Patna, Dec 4 (IANS) An Entrepreneur and Handicraft Fair, currently underway in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, is in the spotlight due to an elaborate display of indigenous products and thrust on “Vocal for Local”, a pledge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been urging the countrymen to adhere to.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) After Congress MP Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Centre has been advising foreign delegations against meeting or interacting with the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) - a practice he said was followed during previous UPA and NDA regimes, ruling party leaders on Thursday rejected the claim, asserting that the “government follows due protocol” in all matters.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The political landscape in Bangladesh has been changing rapidly and contrary to the perception that it would be a cake walk for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the Jamaat-e-Islami is rapidly picking up the pace.
Moscow/New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrival in India, a throwback image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his visit to Moscow with late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is once again being widely shared on social media, spotlighting the deep friendship between both nations which has bolstered further over the last decade.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) As part of 'Nyaya Bandhu' (Pro Bono Legal Services) programme, panels have been made functional at 23 High Courts to link persons eligible to avail free legal aid with volunteer lawyers, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) About 30 lakh beneficiaries have been registered under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme and out of which, 23.09 Lakh beneficiaries have been trained (as on December 1), the Parliament was informed on Thursday.
Patna, Dec 4 (IANS) The JD(U) on Thursday questioned the absence of Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav from the joint session of both Houses of the Bihar Assembly, addressed by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to co-chair the 22nd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation ministerial meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Dec 4 (IANS) In one of the biggest blows to Maoist insurgency in the Bastar region this year, security forces eliminated 18 Naxalites in a fierce encounter in the dense Keshkutul forests of Bijapur district.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched a pole-mounted mist spray system for dust and pollution control in the ITO area in the central parts of the Capital, an official said.
