New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana on India’s 79th Independence Day, the dedicated portal for the flagship scheme went live on Monday.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections on grounds of alleged irregularities in votes cast after 6 p.m..
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) In a reflection on societal transformation and gender roles, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat has called for a deeper integration of women into leadership and decision-making, both within the Sangh and across broader civil society.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Monday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after his successful mission to the International Space Station -- a first ever by an Indian.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) In a blistering indictment of the Election Commission of India, leaders of the INDIA Bloc have accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of abandoning constitutional neutrality and acting as a political mouthpiece for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Patna, Aug 18 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth more than Rs 12,000 crore in Gaya on August 22.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Reasserting adherence to the BIS water quality standard, Minister of State for Jal Shakti V. Somanna on Monday said that out of 19.36 crore rural households, more than 15.68 crore or 81 per cent are reported to have a tap water supply.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) In a pointed political attack, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President and Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has reignited debate over the historic Indus Water Treaty of 1960, branding it one of the “biggest blunders” of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Opposition parties on Monday accused the ECI of partiality and deviation from its constitutional duty - an allegation that came a day after CEC Gyanesh Kumar ticked off the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for levelling unsubstantiated charges of wrongdoings on the poll body and sought an apology.
Kharagpur (West Bengal), Aug 18 (IANS) Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, turned philosopher, historian, and futurist at IIT Kharagpur on Monday as he urged India’s brightest engineering students to choose a life of "legacy over salary".
