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UP will soon have new youth policy, says Yogi

Lucknow, Aug. 17 -- : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced that the state will "soon have a new youth policy which, with an integrated approach, will put skills, innovation and employm... Read More


From the widows of Vrindavan, over 1000 rakhis for PM Modi

India, Aug. 17 -- A group of widows in Vrindavan have crafted 1,100 rakhis for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be presented to him on Raksha Bandhan this year. The rakhis feature colourful photographs... Read More


After CAG report, state shuts down 11 SC hostels

India, Aug. 17 -- Weeks after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) slammed the state government over irregularities in government-funded hostels for Scheduled Caste students, the Maharashtra gove... Read More


Prashant Kishor takes oath as Bihar MLA; says it's 'big responsibility'

India, Aug. 17 -- Jan Suraaj party founder Prashant Kishor took oath as Bankipur MLA at the Bihar Legislative Assembly in the presence of Speaker Prem Kumar on Monday. Talking to reporters after takin... Read More


Piyush Goyal appointed BJP national treasurer in major organizational overhaul

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal as the national treasurer as part of a major organizational restructuring. The new... Read More


Minister "ashamed" of state's roads

India, Aug. 17 -- A video of two children in Nashik district complaining in a mock TV interview about huge potholes on the road between their house and school recently went viral, prompting the author... Read More


Are courts precluded from granting fair, just compensation in nuclear accident: SC asks Centre

India, Aug. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to clarify whether courts are precluded from granting fair and just compensation under the SHANTI Act in case of a nuclear accident. A be... Read More


"Rude, arrogant": Former diplomat Veena Sikri slams Dhaka for linking PM Tarique Rahman's India visit to Sheikh Hasina's extradition

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Former diplomat Veena Sikri has expressed surprise at the Bangladesh government linking the issue of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's India visit to the extradition req... Read More


Independence means freedom from anarchy, poverty: Yogi

Lucknow, Aug. 17 -- : Independence does not mean only political freedom but also signifies complete liberation from anarchy, backwardness, poverty, illiteracy, and inequality that continuously weakene... Read More


Senior IAS officer Anurag Jain takes over as NITI Aayog CEO

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Federal think tank NITI Aayog saw a new CEO take charge on Monday - Anurag Jain, former secretary to the ministry of road transport and highways, and former chief secretary of th... Read More