Govt scholarship not sufficient to meet present-day expenditure: Parl panelA parliamentary committee recommends increasing scholarships to match present-day educational expenses and addressing inefficiencies in fun...
17 Mar, 2025, 06.52 PM IST
Union Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman gives big boost to social justice & welfare; allocation up over 35%Union Budget 2025-26 allocates Rs 13,611 crore to the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, a 35.75% increase. Key allocations incl...
01 Feb, 2025, 04.28 PM IST
Ministries assess skill needs to impart focused trainingThe ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship collaborates with five central ministries to fulfill their scheme-specific demand fo...
02 Jan, 2025, 11.39 PM IST
India-Singapore to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2025Singapore and India are set to commemorate 60 years of diplomatic ties next year with a focus on cultural relations. 'Namaste Bharat,' a th...
05 Oct, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Waqf Bill committed to preserving Waqf properties, Parliament to pass it in coming days: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, aimed at managing and preserving Waqf properties, will soon be pass...
17 Sep, 2024, 03.24 PM IST
Small to modest hikes in social sector schemesThe Centre has increased the overall allocation for the education ministry by 6.4%, with ₹73,008 crore for school education and ₹47,619 cro...
02 Feb, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
No one can encroach even an inch of our land: Amit Shah in Arunachal PradeshAmit Shah said border areas are the top priority of the Modi government, pointing to the infrastructure and other development works carried...
10 Apr, 2023, 09.40 PM IST
Informal sanitation workers to get govt health insurance cover under PM-JAYThe move comes after recent ground visits revealed how casual workers, specifically sanitation workers, had not tapped into the government ...
22 Sep, 2022, 11.37 PM IST
Nadda breaks bread with Bengal farmers at community feast, slams Mamata for neglecting themNadda, while attending the final round of the month-long "Krishak Suraksha Abhiyan" of the party, said people of the state have made up the...
06 Feb, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Kamal Nath government’s egg proposal for children may fail April 1 testThe finance department has refused to allocate any extra funds for the proposal and asked the WCD department to work with its existing budg...
20 Mar, 2020, 08.56 AM IST
Appeal to people to stay away from rumours regarding coronavirus: PM ModiModi was interacting with owners of Jan Aushadhi Kendras and beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojna (PMBJP) thr...
07 Mar, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Delhi pollution: Check latest updates, rules and moreDelhi government's Odd-Even scheme came into effect on November 4 and will continue till November 15. Under this, vehicles with odd number ...
05 Nov, 2019, 01.47 PM IST
Odd-even rule kicks in as pollution in Delhi remains severeDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people to follow the 'odd-even' rule--an anti-pollution measure, persistently for their own heal...
04 Nov, 2019, 01.40 PM IST
Odd-even rule kicks in Delhi, CM carpools with other ministersArvind Kejriwal carpooled with Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Kumar Jain and Labour Minister Gopal Rai to reach the Delhi Secretariat.
04 Nov, 2019, 01.35 PM IST
Having no means of communication is 'biggest punishment' for people: Prakash JavadekarJavadekar said that India has emerged as the largest user of the mobile phone in the country.
28 Aug, 2019, 06.32 PM IST
E-lending firms recommend direct debit feature on UPI to help startupsRBI had sought the industry’s recommendations on what would help the micro- small and-medium industry come out of challenging times.
26 Mar, 2019, 08.08 AM IST
IIT-Guwahati and Assam University included in European Union's NAMASTE schemeEU and India will work unitedly to expand the scope of IT and environment high education under the three million Euro scheme for the next f...
24 Jul, 2013, 03.33 PM IST