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10 Rajya Sabha MPs elected to AIIMS and other statutory bodies unopposed

India, Aug. 17 -- Ten members of the Rajya Sabha have been elected to various statutory bodies, including AIIMS institutes across the country, as the number of candidates equalled the vacancies. Whil... Read More


PM thanks global partners, neighbours for 80th I-Day greetings

India, Aug. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu for his greetings on India's 80th Independence Day, and hoped the bilateral special strategi... Read More


Nation pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 8th death anniversary

India, Aug. 17 -- The nation paid homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of his death anniversary on Sunday. The BJP stalwart breathed his last on this day in 2018. Vajpa... Read More


West Bengal starts Ayushmaan Bharat

India, Aug. 17 -- Bengal Government on Sunday officially launched the Aushmaan Bharat health insurance scheme, marking August 16 as the Aushmaan Bharat Day, replacing the Khela Hobe Diwas coined by th... Read More


CAG audit exposes stark gaps in railway passenger amenities

India, Aug. 17 -- A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged serious gaps in drinking water facilities and sanitation at Indian railway stations, including the p... Read More


Former deputy Speaker of West Bengal found dead

India, Aug. 17 -- In a tragic incident, former West Bengal minister and deputy speaker of the State Assembly, Ashis Banerjee, was on Sunday found dead in mysterious circumstances. The close Mamata Ban... Read More


Jharkhand exam protest: Fresh talks between govt, agitators on Monday as stir enters day 24

India, Aug. 17 -- Job aspirants protesting against alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations in Jharkhand are scheduled to hold fresh talks with the state government on Monday as the stir... Read More


Patients count cost as Singida referral hospital project stalls

Tanzania, Aug. 17 -- Dar es Salaam. Patients in Singida are paying a steep price for delays in completing the regional referral hospital, with some families selling livestock, farms and other property... Read More


Farooq Renzushah urges J&K govt to display official signboards in Urdu, Hindi, Ladakhi

Jammu, Aug. 17 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Aug 16 (KNS): Chairman of Kashmir Society International and president of the Aalami Urdu Conference Farooq Renzushah on Saturday urged the Jammu and Kashm... Read More


"I Support Article 370. I'm a Dimaagi Naxal," Says Mehbooba Mufti

Jammu, Aug. 17 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Aug 17 (KNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday described herself as a "dimaagi Naxal" while asserting her support for Arti... Read More