Blame game begins as Jharkhand figures among poorest states in Niti Aayog reportIn response, the ruling JMM sought to know if the saffron camp, during its tenure, was "asleep". Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have em...
26 Nov, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Over 5,000 coronavirus cases reported from Delhi on WednesdayOn Wednesday, 5,673 new cases of the infection were reported in the daily health bulletin, taking the total number of cases reported so far...
28 Oct, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
Focus on PSUs and Agri: BMS, BKSRSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh have urged the Centre to focus on the public sector units and agriculture ...
20 Apr, 2020, 11.22 AM IST
Coronavirus: PM holds review meet, asks officials to ensure sufficient quarantine, critical care facilitiesAt the meeting with all ministries and departments concerned, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that in view of expert opinion, people shou...
07 Mar, 2020, 06.28 PM IST
Second test run of take-home ration scheme in UP's SitapurUP district selected after the Modi government faced red flags over DBT scheme during its last term.
02 Jul, 2019, 11.28 AM IST
Indian IT companies becoming true multinationals: NASSCOMIndian IT companies are localising and are hiring local people, the IT industry body president Debjani Ghosh said today.
26 Jul, 2018, 07.15 PM IST
Union ministers reach out to backward districtsTata Trusts and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will do periodic surveys to study the progress made in these districts.
01 Mar, 2018, 05.15 PM IST
Panel demands more scrutiny of Niti fundsFormer PM Manmohan Singh said Kant may have come prepared to discuss details, but it did not help dilute objection of other members.
17 Feb, 2017, 12.43 AM IST
Merging Rail Budget with main and allowing FDI is nothing but privatisation: CPIEnding the nearly century-long practice, Union Cabinet had on September 21 decided to scrap a separate budget for railways and merge it wit...
24 Sep, 2016, 11.06 PM IST
'More steps needed to make steel sect competitive in international market'Noting that the steel sector is in crisis in the country, the Centre today said more steps are needed to make it competitive in the interna...
07 Jan, 2016, 11.20 PM IST
Jitan Ram Manjhi deserves credit for 17.5 & growth rate of Bihar: Sushil Kumar ModiFormer Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi today ascribed Bihar's 17.5 per cent growth rate in the last fiscal, according to a NI...
04 Dec, 2015, 09.17 PM IST
Nitish attacks BJP citing latest Niti Ayog reportCiting the latest NITI Ayog report showing Bihar as the fastest growing state in terms of gross state domestic product clocking a growth ra...
04 Dec, 2015, 07.51 PM IST
Chandrababu Naidu appeals citizens to join 'Swachha Bharat-Swachha Andhra'Naidu said all municipalities and municipal corporations should be free from open defacation by January 1, next year.
29 Sep, 2015, 11.08 PM IST
Let private players run and maintain passenger trains: Bibek Debroy-headed panelThe panel has suggested the scrapping of a separate railway budget, as the railways was just another public sector company.
12 Jun, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Cut in funds to affect water & sanitation ministry plans: PanelThe panel noted that the allocation of Rs 5,236 crore in the plan head during the current financial year is only 4.94 per cent of the 12th ...
20 Apr, 2015, 10.20 PM IST
Chandrababu Naidu seeks special status category for Andhra PradeshAP CM Chandrababu Naidu today sought special status category for the state besides an increase in central assistance, saying that it has su...
08 Feb, 2015, 07.20 PM IST
Congress CMs likely to oppose recast of plan panelCongress chief ministers are likely to challenge Centre's move to replace the Planning Commission at a meeting with the states called by Pr...
07 Dec, 2014, 10.49 AM IST