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News PM Narendra Modi is deputing his trusted lieutenants from Gujarat to his constituency Varanasi. To clean up the famed Ghats of Ganga in Varanasi, it is now the turn of Loksabha MP from Navsari CR Patil to co-ordinate the efforts, particularly from Gujarat. Already his close aide Sudhanshu Mehta ...

News In view of serious concerns about women security, the Centre said it was trying to ensure deployment of police women in all police stations across the country rather than having all-women police stations. He stressed the need for Central government taking the lead in collaborating with all concerned stakeholders ...

News Prime minister Narendra Modi’s foreign tour of eight days to France, Germany and Canada  advances a ‘Link West’ agenda to complement the ‘Act East’ policy and presents India as a balanced player that is strategically attentive in all geographic directions. The credit rating agency Moody’s has upgraded India from ...

News Raising the pitch for India’s permanent seat in the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the days of “begging” for it are gone and India has the “right” to be in the powerful world body considering its exceptional contribution to global peace. He also asked the world ...

News Industrial production growth accelerated to a three-month high of 5% in February compared with 2.6% in the previous month on the back of strong manufacturing, data released by the statistics office showed. Growth for November was also revised to 5.2% from 3.9% estimated initially, pointing to an upward turn ...

News Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has asked Apple Inc to set up a research & development facility in India, even as the iconic brand increases focus on the country. Prasad suggested that the Cupertino-based company deepen its presence in the country. “Apple has a very strong presence ...

News India is working with North African country of Morocco and even contemplating a Joint Working Group on terrorism and Extradition Treaty to fight the menace amid the growth of Islamic State (IS) and various offshoots of Al Qaeda in the region spanning from Africa to the Gulf. “The setting ...

News Government launched postal stamps for Swachh Bharat mission. The stamps have been designed through the participation from the people and what makes them more special is that they have been designed by children. Reason The idea behind such exercises is to reach out to the people in all possible ...

News Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov  committed to deepen bilateral ties with India and begin the construction of USD 10-billion TAPI gas pipeline project this year, as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held “preparatory” talks here for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to this country in July. During the Minister’s ...

News DoP is procuring digital handheld terminals to transform various services. The Department of Posts is working on a plan to provide electronic money order service at 70 per cent of its about 1.55 lakh post offices by December. Following the introduction of e-money order service, the department has seen ...