New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting West Bengal and Odisha tomorrow to survey the ground situation after Cyclone Amphan clobbered the eastern states, leaving at least 72 dead and blowing up shanties, uprooting thousands of trees and swamping low-lying areas, said the India Meteorological Department. Earlier in the day, West Bengal […]

New Delhi : The Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance slashing the pension and allowances of members of the Parliament by 30 per cent for a year, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday. The ordinance – an amendment to Members of Parliament Act, 1954, will reduce the allowances and pension by 30 per cent […]

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined his government’s vision on J&K following the dilution of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the state. The PM promised free and fair elections will be held soon, greater employment opportunities, development as a tourism hub and that normalcy will return soon. The government had in a […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described the Budget as “futuristic” with an aim on fulfilling the “dreams” of every section, including the poor, the farmers and the under-privileged while focussing on job creation, transparency, urban rejuvenation and rural development. He said the Budget is a key link between the work done by his […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting attended by top ministers and other officials over the deadly terror attack in Uri. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag besides other senior officials attended the meeting. […]

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the looming water crisis in the state due to the deficit monsoon rains. In a letter to Modi, Siddaramaiah explained with statistics how the state would face problems in the coming days. Water level in major reservoirs is low due to deficit rains […]

New Delhi: Whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Pakistan to attend the SAARC summit later this year will be a “policy decision” a call on which will be taken at the “right time”, government sources said on Wednesday night. “It is something on which we will take a call at the right time,” […]

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid her homage to the victims of the Dhaka cafe attack victims during a memorial service at the Army Stadium ihere. On the second day of the national mourning over the incident, Hasina placed a wreath on the casket of the victims, the Daily Star reported. Twenty […]

Mangaluru : Subramanya K Rao, a Gramin Dak Sevak at Thokoor near Haleyangadi, mentioned in the letter that he has been representing around three lakh Dak Sevaks and he has referred to himself as a bonded labour right from the very beginning of the letter.  Rao said Dak Sevaks are not considered equal to other […]

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and sought Rs 12,000 crore in central help to tackle drought situation in the state.Bihar has declared 33 districts out of 38 as drought affected in the state. “We met the PM and apprised him of the prevailing drought situation in […]