‘20-year-delay’: Narasimha Rao’s brother blasts Congress, thanks PM Modi for Bharat Ratna
New Delhi, Feb 9 - P.V. Manohar Rao, the brother of former Prime Minister late Narasimha Rao, who was conferred with the Bharat Ratna award on Friday, said the coveted award should have been given to the first non-Gandhi Prime Minister from the
Mandatory Aadhaar info in forms: SC won’t initiate contempt proceedings against ECI
New Delhi, Feb 9 - The Supreme Court on Friday refused to initiate contempt action against officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not modifying the forms which compel the voter to mandatorily provide their Aadhaar number.
Honour for all Telugus: Andhra CM on Bharat Ratna for Narasimha Rao
Amaravati, Feb 9 - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has expressed delight over former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao being conferred Bharat Ratna posthumously.
SAR on car for surveillance! Ex-ISRO official promoted Sisir Radar innovates
Chennai, Feb 9 - A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) on a car for surveillance? Yes, that is what space sector startup, Sisir Radar Private Ltd has innovated.
Over 40 lakh new students enrolled in UP govt schools: Yogi
Lucknow, Feb 9 - Over 40 lakh new students have enrolled in government schools of Uttar Pradesh, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday.
More colonies to be regularised in Gurugram
Gurugram, Feb 9 - Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) on Friday said that more colonies will be regularised in Gurugram while a tender process has also been started.
KCR hails Bharat Ratna for Narasimha Rao
Hyderabad, Feb 9 - Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has hailed the decision of the Government of India to confer Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.
Raj CM goes for a surprise morning walk, promotes PM’s Fit India campaign
Jaipur, Feb 9 - Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday left one and all surprised by joining people for a morning walk in Jawahar Circle Park here.
Centre fast-tracks new metro projects in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru
New Delhi, Feb 9 - The two urban transit metro corridor projects in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru were taken at the meeting of National Planning Board to fast track the multi-modal integration with bus and rail stations under the PM GatShakti master plan, the
Amitabh Bachchan offers prayers at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
Ayodhya (UP), Feb 9 - Superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Friday offered prayers at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Chaudhary Charan Singh, Narasimha Rao, Swaminathan conferred with Bharat Ratna
New Delhi, Feb 9 - Former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and P.V. Narasimha Rao, and legendary agricultural scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
Following backlash, Kerala puts budget proposal for privatization of higher education on hold
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 - Following a huge backlash from the opposition parties and within the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Front, the proposal in the state Budget presented in the Assembly that batted for privatization in the higher education sector has been put on hold.
No relief from intense cold in Kashmir, Jammu temp below normal
Srinagar, Feb 9 - Intense cold continued in Kashmir on Friday due to clear night sky as minimum temperature remained below normal in Jammu division.
UPA govt’s decision-making came to standstill due to corruption in defence sector: White Paper
New Delhi, Feb 8 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled a White Paper on Indian Economy in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, which said in the UPA government, decision-making came to a standstill due to corruption and scandals in the defence sector, compromising
India reduced TB incidence by 16% since 2015: Health Minister
New Delhi, Feb 8 - India saw 16 per cent reduction in incidence of tuberculosis compared to 8.7 per cent globally, said Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.
Papanasham beach at Kerala’s Varkala figures among world’s 100 best beaches
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 8 - In an endorsement of Kerala's lively beach tourism, the stunning seaside getaway of Papanasham Beach in Thiruvananthapuram has been featured among the 100 best beaches in the world by the prestigious Lonely Planet.
Union Cabinet approves spectrum auction, 6 multi-tracking railway projects
New Delhi, Feb 8 - The Union Cabinet, in its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, approved auction of 10,523 MHz spectrum within the current fiscal year, setting a reserve price of Rs 96,317 crore.
India to put new meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS into orbit on Feb 17
Chennai, Feb 8 - India will put into orbit its new meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS on February 17 at 5.30 p.m. with the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket, the Indian space agency said on Thursday.
Indian space programme touched several new highs in past 5 years: Govt
New Delhi, Feb 8 - The Indian space programme touched several new highs in the past 5 years, and the achievements were made with substantial contribution from domestic industries, the Parliament was told on Thursday.
Top officials of Indian, Russian N-establishments visit Kudankulam
Chennai, Feb 8 - Top officials of Indian and the Russian nuclear establishments visited Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam where four more 1,000 MW atomic power plants are being constructed, it was announced on Thursday.