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80% of central funds for Urban Swachh Bharat Mission unused by states, UTs: Govt

India, Dec. 8 -- With less than a year left in the Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U) 2.0, 80% of the central government funds remain untapped by states and Union territories, according to informat... Read More


BJP to fight PMC polls under Mohol's leadership

India, Dec. 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has unanimously chosen Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol to lead its campaign in the upcoming Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC... Read More


Bratya Basu denies receiving letter on RUSA delay allegation

Kolkata, Dec. 8 -- State Education minister Bratya Basu on Monday rejected Union minister of state for education Sukanta Majumdar's claim that Bengal had shown "very slow" progress in executing Rashtr... Read More


Mamata Banerjee is anti-Hindu: Suvendu Adhikari after West Bengal CM skips mass recital of Bhagavad Gita in Kolkata

Kolkata, Dec. 8 -- West Bengal Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari called Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "anti-Hindu" after she skipped the mass recital of the B... Read More


TMC takes out massive rally in Murshidabad

Kolkata, Dec. 8 -- A day after suspended MLA Humayun Kabir declared that the Trinamool Congress would crumble without him, party workers in Murshidabad mounted a massive show of strength, taking out a... Read More


Mahayuti shows unity on stage, but strains surface behind smiles

India, Dec. 8 -- After weeks of bitter tussle over the poaching of each other's local leaders, the BJP and Shiv Sena seem to have agreed on a truce. A day after senior BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawa... Read More


Govt Strengthening Natural Gas Infrastructure Across The Country, Says MoS Petroleum

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- The Government is fast-tracking the expansion of the national gas grid to enhance the availability of and access to natural gas across the country, Minister of State for Petroleum... Read More


India, Australia push for deeper education ties as AIESC meet kicks off

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday held bilateral talks with his Australian counterpart, Jason Clare, during the 3rd Australia-India Education and Skills Counci... Read More


Why Muhammad Yunus hosted Azerbaijans controversial first daughters in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Dec. 8 -- For a nation already navigating political turbulence, Bangladesh now finds itself entangled in yet another geopolitical puzzle: why did the head of the interim regime, Muhammad Y... Read More


Vande Mataram and its place in India's parliamentary tradition

India, Dec. 8 -- This year, marking the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, it would be of interest to revisit the parliamentary history of the national song of the nation. Vande Mataram, composed by ... Read More