Kolkata, August 8 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was the second and the last CM of the Left regime in West Bengal, died at his residence at Palm Avenue in South Kolkata o
New Delhi, August 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman said in the Parliament on Wednesday that the primary aim of the Union Budget for 2024-25 is to simplify the tax regime and ensure equitable treatmen
New Delhi, August 7 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that minimum account balance rules do not apply to PM Jan Dhan and basic saving accounts.“Minimum account balance rule do
New Delhi, August 6 (IANS) The month-long turmoil in Bangladesh reached a crescendo this weekend as the students' stir not only resulted in overthrowing the Sheikh Hasina-led government but also forced the Prim
Suva, August 6 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Indian diaspora in Suva on Tuesday while on a three-nation visit, starting in Fiji, and said that it is a "great feeling" to meet Indians in foreign
New Delhi, August 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar chaired on Tuesday an all-party meeting on the situation in violence-struck Bangladesh, during which he said that India is keeping a close watc
Wayanad, August 6 (IANS) The rescue operations in landslide-affected four villages of Kerala's Wayanad entered the eighth day on Tuesday with the death toll reaching 402 and around 170 still missing.The over 1,
New Delhi, August 6 (IANS) Making a suo-moto statement in the Rajya Sabha on the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed India's deep concern over the
Thiruvananthapuram, August 5 (IANS): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) Bhupender Yadav on Monday said that the Wayanad incident is a man-made disaster and also criticised th
New Delhi, August 5 (IANS): The total increase in employment during the last 10 years is about 17 crore as per the latest data of the RBI, which shows that employment in the country increased to 64.33 crore in
Hyderabad, August 5 (IANS): Top industrialist and Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra will be the chairman of Young India Skills University being established by the Telangana government in a public-private p
Shimla, August 5 (IANS): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu announced on Monday that free of cost treatment and medicines would be provided to cancer patients in the state.The government will prov
New Delhi, August 5 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday convened a critical meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in response to the unrest in Bangladesh. The
Srinagar/Delhi, August 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that there was complete clarity in his mind that taking the people of J&K into confidence on the decision to abrogate Article 370
New Delhi, August 5 (IANS) Five years back, the Centre, on August 5, 2019, abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which conferred special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and on the same day, a reorganisation b
New Delhi, August 4 (IANS): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday said that it will not tolerate reduction or restriction on the powers of Waqf boards.In a press statement, AIMPLB declared
New Delhi, August 4 (IANS): The Centre on Sunday said it will release a set of commemorative postage stamps on Monday to celebrate the Paris Olympics 2024.The Department of Posts will commemorate postage stamps
New Delhi, August 4 (IANS): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to remove, freeze and cancel election symbols w
New Delhi, August 4 (IANS): In a move that could have significant political consequences, the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to make amendments to the existing Waqf Act, thereby ai
Hyderabad, August 4 (IANS): AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday alleged that the Modi government wants to snatch Waqf properties from Muslims and interfere with the freedom of religion through proposed a