'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' initiative has yielded many positive results, increase in girls' enrolment in school: President KovindWomen are playing an increasingly important role in providing impetus to the rural economy. Banks have extended financial help to the tune ...
PM Modi reaches out to Muslims, says no discriminationModi said countries such as Palestine, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan have good relations with India, while the Maldives and Bahrai...
Trinamool confident of beating BJP challenge, BJP is equally upbeatBirbhum, located near the Jharkhand border was a Maoist hotbed till 2012.
Saudi Arabia increases India's Haj quota to 2 lakh after Modi-Salman talksThe decision was announced by the Ministry of External Affairs after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with visiting Saudi Crown Prin...
Haj expenses to come down as leaks are being plugged: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.The rates have also come down for Lucknow, Hyderabad, Srinagar, Chennai, Goa among other places. The maximum difference of about Rs 97,000 ...
View: Why only Haj? End subsidies for all pilgrimsA subsidy for religious pilgrims amounts to discrimination against rationalists and atheists, violating Constitutional guarantees of equali...
Pujas to pilgrimages -- these startups are disrupting spiritualitySaumyaa Vardhan, who worked as a mergers and acquisitions expert in London for seven years, returned to India for a funeral and realized ho...
No Chinese crackers will go off in Delhi this season: AAP govtKapil Mishra said teams will be formed to check Chinese firecrackers illegal trade and keep a tab. The teams will also conduct raids.
New Delhi, Riyadh eye deals on security, infra & workersDuring Modi's meeting with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman next week, Modi will push for six to seven agreements with the energy-rich nation,
In 3 years time, a spanking new IGI Terminal 1DAirAsia India, an LCC that recently started flights to and from Delhi, was even asked to operate from Terminal 3 for lack of space.
Parliamentary panel questions aviation ministry on cut in Budget allocationsThe committee has sought reasons for halving the allocations to Rs 3,341 crore for 2015-16 from Rs 6,711 crore for this fiscal.
Bihar to provide free education till PG to SC/ST and girl studentsThe Bihar government today decided to provide free education to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and girl students till Post Gr...
Patna Passport Office records highest growth in IndiaThe RPO launched an Android-based application to provide passport-related information to applicants and facilitate quick solutions for thei...
Bombay High Court restrains Centre from disqualifying Haj private tour operatorsPlacing the matter before the regular Court on June 10, the bench, in the meantime, directed not to disqualify any PTO on the basis of the ...
- Madhya Pradesh allotted Haj quota of 2,957 pilgrims
Madhya Pradesh has been allotted a Haj quota of 2,957 pilgrims from the Central pool for 2014.
External affairs ministry launches smartphone app for iOS and Android usersOn the app, users can access a range of information and services, including details of Indian missions overseas, information on passport an...
UP Budget: Akhilesh Yadav announces sops for minorities and backward classesA provision of Rs 20,292 crore has been made for the welfare schemes of SC, ST, Backward castes, minorities, poor and physically challenged.