Although the year 2017 remained tense for India because of its cantankerous neighbours-Pakistan and China, the coming year is expected to be good and eventful for the country. First of all, the year is opening up with the high profile visit of Isr
The members nominated to the Rajya Sabha have time and again failed to be effective parliamentarians – and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is no exception. Tendulkar, a Bharat Ratna, last week made his first and only attempt to ini
As many as 99.01 taxpayers have been registered under the GST, authorities said on Wednesday. The total collection under GST for the month of December 2017 has been Rs. 80,808 crore till December 25. A press release s
The makers of the movie Padmavati have sought certification for its 3D version. “The application for certification of the film ‘Padmavati’ (Hindi) in its 3D version was submitted to Central Board of Film Certificat
There are about 28,000 arsenic/fluoride affected habitations in the country. Union minister Uma Bharati informed parliament that the ministry of drinking water and sanitation had launched the National Water Quality Sub-Mission on 22
After ”disruptions" like lingering demonetisation effect and GST roll-out, the Indian economy may reach a 7 percent growth in 2018 with government policies tilting towards the stress-ridden rural landscape in the penultimate year before
In the aftermath of the Doklam standoff with China, India has been trying to consolidate its relationship with Southeast Asian countries through an ‘Act East’ strategy. But what many see as the lynchpin to this strategy, the India-Myan
Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson Muhammed Faisal said his country granted the Indian request to offer mother and wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav an opportunity to meet the Indian ex-navy officer facing a death sentence for spying was t
A robot will treat cancer and other diseases at Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital. Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed parliament that for operationalisation of robotic system in the Department of Urology and Renal Transpl
India’s financial system remains stable, said a report of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which added that the overall risks to the banking sector remained elevated due to asset quality concerns. RBI’s Financial Stabili
Bijeta Devi, a footballer from Manipur who has been working and playing for the Indian railways, has been out of action for the last six months because of a nagging pain in her knee. She traces the pain to a game six years ago, during which the ba
It’s a Friday, the day of the weekly market, or haat, in Bichhiya, on the outskirts of the Kanha tiger reserve, where the Baiga, Gond and Agariya tribals of the region congregate to sell and buy what they need. A large playground is patchwor
Speculation is over, as senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley announced in Gandhinagar Friday that Vijay Rupani will continue as chief minister of Gujarat, along with Nitin Patel as his deputy. The speculation was needless: it made little sense for the p
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday scotched rumours and said that Public Sector Banks are not being shut down. “The RBI has come across some misinformed communication circulating in some section of media including socia
There are 302 polluted river stretches, which is primarily due to discharge of untreated municipal sewage and industrial effluent, parliament was informed. Union minister Mahesh Sharma said that Central Pollution Control Board, Stat
Wondering how much the government spent on your health? Well, it was exactly Rs 1,526 in 2016-17. Union health minister JP Nadda informed parliament that the per capita expenditure on healthcare by the government – centre and
“There are no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/disease exclusively due to air pollution,” union minister Dr Harsh Vardhan informed parliament. The minister added that air
India’s financial sector is facing considerable challenges, and economic growth has recently slowed down. High nonperforming assets (NPAs) and slow deleveraging and repair of corporate balance sheets are testing the resilience of the banking
Different variants of bio-toilets were installed in seven trains on a trial basis during January 2011 to April 2012. However, before the test results in respect of these rakes could be analysed, railways decided to undertake large scale proliferat
Minister of communications Manoj Sinha on Thursday launched DARPAN (Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India) aimed at realising financial inclusion of un-banked rural population. The IT modernisation project, having an outlay of R
