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…

Will continue to raise Kashmir issue on world stage: Erdogan

Ankara (Turkey) (IANS) Days after he raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he will continue to flag the Kashmir issue on the world stage, even as he launched the construction…

Rain kills 3 in Jharkhand, bridge washed away

Ranchi (IANS) Three people have been killed, a minister's house boundary has collapsed and a bridge has been washed away due to incessant rains for the last five days in Jharkhand.

According to the police, three persons sleeping inside…

Kovind urges youths to refrain from e-cigarettes

Ranchi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday appealed to the youth here to stay away from the impact of e-cigarettes.

"Youths are falling victim to e-cigarettes. The Central government has banned it this month. Sixteen states and…

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…

Government bans onion exports with immediate effect

New Delhi (IANS) The Commerce Ministry on Sunday prohibited export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect, till it comes up with further orders.

The decision comes on the backdrop of surging prices of the bulb in the country.