Lok Sabha passes Enemy Property Amendment Bill 2016
Lok Sabha Wednsday passed a bill to amend a 48-year-old law to guard against claims of succession or transfer of properties left by people who migrated to Pakistan and China…
Govt approves PM Ujwala Yojna
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA today approved an Rs 8,000-crore scheme to provide cooking gas, LPG connections free of cost to women members of…
West Bengal: 500 children fall sick after taking deworming tablets
TIA NEWS / More than 500 school children in South 24-Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts in West Bengal fall ill Wednesday after they were administered anti-worm medicines at their schools.…
India, Bangladesh sign $2 bn deal to implement socio-economic projects
India and Bangladesh today signed a new 2 billion dollar credit agreement to implement socio-economic projects and to deepen the existing strong bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries. Announced…
Russia tops ranking for women in senior business roles
Survey by US-based firm has said that legacy of communism is responsible for advance of gender equality. Russia once again topped the international ranking of countries with the highest percentage…
WB polls: Chandra Kumar Bose to be BJP candidate against CM Mamata
Chandra Kumar Bose, great Grandson of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will be BJP candidate against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur Assembly seat during the upcoming assembly elections in West…
Mention of Aadhaar for filing grievances voluntary: Govt told Lok Sabha
ADITYA RAJ DAS / NEW DELHI: In a people-friendly measure the government has introduced voluntary mentioning of Aadhaar card number while lodging grievances on governance-related matters through an online platform,…
Bihar Minister meeting Shahabuddin in jail rocks Assembly
Our Correspondent PATNA: Bihar Minority Affairs Minister Minister Abdul Gafoor meeting with imprisoned RJD strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin in Jail rocked the state Assembly today, with opposition BJP demanding his resignation.…
Iran fires two ballistic missiles in new test: state media
Iran test-fired two ballistic missiles this morning, continuing a military exercise that has drawn a threat of a diplomatic response from the United States. The Fars and Tasnim news agencies…
India, US to deepen collaboration against LeT, JeM
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States later this month, New Delhi and Washington have agreed to deepen their already close collaboration on several issues, including…