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April 17, 2016 2:19 PM

India, Iran hold delegation-level talks

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today held delegation level talks with her Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on host of issues to strengthen the bilateral relations. Mrs Swaraj, who reached Tehran last night on the first leg of her four-day visit to Iran and Russia, began her day toda...

April 17, 2016 2:13 PM

Govt to allow Pak Hindus to buy property, open bank accounts

People belonging to minority communities of Pakistan, staying in India on a Long Term Visa, will soon be allowed to buy property, open bank accounts and get PAN and Aadhaar cards.<br/> <br/>Though the exact number of minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan living in I...

April 17, 2016 2:12 PM

Heat wave continues to sweep different parts across India

Heat wave continues to affect normal life in various parts of the country. Mercury soared in Delhi today with minimum temperature settling at 29.8 degrees Celsius, eight notches above normal. It was a hot and cloudy morning with weatherman forecasting partly cloudy sky for the day. There is a likeli...

April 17, 2016 2:11 PM

Heatwave continues to sweep different parts across India

Heat wave continues to affect normal life in various parts of the country. Mercury soared in Delhi today with minimum temperature settling at 29.8 degrees Celsius, eight notches above normal. It was a hot and cloudy morning with weatherman forecasting partly cloudy sky for the day. There is a likeli...

April 17, 2016 2:11 PM

Govt to allow Pak Hindus to buy property, open bank accounts

People belonging to minority communities of Pakistan, staying in India on a Long Term Visa, will soon be allowed to buy property, open bank accounts and get PAN and Aadhaar cards. <br/>Though the exact number of minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan living in India is not...

April 17, 2016 2:02 PM

Govt to increase minimum wages to 10k per month for contract labourers

Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said, the government has decided to bring out an executive order to increase minimum wages to 10,000 rupees per month for contract labourers across the country. Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad today, he said, a gazette notification will be issued w...

April 17, 2016 12:52 PM

Centre doing very well to tackle drought problem: Uma Bharti

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti said, Centre is tackling drought problem very well. On the side lines of inaugural meet of the project on Center for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies at New Delhi today, she said, Water Ministry has aske...

April 17, 2016 8:54 AM

Manohar Parrikar arrives in Shanghai on first visit to China

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar reached Shanghai last night on his first official visit to China. During the visit, Mr Parrikar will hold talks with the country's top political and defence leaders.<br/><br/>The Defence Minister's visit comes amid concerns in India about China...

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