Wheat procurement in Punjab crosses 88 lakh tonnes
Over 88 lakh 72 thousand tons of wheat has been procured in Punjab till date. An official spokesman said in Chandigarh that out of the total procurement 87 lakh 36…
Rajya Sabha admits Sitaram Yechury’s privilege motion against Smriti Irani
Rajya Sabha has admitted CPI(M) MP Sitaram Yechury’s privilege motion against Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani for making some remarks during a debate on JNU row in the last…
Several parts of India under grips of intense heatwave
AMN / Several parts of India are facing intense heatwave for last few days. In Odisha, temperature at 8 places remained above 44 degrees Celsius today. Western Odisha town Sonepur…
IIT scholar wins international award on plant nutrition
A research scholar from IIT Kharagpur has won the prestigious International Plant Nutrition Scholar Award. K Ashok Kumar from the food engineering department of the Bengal-based IIT was recently awarded…
Naxals have close links with groups in Philippines, Europe: Govt
Our Correspondent / In a major disclosure, Government of India today said the Naxals have close links with Maoist organisations in the Philippines and Turkey and get support from several…
Panic button on mobile a game changer: Maneka Gandhi
TIA NEW / Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today said that Government’s decision to make it mandatory for the cell phone manufacturers to sell mobile phones with an…
SC directs Vijay Mallya to furnish details of assets in India, abroad
TIA NEWS/ The Supreme Court today asked the Debt Recovery Tribunal in Bengaluru, to expedite the hearing on loan recovery suit against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya within next two months.…
BJP attacks Cong over Agusta Westland deal; Congress rejects allegations
AMN / BJP has attacked Congress over the Augusta Westland deal. Talking to media after BJP Parliamentary Board Meeting, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, the culpability of Congress misrule…
Uttarakhand rocks Rajya Sabha for second consecutive day
A R DAS / NEW DELHI The imposition of President’s rule in Uttarakhand rocked Rajya Sabha for the second day today with the Congress stalling the proceedings of the House…
Obama calls for greater European unity
US President Barack Obama has called for greater European unity, describing it as a necessity for the world. Speaking in Germany, he accused Europe of complacency over its own defence…