Ajit Pawar staking claim to NCP symbol: Sharad Pawar group says will reply to EC's letter; Praful Patel declines to commentThe Election Commission has sought a response from the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) regarding Maharashtra Deputy Chief...
27 Jul, 2023, 03.24 PM IST
Ahead of polls, China signs pact with Nepal to extend grants for projectsBishnu Pukar Shrestha, Nepalese ambassador to China, and Luo Zhaohui, chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (C...
18 Nov, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
MEA set to witness structural changes, new appointmentsStructural changes and new appointments in the Ministry of External Affairs could be in the pipeline as Harsh Vardhan Shringla took charge ...
30 Jan, 2020, 09.12 AM IST
As Narendra Modi meets Donald Trump for the first time, soul of India-US strategic partnership is intactFrom the US point of view, it appears to be a sign that Washington is less inclined to “incentivise“ Pakistan to improve both in Afghanista...
28 Jun, 2017, 10.50 AM IST
Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha reviews Maoist situation in the countryThe Cabinet Secretary directed various Ministries to expedite the completion of the ongoing projects on priority, an official statement sai...
10 Jul, 2015, 03.32 PM IST
Mandate indicated that people in Maharashtra wanted change: Governor C Vidyasagar RaoRao made the observation while addressing a joint session of state legislature, after the Devendra Fadnavis government won the trust vote t...
12 Nov, 2014, 06.59 PM IST
3 Gujarat bird species in 'endangered' listThe latest 'red list' of endangered bird species released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) includes 15 Indian b...
03 Dec, 2013, 12.08 AM IST
Livelihood-security plan in 12 Naxal-hit districts from July 1The government is rolling out a livelihood-security programme in 12 of the worst Naxal-affected districts.
18 Jun, 2013, 06.29 AM IST
- 'US excited about India establishing its own form of USAID'
The US is excited that India has started the process of establishing its own international developmental wing, a top Obama Administration o...
14 Mar, 2013, 10.26 AM IST
- Govt to launch UN-aided plan in 10 Naxal-infested districts
Efforts will be made to improve the local population's awareness of their entitlements and ensure that their grievances are addressed.
26 Nov, 2012, 05.18 AM IST
- Government to roll out a UN-assisted livelihood security programme in 10 Naxal-infested districts
The government will roll out a United Nations-assisted livelihood security programme in 10 Naxal-infested districts in a bid to tackle the ...
20 Nov, 2012, 08.39 AM IST
Economy to soon revert to 8-9% growth trajectory: President Pratibha PatilPritibha Patil said the Indian economy will soon revert to the 8-9 per cent growth trajectory on the back of strong fundamentals.
12 Mar, 2012, 12.35 PM IST
- Singh rejects Digvijay’s line on Maoists
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, too, has distanced himself from Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh’s stand over the Naxal problem on ...
22 Apr, 2010, 02.30 AM IST
- PM for rooting out Naxalism
PM pitches for urgent and considered action to root out Naxalism.
21 Apr, 2010, 12.04 PM IST
- Centre to launch anti-Naxal operations in affected states
Govt is set to launch full-fledged anti-Naxal operations in 3 different areas.
01 Nov, 2009, 11.23 AM IST
- Naxal violence claims 2,600 lives in three years
Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa where the worst sufferers.
11 Oct, 2009, 10.27 AM IST
- And the Oscar goes to Minority Report
The UPA government on Monday announced its resolve to step up priority sector lending to minority communities from 9% to 15%.
26 Feb, 2008, 03.35 AM IST