NSA Doval gets extension, promoted to Cabinet rank

New Delhi (IANS) National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, who oversaw at least two cross-border military actions during the last five years, has been accorded an upgrade in his level to the Cabinet rank along with an extension of five years, co-terminus…

MGNREGA may see 30% hike in budgetary funds to spur rural jobs, consumption

New Delhi (IANS) The allocation towards Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the flagship rural job programme, is set for a minimum 30 per cent hike in the Union Budget for 2019-20.

Proposed in the wake of rising…

IAF An-32 goes missing in northeast, no trace of wreckage

New Delhi/Itanagar/Guwahati (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) An-32 transporter with 13 people on board went missing while flying from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh on Monday but there was no trace of the plane or its wreckage despite many hours of search.

Muslim Trinamool MLA's inclusion sparks discontent in Bengal BJP

Kolkata (IANS) There is rising discontent in the West Bengal BJP against the induction of Trinamool Congress' Labhpur legislator Monirul Islam, with a key district level functionary even threatening to quit with his supporters if the…

Congress social media head goes missing from Twitter

New Delhi (IANS) Days after the announcement of Lok Sabha results, the official Twitter handle of Congress social media head Divya Spandana, known for targeting the BJP, has gone missing from the micro-blogging site.

A search…

Search on for 8 missing climbers in Nanda Devi

New Delhi/Londo (IANS) A search is underway for seven climbers -- four Britons, two Americans and an Australian -- and their Indian liaison officer, who went missing a week ago during an expedition to the Nanda Devi peak in Uttarakhand, CNN reported…

Open for all, Khan Market is much more than hub of power brokers

New Delhi (IANS) Located amid the bungalows and the apartments for bureaucrats, lawmakers and diplomats, Khan Market attracts a hip crowd and is frequented by the city's creme. With a plethora of retail outlets, restaurants and bars of the international…

Don't react hastily to draft educational policy: Venkaiah Naidu

Visakhapatnam (IANS) Amid uproar over the draft National Education Policy that recommends making the teaching of Hindi compulsory up to class 8, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged all stakeholders to go through the entire report,…

Congress gears up for presidium as Rahul targets old guard

New Delhi (IANS) The fallout from the Congress party's second consecutive general election rout is coinciding with Rahul Gandhi's obstinacy about not withdrawing his resignation to give shape to a presidium-like apparatus that could lead…

Sonia Gandhi remains Congress Parliamentary Party leader

New Delhi (IANS) UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will continue as the Congress Parliamentary Party leader as the newly elected members of the party in Lok Sabha once again elected her as the leader of the CPP during their first meeting on Saturday…