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Modi to launch three new urban missions to improve quality of life

India is witnessing rapid urbanization and to enhance the quality of urban living prime minister  Narendra Modi will launch on Thursday three major missions that will transform the urban landscape of the country. The Smart Citi

Trouble for Smriti Irani: Court to hear case on her qualifications

It is a season of pouring trouble for the Modi government. As the issue of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj’s humanitarian gesture misfires, a Delhi court has taken cognisance of a complaint filed against human resources development m

Maneka unveils modern anganwadi in Haryana

Those clumsy images of anganwadis may soon be replaced by modern anganwadis. To enhance and uplift the image of anganwadis, the ministry of women and child development, in a first-of-its-kind public private partnership, has joined hands with the V

New integrated building for information commission in Delhi

The Chief information commissioner (CIC) of India will soon have a new office complex in New Delhi. The CIC has been allotted land for a building at the old JNU Campus. The building will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 42.53 crore.

Start-ups to get funds as Sebi opens up investment flow

In next five years India is going have 11,500 start-ups with over two lakhs skilled staff, and recognizing the tremendous growth, the country’s capital markets regulator has opened up investment avenues for this sector. The

Tax benefits for digital payments likely

Are you willing to take income tax benefits by using credit or debit cards for host of payments? The government feels you should consider this. It is proposing tax benefits for people making payments through credit or debit cards. This is also to

Rajasthan set to become top solar energy producer

The desert state will also be solar state soon. Rajasthan is set to achieve solar power generation leadership with an installed capacity of 1,167 megawatt against Gujarat`s 1,000 mw capacity. Cost of solar power generation is almost Rs 6 per unit

Day after Jaya seeks big win in polls her case goes to SC

A day after Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa began her campaign for assembly seat, the Karnataka government on Tuesday moved the supreme court against her acquittal of by the high court in the 18-year-old disproportionate assets case.

RSS affiliates land Modi govt in embarrassing spot

A clear division of interest is becoming evident with surprising dispositions as the hearing on the controversial land acquisition bill by before the joint parliamentary committee picks pace. While the industries body CII, in an obv

Deadline set for Delhi doctors to resume work in stir-hit hospitals

The Delhi government, which got busy with budget session of the assembly on Tuesday, has asked the agitating resident doctors under state-run government hospitals to resume work and set a deadline of 11 am. The government has warned of strict acti

Govt staff beat Monday blues, in office before 9 in Delhi

Monday blues are a cliché in central government now. After the Narnedra Modi government’s directive and host of measures to ensure a different work culture, there seems to be remarkable improvement, at least in staff attendance. There

Time to overhaul FSSAI and protect the future generation

India’s food products market is nearly `25 lakh crore and in the next five years it is expected to shoot over `40 lakh crore. In this scenario the role of the food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), is crucial.

Jayalalithaa’s new seat is small to manage and restore her big pride

Tamil Nadu chief minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary J Jayalalithaa begins her campaign to restore her dented pride with an election meeting in Radhakrishnan Nagar assembly constituency in north Chennai

Yoga Day: Why India bends and sets two new world records

India on Sunday registered two new Guinness World Records for Yoga with 35,985 participants performing yogasanas at one venue and as many as 84 nationalities joining in the official observation of

Nathu La opens for Kailash pilgrims and new frontier of Sino-Indian friendship

Another door has opened to China and it has people connect. After over half-a-century of closure as consequence of the 1962 Sino-India war, Nathu La pass opened on Monday for the first batch of Indian pilgrims on Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.  Ch

In search of ‘heaven of freedom’

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free... -  Rabindranath Tagore These lines by India’s Nobel laureate have inspir

Public funds being used to build brand Kejriwal?

The Bharatiya Janata Party has termed the advertisement of the AAP-led Delhi government that is being broadcast on television channels as a "violation" of the supreme court`s order and threatened to approach the apex court. The BJP wants

No clarity on Sriperumbudur Nokia plant revival

It has been more than three months the prime minister Narendra Modi indicated his government’s plan to restart Noki

Don`t shy away from yoga benefits, says WHO as Delhi gets ready to bend

Notwithstanding needless controversies and posturing by pseudo-secularists, yoga is relevant in current India, suffering from effects economic growth. Those are skeptical should understand that the World Health Organisation (WHO) is

Blunt Ratan Tata speaks of flaws in governance in India

Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has questioned the basic of governance and sought to redefine it in the post-liberalisation India. He was also at pain to explain how weak enforcement of rules and regulations is affecting the country.

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