Railways start work under MGNREGA scheme

Agartala (IANS) The Railways, for the first time, have started utilising the government's rural job flagship scheme - MGNREGA - to undertake railway work, a senior official said on Thursday.

"The Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR)…

Akali Dal against Kamal Nath becoming as MP CM

New Delhi (IANS): Akali Dal leader and Delhi MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday said Sikhs would hold nation-wide protests if Congress leader Kamal Nath became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Sirsa alleged Kamal Nath had a role in the 1984…

Congress largest party in MP, Rajasthan; but off majority mark

Bhopal/Jaipur (IANS): The Congress on Wednesday emerged as the largest party in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, but missed securing the absolute majority in both the states.

According to the Election Commission, the final tally for the 230-seat…

Scindia harps on partnership with BJP for MP's welfare

Bhopal (IANS) Expressing his willingness to be the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday called upon the BJP to work in tandem with the Congress for the betterment of the state.

Interacting…

Rs 262 crore cyber-tax fraud unearthed in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS): The Delhi government's Trade and Taxes Department has unearthed a cyber-tax fraud totalling Rs 262 crore, happening since 2013 with over 8,700 traders involved, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday.

Speaking…

PMO accepts Surjit Bhalla's resignation from Economic Advisory Council

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the resignation of economist Surjit Bhalla as a part-time member of his Economic Advisory Council (EAC), the PMO said on Tuesday.

Bhalla resigned from his post on December…

Congress bags Chhattisgarh, TRS sweeps Telangana, suspense in MP

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday was set to return to power in Chhattisgarh, was ahead of the BJP in Rajasthan and locked in a neck-and-neck fight in Madhya Pradesh but it was mauled in Telangana and Mizoram in critical Assembly…

MNF wins Mizoram, crushing Congress

Aizawl (IANS) Securing an absolute majority in the 40-member Mizoram Assembly, the MNF on Tuesday returned to power after a decade, crushing the Congress and ousting it from power in the last Northeastern state it ruled.

The…

Wikipedia calls Sachin Pilot Rajasthan's 14th CM

Jaipur (IANS) Even as votes polled in Assembly elections were still being counted in Rajasthan, the Wikipedia page on Tuesday projected state Congress leader Sachin Pilot as the new Chief Minister.

The Congress has not yet declared…

New ticket Price for Taj Mahal to reduce human impact

Agra (IANS) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday enforced a new ticketing system for the Taj Mahal, aimed at reducing increasing human impact on the fragile 17th-century white marble marvel.

Vasant Kumar Swarnkaar,…