UP to identify Bangladeshis, other foreigners

Lucknow (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) O. P. Singh has asked all district police chiefs to identify Bangladeshis and 'other foreigners' so that they can be deported. This is being seen as an unofficial launch of the…

Congress denied permission for 'Nyay Yatra'

Shahjahanpur (IANS) Congress leaders on Sunday claimed that the district administrative authorities have denied permission to "Nyay Yatra" seeking justice for Shahjahanpur victim.

Congress leader and former Union Minister Jitin Prasada…

BJP going to polls based on development work: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the BJP is going for polls in Haryana and Maharashtra based on the party's development work and the "double engine" of having the party ruling both the Centre and states.

Modi appreciates student's idea at Singapore-India Hackathon

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday while congratulating the winners of Singapore-India Hackathon in Chennai appreciated an idea given by the students and said that he would discuss the idea with the Speaker as it would…

Minister for degree/diploma courses in skill development

New Delhi (IANS) There should be degree or diploma courses in skill development as mere certification would not work, said Union Power Minister R.K. Singh here on Monday.

Addressing a conference of state Skill Development Ministers,…

India prepared to face any threat: Air chief Bhadauria

New Delhi (IANS) Soon after taking over as the new Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force (IAF), R.K.S. Bhadauria said here on Monday that India is ready to deal with any kind of external threat.

Asked if India was ready to deliver another…

On Oct 2, run & collect trash: Modi urges Indians

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a unique practice called "plogging" -- where one jogs and collects trash, through his popular radio program 'Mann Ki Baat'.

The Prime Minister was…

Top Unicef official praises Swacch Bharat programme as 'game-changer'

New Delhi (IANS) The ‘Swachh Bharat Mission of the Modi government is an "example-setting programme for the world" and a "game-changer" as it altered the way Indian society behaved towards cleanliness, a top official…

Modi departs for home after week-long US visit

New York (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for home after his week-long visit to the US, that saw him address the Howdy Modi event in Houston and the 74th UN General Assembly, besides holding numerous meetings with heads of state and government…

INS Khanderi boosts India's maritime combat lethality

New Delhi (IANS) India's second Scorpene-class attack submarine INS Khanderi which was commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday is expected to increase the country's maritime combat lethality by several folds.