Railway coaches being modified for quarantine, isolation
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has swung into action to modify coaches into quarantine / isolation coaches to house Covid-19...
PM ensuring food grains supply to remotest areas
New Delhi: India has a sufficient stock of food grains—rice and wheat—in the country and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food...
Railways on overdrive to ensure availability of essential commodities
New Delhi: Indian Railways carried more than 1.6 lakh wagons in four days this week in order to keep the...
Nod to bill on registering marriages with NRIs in 30 days
Bill empowers authorities to impound or revoke passport or travel documents of NRIs. New Delhi: A Parliamentary Standing Committee has...
Jails parole inmates to protect health
The move, following the SC’s order, has been widely welcomed. New Delhi: As the Covid-19 outbreak spreads across India, many...
For now, govt won’t go for large-scale tests for virus
If a person is asymptomatic, the viral load is not likely to be very high in the beginning. New Delhi:...
‘No need to hoard, no shortage of food grains’
New Delhi: The Centre is making all out efforts to ensure that there is no shortage of essential commodities like...
Trains with flexi fares saw 14% vacant berths
‘Reduced passengers in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto is indicative of falling popularity of these premium trains’. NEW DELHI: More...
India treads with caution on Iran’s take on riots
‘For Iran, India appears to have a tilt toward Saudi Arabia, and it has given a message to India not...
Sharp drop in inbound Indians from abroad
There has been a 40% decline in the last 20 days, as per official data. New Delhi: There has...
India watching Scenario in Kabul after US-Taliban deal
‘Majority in Afghan are against the deal, which may lead to a civil war-like situation’. NEW DELHI: India, which...
Bengal tops in snakebite deaths
NEW DELHI: West Bengal accounted for the maximum number of snakebite deaths in India in the last few years, followed...
‘Saptarishis’ to help BJP mobilise voters in Bihar
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to adopt the “Saptarishi” strategy to mobilise its voters even as...
Railways’ high-speed track needs being met by Bhilai Steel Plant
Bhilai, Chhattisgarh: The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) is ramping up its production facilities to meet Indian Railways’ requirement of running...
Bhilai Steel providing equipment for ‘Gaganyaan’ mission
The plant has dispatched special steel plates rolled in BSP which would be used in the satellite launch vehicle. Bhilai,...
Bid to start interim mining in Rowghat
This will help the Bhilai Steel Plant get a footprint in the area. Rajhara, Chhattisgarh: The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP)...
Two-year freeze on new engineering colleges
NEW DELHI: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has put a blanket ban on opening of new engineering...
Saryu firm on ‘exposing’ Raghubar Das in graft case
Roy said he would resurrect the Meinhardt deal, allegedly involving Das. New Delhi: Former BJP leader Saryu Roy, who...
Over 18,000 from Pak, Bangla, Afghanistan given Indian citizenship in five years
New Delhi: Even as uproar over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) within a section fails to subside, fresh data from...
‘Trump visit will help India and US counter the axis of Russia, China, Pak’
New Delhi: As US President Donald Trump awaits a warm welcome to India, foreign policy experts in both the United...
AIIMS to sensitise people on incurable Celiac
The institute is already carrying out research and it is the main centre not only in India, but in entire...
‘Nearly 20% of madrasas are unrecognised’
Uttar Pradesh tops the list of states with the most number of such unrecognised madrasas. New Delhi: Around 20% of...
Flop population control plans led to ‘unwanted kids’
Due to failure by successive governments, over 23 lakh ‘unwanted births’ happened. New Delhi: As demand for a stringent law...
BJP hopes Marandi’s return will help party gain tribals’ trust
There is excitement among BJP workers over Marandi’s move to re-join the BJP. New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
