead on Saturday in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said. Vinod Yadav, resident of Rasulpur locality, was killed by armed assailants on a motorcycle, when he along with two other people were headed for a meeting. Police said that preliminary investigation suggested personal enemity as the cause behind ...
Seven members of a family died and three were seriously injured early on Saturday in this Madhya Pradesh district when their house collapsed due to continuous rains, police said. The family of a handicraftsman in Baniyani Ghat area of Rahatgarh was asleep on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday when their house caved in, the police said....
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday. "Weekend diplomacy with Russia. Rogozin calls on PM @narendramodi in Delhi," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted along with a picture of the two leaders. Modi had visited Russia for the annual bilateral summit with ...
Residents of the coastal village, where at least two old women were attacked and one killed by stray dogs, have lashed out at Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi for her sympathy towards strays. The gruesome incident took place on Friday night around 9 p.m. when 65-year-old Sheeluamma was attacked by dozens of stray do...
As India celebrated P.V. Sindhu's silver in the women's badminton singles and Sakshi Malik's bronze in wrestling in the Rio Olympics, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday sent out words of support to another Indian woman wrestler who suffered a heart-rending injury in her quest for glory. Known for her active use of social medi...
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi paid tribute on Saturday to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 72nd birth anniversary. "Remembering Rajivji today. His vision, his values and his deep commitment to the people remain our inspiration," Rahul Gandhi tweeted. "We pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi who help...
Shuttler P.V. Sindhu's silver in the women's singles competition of the Rio Olympics lifted India's spirits as the nation erupted in joy at the 21-year-old's historic feat on Friday. ...
