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February 10, 2016 6:00 PM

Govt stresses on waste management to achieve smart cities

The government will finalise comprehensive rules next month to deal with the pressing problem of waste management. Addressing a function on Smart Cities in New Delhi today, Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar said the cities have been converted into slums in the last seven decades and ...

February 10, 2016 5:55 PM

PM addresses concluding session of Governors Conference

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the concluding session of Governors Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Twenty-three Governors and two Lieutenant Governors participated in the two day Conference. Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu among others...

February 10, 2016 5:37 PM

Another accused arrested in Shamli firing incident

Another person was arrested today in connection with the death of an eight-year-old boy in Shamli district during celebratory firing by SP workers. Circle Officer Nishank Sharma said that the accused Aslem was nabbed in Kairana area on the basis of a video clip of the firing incident that took place...

February 10, 2016 5:31 PM

Coal scam: Six accused granted bail in Domco Pvt Ltd's case

A special court in Delhi today granted bail to three directors of Ranchi-based company Domco Private Limited, and three others in a coal scam case. The six accused and the firm were summoned by the court for alleged offences of cheating and criminal conspiracy under the IPC after it had taken cogniz...

February 10, 2016 4:39 PM

Govt investing more than Rs 60,000 cr to improve fuel quality: Javadekar

Environment minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government is investing more than 60,000 crore rupees to improve the quality of fuel and it will be ready with fuel for Euro six norms by 2019. <br/><br/>Speaking at an event in New Delhi, Mr Javadekar however said there are latest te...

February 10, 2016 1:58 PM

PM to address Governors Conference today

Today is the second day of Governors Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address its concluding session this evening.<br/><br/>Twenty-three Governors and two Lieutenant Governors are participating in the two-day Conference.<br/><br/>On the firs...

February 10, 2016 1:55 PM

AP Govt proposes to develop INS Viraat as tourism centre

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that Aircraft carrier INS Viraat, will be developed as a tourism centre after its decommissioning following decades of service in the Navy.<br/><br/>He said the Indian Navy is going to decommission INS Viraat very soon and t...

February 10, 2016 1:42 PM

BJP, SAD to continue their alliance for assembly elections in Punjab

The leaders of the BJP and Akali Dal met in New Delhi on Tuesday and discussed the joint strategy for the Punjab polls slated early next year.<br/><br/>Talking to reporters after the meeting, Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal said, the Akali Dal and BJP are like one par...

February 10, 2016 1:39 PM

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince to arrive in New Delhi today

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is arriving in New Delhi Wednesday evening on a three-day visit.<br/><br/>It is the Crown Prince's first state visit to India. He will be accompanied by a high-l...

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