From 'Delhi' to 'Indraprastha'? BJP MP writes to Amit Shah again over renaming national capital; cites Mumbai, Kolkata examplesA BJP MP has asked the Union Home Minister to rename Delhi. He wants the capital city to be called Indraprastha. The MP believes this name ...
25 Feb, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Word of the Day: DesuetudeWord of the Day: In journalistic reporting, where clarity and neutrality are paramount, desuetude helps distinguish between repeal, reform,...
06 Feb, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Budget may allocate Rs 4,500 crore to promote districts as export hubs for specific productsThe boost to exports is being planned when the growth in the country's outbound shipments were flat in November at $31.99 billion as agains...
19 Dec, 2022, 12.27 AM IST
Capitalise on China+1 strategy: SBI ResearchThe note said while the focus of the One District One Product - District Export Hub (ODOP-DEH) on Geographical Indicator products was good,...
11 Oct, 2022, 01.07 AM IST
Govt engaging with states, UTs to implement 'export hub initiative' in all districts: Anupriya PatelPatel informed that under the DEH initiative, district export promotion committees have been constituted in most of the districts, and prod...
13 Oct, 2021, 10.22 AM IST
Persons in illegal occupation of panchayat land cannot claim regularisation as matter of right: SCA bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah said regularisation of the illegal occupation of government or panchayat land can only be ...
06 Feb, 2021, 02.27 PM IST
Peace seems impossible on Afghanistan's front lines even as US, Taliban engage in talks"Since the talks began, the fighting has intensified every day," said Ahmad Ikhlas, a police commander with hearing damage from a recent Ta...
06 Nov, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
First-time MPs make a beeline for accommodation in DelhiCurrently, the MPs have been provided transit accommodation in Western Court and several state bhavans.
11 Jul, 2019, 09.17 AM IST
NHAI awards Rs 533 crore contract in Rajasthan"The 120 km long Salasar-Nagaur section would be executed on Hybrid Annuity Mode and completed is 30 months from the date of commencement o...
21 Jul, 2016, 10.47 PM IST
Pakistan achieved nuclear capability in 1984: Qadeer KhanHe said General Zia, who ruled Pakistan from 1979 to 1988, opposed the nuclear testing as he believed that the world would intervene milita...
28 May, 2016, 08.48 PM IST
AAP splinter group to put up candidates in Delhi pollsAVAM said questions would be posed to all Aam Aadmi Party candidates and would reflect the party's broken promises, overruled principles.
29 Dec, 2014, 11.33 AM IST
Union Bank of India ties up with MTNL for landline bill payments through mobile bankingUnder the arrangement MTNL will pay Union Bank a fee of Rs 2.5 per transaction, creating an opportunity for the bank to earn a fee-based in...
13 Oct, 2014, 06.35 PM IST
- Congress to send fact finding team to clash-hit Amethi village
Congress today said it will send a fact finding team to Amethi in Sultanpur district, where a clash in a village last week had left one per...
04 Sep, 2013, 08.25 PM IST
- PM invokes Sikh Guru's battle cry while moving trust motion
A Sikh guru's battle cry was on Monday invoked by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to affirm that he would not be deterred from the path of "g...
21 Jul, 2008, 07.24 PM IST
- HC bars operators from airing unauthorised cricket broadcast
Leading sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports on Sunday said it has got an injunction from the Dehli High Court restraining cable operators f...
23 Dec, 2007, 04.00 PM IST
- Indian, IAEA officials meet in Vienna: diplomats
Indian officials met with top-ranking officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency on the sidelines of the UN watchdog's general con...
20 Sep, 2007, 10.50 AM IST
- Train services affected between Gujarat & North India
Railway traffic connecting Gujarat to northern India was affected for the second consecutive day on Friday with five trains being cancelled...
01 Jun, 2007, 04.15 PM IST