National

April 28, 2016 5:02 PM

Amit Shah attacks Sonia Gandhi over VVIP chopper deal

BJP Chief Amit Shah today launched scathing attack on Congress President Sonia Gandhi over the VVIP chopper deal and asked her to reveal names of those persons who received kickbacks in the scam. He told media in New Delhi that the Congress was in power when the deal was struck and it is responsible...

April 28, 2016 4:57 PM

No shortage of coal in country: Piyush Goyal

Government today said that there is no shortage of coal in the country. This was informed by Power Minister Piyush Goyal in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. Mr Goyal said, none of the Coal based power generation plants across the country have reported any loss of generation due to shortage of coal ...

April 28, 2016 4:57 PM

LS discusses Demands for Grants for Skill Development Ministry

The Lok Sabha today took up the discussion on the Demands for Grants for Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship for 2016-17. Initiating the discussion, Rajiv Satav of Congress demanded raising the budgetary allocations of Skill Development Ministry from 1800 crore rupees to 20 thousand c...

April 28, 2016 4:51 PM

India to have around 15 crore population of elderly persons by 2021: Minister

India would have around 15 crore population of elderly persons by 2021. Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Vijay Sampla told Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that the projected population of male 60 year and above will be over 7 core and female 7.26 core by then. The populatio...

April 28, 2016 4:50 PM

Govt plans to set up 20 world class universities in country: Irani

Government is planning to set up 20 world class universities in the country. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani said there is a proposal to establish a regulatory architecture to enable ten each public and private institutions in the countr...

April 28, 2016 4:48 PM

NHRC asks govt to bring drought hit people under PDS to ensure food

National Human Rights Commission, NHRC asked the government to bring the drought affected peoples under the public distribution system to ensure food for all. Addressing the conference of Right to Food in New Delhi today, NHRC chairperson H L Dattu said, there was no dearth of policies and programme...

April 28, 2016 2:16 PM

Congress raises Pathankot attack issue in Lok Sabha

Congress today raised the Pathankot terror attack issue in Lok Sabha and advised the NDA government to negotiate with Pakistan from a position of strength and not emotions. <br/><br/>Just before the House was to take up Question Hour, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan allowed Jyotiraditya Scindia ...

April 28, 2016 2:06 PM

Swamy again makes controversial remarks in Rajya Sabha, Cong protests

Congress members in the Rajya Sabha today trooped into the well of the House during the Zero Hour today taking serious objection to certain remarks made by nominated member Dr Subramaniam Swamy. <br/><br/>Chaudhary Munavvar Saleem of the Samajwadi Party made a reference to Aligarh Muslim...

April 28, 2016 1:48 PM

Central teams to monitor water situation in drought-hit areas

The government has sent technical teams, comprising officials from Central Water Commission (CWC) and Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), for an on-the-spot study of water situation in drought-affected areas of the country. <br/><br/>The teams would analyse the problems and causes leading...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.