News: Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said he sought a report on all purchases made under the rate contract system in the last 10 years from government departments to gather information from various departments and to understand the facts. He said that 31,208 items are lying in godowns unused, that were bought in Financial Year ...

News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the common Islamic heritage of both India and Central Asia which has always rejected the forces of extremism and strongly pitched for enhanced defence and security cooperation between the two to combat terrorism. PM asserted that both India and Central Asia cannot achieve their full potential without each ...

News: The Centre will soon release a package of Rs 1,950 crore for the cooperative sugar mills in Maharashtra. This will help sugar mills overcome financial problems. It will also be then possible for them to pay fair and remunerative price (FRP) to farmers. If the sugar mills do not pay the FRP to ...

News: Railways has arrested over 10,000 unauthorized people, including hawkers and vendors,  undertaken as part of its efforts to keep rail premises clear of anti-social elements. 7,000 stations all over the country were inspected during the drive in the period Besides, 4,000 persons were caught travelling in women’s compartments and ...

News: PM’s ‘Swachh Vidyalaya’ project to ensure every single government school has a functional toilet.  As the earlier authorities have failed to fulfill the goals he Centre has now directed all state governments and district authorities to immediately take over all the delayed construction so as to ensure a toilet ...

News: Indian Railways will step ahead on concession-less service with the launch of Suvidha trains, the rechristened premium trains run on dynamic fare system from July 15, These trains will cater to the peak demand observed during winter and summer rush, and festivals and will run on selected routes. The ...

News: Celltick, a global leader in home screen marketing is to launch ‘BSNL BUZZ’, a next generation Cell Broadcast Service for BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) Mobile. With this partnership, Celltick provides a fully managed high-value interactive service on the home screen for BSNL’s 77.2 million mobile subscribers through its ...

News: India is in final talks with Russia to lease a new nuclear attack submarine, giving a much needed boost to its depleting underwater fleet. ‘Chakra 3’ project is in advanced stages and the issue will be discussed during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Russia this week. Progress While talks on ...

News: Government of India developed a draft NMDP-2015, it presents as a landmark policy initiative towards making India self-reliant in the medical device development field by promoting Research & Development, Innovation and Manufacturing in India. The objective is to strengthen the Make in India drive in medical device sector by reducing ...

News: India’s retail inflation unexpectedly slowed despite crop damage from unseasonal rains, boosting the possibility that central bank Governor Raghuram Rajan will cut rates outside the review cycle for a third time this year. While India’s inflation has slowed from an average of 6.7 percent last year, its still the ...