The housing ministry on Tuesday announced to advance the deadline for delivering one crore houses under PM Awas Yojna (PMAY) in urban areas by almost two years to 2020.The government had set the 2022 deadline for PMAY. - 42 mins ago, 26 Jun 19, 1:16am -
Kerala remains at the top of the heap among larger states in terms of various health parameters, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar are the worst performers, according to Niti Aayog’s latest health index released on Tuesday. Haryana, Rajasthan and Jharkhand top the charts based on incremental performance. - 1 hour ago, 26 Jun 19, 12:56am -
The finance ministry has ruled that the disability pension being given to military personnel will now be taxable unless they were forced or “invalidated” out of service because of the disability sustained in service, leading to some disquiet among the armed forces and veterans. - 6 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 8:03pm -
In his first speech in parliament after the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped piercing criticism on the Congress, referencing everything from the 1975 emergency to allegations... - 2 hours ago, 26 Jun 19, 12:06am -
Agriculture, manufacturing and exports deserve significant attention, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday in his first speech in parliament after his re-election, days before his government... - 2 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 11:44pm -
Australia became the first team to confirm their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup 2019 after beating England by 64 runs. - 3 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 11:25pm -
It was supposed to be a family gathering on the northeast side of Fresno, California. When reporters arrived at the putty-colored ranch house on Monday, coolers were still sitting in the front yard,... - 3 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 10:39pm -
Brian Lara was taken to the hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday after he felt uneasy post an extended workout session in the morning. - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 9:59pm -
Amazon has announced that its Prime Day 2019 sale will kick off from July 15 this year. This time around the sale will run for a full two days and will include new product launches, discounts,... - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 9:49pm -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tied the bill to ban Triple Talaq to women's empowerment and said the Congress, which missed the bus twice to bring about gender equality, should not be an... - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 9:35pm -
A five-year-old tribal girl was kidnapped, raped and brutally assaulted by an unidentified person in Narsingpur, Madhya Pradesh, police said. She was found unconscious near a bridge by her family,... - 6 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 7:37pm -
A group of seven-eight men on Sunday vandalised the guard room of a private housing society in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, in the national capital region, allegedly after a car was denied entry inside... - 6 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 7:29pm -
The Chief Minister's son Nara Lokesh has been deprived of his Z category security and has been provided four armed gunmen instead. - 7 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 7:14pm -
Redmi K20 Pro and Redmi K20 could finally get their official India launch date tomorrow. Xiaomi India chief Manu Kumar Jain has teased that he is going to make a big announcement on June 26. - 7 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 6:37pm -
Newly-elected Trinamool Congress parliamentarians Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty lost their patience outside the parliament today after media persons mobbed them asking for quotes and pictures. - 9 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 5:02pm -
Sachin Tendulkar also suggested Team India lacked positive intent in their batting against Afghanistan at the World Cup 2019 match. - 13 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 1:02pm -
The death of a man in Jharkhand following mob violence is not the first of its kind to occur this year. According to data from the website Factchecker.in this is the 11th instance of hate crime this... - 19 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 7:12am -
Posiva, owned by Finnish utilities Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima, plans to bury used nuclear fuel around 400 metres (1,312 feet) deep in Onkalo bedrock on Olkiluoto island, some 230 km northwest of Helsinki. - 3 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 10:42pm -
Pompeo#39;s visit comes ahead of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, which will be held in Osaka, Japan from June 28-29. - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 10:28pm -
Overall Indian coking coal imports rose 10.3 percent to 51.84 milion tonnes, while imports of thermal coal - mostly used by utilities - rose 13.72 percent during 2018-19. - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 10:22pm -
LT’s takeover of Mindtree got off to a rocky start, but Nalanda Capital tendered its shares in open offer after earlier speaking against the offer, giving a fillip to the engineering major’s plans. - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 10:21pm -
Youperience GmbH is focused on Salesforce-related implementation services. Its revenues were estimated to be 3.5 million euros for the 12 months ended March 31. - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 10:05pm -
Justice K Kalyanasundaram granted liberty to the petitioner to raise all the issues before the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) within two weeks. - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 9:55pm -
Stating that he thinks beyond winning and losing elections, Modi asked all MPs #39;to move together to fulfil the dream of a strong, safe, developed and inclusive nation.#39; - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 9:50pm -
Sowing, selling or storing of banned genetically modified (GM) crops invites a fine of Rs 1 lakh and five years of imprisonment - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 9:48pm -
BSP member Satish Chandra Misra accused the EC of allying with the NDA and said the ruling dispensation in the President#39;s speech has rightly thanked the EC. - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 9:40pm -
The government has set a target of one crore houses in urban areas across the country over a period of seven years from 2015 to 2022. - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 9:30pm -
#39;By 2030 India plans to establish 500 GW of Renewable Energy capacity,#39; said Anand Kumar, senior official at India#39;s renewable energy ministry. - 4 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 9:30pm -
A shortfall in monsoon rains has narrowed to 37 percent of the long-term average against 44 percent between June 1 and June 19, the office said. - 5 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 8:54pm -
The six-lane carriageway is set to reduce travel time from Ghazipur in eastern UP to state capital Lucknow to 4.30 hours. - 5 hours ago, 25 Jun 19, 8:45pm -
