Gujarat HC clears land acquisition for bullet train

Ahmedabad (IANS) The Gujarat High Court on Thursday gave full clearance to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious bullet train project as it rejected over 100 petitions filed by farmers against the land acquisition process and "inadequate"…

Help make Kashmir a 'paradise again': PM

Nashik (Maharashtra) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Thursday that the BJP government had kept its promise and integrated Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into India, and appealed to the people to help make it "a paradise again".

Infighting plagues the grand old party

New Delhi (IANS) Turf war and infighting continue to plague the Congress, posing a major challenge for Sonia Gandhi who took over as interim party president over a month back amidst despondency in the party following the Lok Sabha poll debacle.

Key GoM meet on Air India to take up 10 major disinvestment issues

New Delhi (IANS) A Home Minister Amit Shah-led ministerial panel will discuss as many as 10 major issues, including further dilution of FDI rules, transfer of debt to the SPV and fixing reserve price as it holds its first meeting to decide almost…

Cabinet approves blanket ban on e-cigarettes

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a blanket ban on e-cigarettes in the country with complete suspension of its manufacturing, import, export, distribution and storage.

Addressing the media after the cabinet meeting, Finance…

Huge cache of arms, ammunition seized in Bengal

Kolkata (IANS) Police have recovered huge quantity of firearms, ammunition, fake Indian currency notes and arms manufacturing equipment from two West Bengal districts, officers said on Tuesday.

An arms supply racket was busted at…

Pak to remain challenge till it addresses terror 'successfully': Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) India on Tuesday made it clear that Pakistan will remain a "unique challenge" until it "successfully" addresses the problem of cross-border terrorism and "becomes a normal neighbour".

External…

Oil Cos. maintain check, petrol-diesel prices may not spike

New Delhi (IANS) Consumers in India are unlikely to be overburdened with high retail price of auto fuels - petrol and diesel - following a spike in international crude prices that rose 19 per cent on Monday.

Global oil prices are on the boil…

If required I will visit J&K: CJI, seeks report from HC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a report from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice on the access to the court by the people as Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also made it clear that he will personally visit J&K if…

North Indian youths incapable of getting jobs: Santosh Gangwar

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) Union Minister Santosh Gangwar stirred major controversy on Sunday when he blamed the North Indian youth for failing to secure jobs as he dismissed criticism about the current employment situation in the country.