New Delhi, May 24 (PTI):To chart the Congress' future course, its chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday formed three groups -- on political affairs for guidance on key issues, Task Force-2024 to implement the Udaip
New Delhi, May 24 (PTI): Four-nation grouping Quad on Tuesday launched a major new initiative for the Indo-Pacific that allows the partner countries to fully monitor the waters on their shores and help ensure p
New Delhi, May 24 (PTI): Punjab Health Minister Vijay Singla was sacked from the state cabinet on Tuesday and arrested on corruption charges, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asserting that his government has
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI): Vinai Kumar Saxena, the chairperson of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), was appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi on Monday, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI): Noting that the practice of post-disaster recovery has come a long way, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister P K Mishra on Monday said moving beyond "preparedness for response
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI): After the World Health Organization honoured ASHA workers, a host of opposition leaders hailed their contributions in the healthcare sector and said the government must ensure better wa
Mumbai, May 23 (PTI): In the wake of monkeypox cases reported from some countries, the Mumbai civic body has kept a 28-bed ward ready at the Kasturba Hospital here for the isolation of suspected patients, offic
Tokyo, May 23 (PTI) India on Monday joined a US-led initiative to set up an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to bind partner countries to achieve common goals with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting t
Davos, May 23 (PTI) Hailing India for ramping up its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing at the right time and for ensuring supplies to the rest of the world, leaders at the World Economic Forum on Monday said every
New Delhi,May 23 (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday dismissed China's vehement opposition to the Quad, saying the grouping will do "positive things" and contribute to the pr
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI): India and Japan will contribute towards building an open, free and inclusive Indo-Pacific region, connected by secure seas, integrated by trade and investment, defined by respect of sov
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI): Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, lodged in Patiala central prison to serve a one-year jail term in a 1988 road rage death case, was taken to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala under heavy
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday hinted that the much-awaited all-party meeting on a state-specific census of castes could be held later this week.
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New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): The second in-person Quad Leaders' Summit in Japan will provide an opportunity for leaders of four countries to review the progress of the grouping&
New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday rebutted the Opposition's criticism of excise duty cut impacting share of states in central taxes, saying the Rs 8 a litre cut in petro
Kolkata, May 22 (PTI) In yet another body-blow to the beleaguered saffron camp in West Bengal, BJP MP Arjun Singh on Sunday rejoined the Trinamool Congress, calling it a homecoming to his former party with whic
New Delhi, May 22 (PTI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that there will be an online Common Eligibility Test (CET) for filling up non-gazetted posts from this year.
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Colombo, May 22 (PTI) An Indian ship carrying urgent relief supplies like rice, life-saving medicines and milk powder for the people of crisis-hit Sri Lanka arrived in Colombo on Sunday and the consignment was
New Delhi, May 22 (PTI) Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday wondered whether the states can afford to give up revenue from VAT on petrol and diesel unless the Centre devolves more funds or gives them
New Delhi, May 21 (PTI) As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a sizeable cut in fuel prices, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that people are the first priority for his government.
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