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Union Cabinet approves ‘Housing For All by 2022’ Scheme
The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the 'Housing for All by 2022' programme for slum rehabilitation in urban areas.
According to Press Information Bureau Director General Frank Noronha, it will focus on promotion of affordable…
India-Pakistan Group lauds Modi’s Ramadan wishes to Pakistan
The Pakistan India Peoples' Forum for Peace & Democracy (PIPFPD) on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greetings to Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif for Ramadan, the holy month starting on Thursday.
The PIPFPD also lauded…
Cabinet approves new Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015
The union cabinet on Wednesday approved a new Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015, which, when implemented, will replace the existing BIS Act, 1986.
"New BIS Bill envisages mandatory certification regime to protect health, safety,…
Bihar Minister accuses Sushil Modi’s Wife of using Fake Degree
Bihar Health Minister Ramdhani Singh on Wednesday alleged that wife of senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi used fake degree certificates to get a government college job.
Jessy George, the wife of former Bihar deputy chief minister Modi,…
Sushma Swaraj reacts angrily to Twitter insinuation
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday reacted angrily to a tweet suggesting she took favours to get her daughter a seat in a medical college through the northeast quota.
"My daughter is a barrister and Oxford graduate.…
Amit Shah to take Yoga Lessons from Muslim Teacher on June 21
BJP president Amit Shah will take lessons from a Muslim yoga teacher at a special camp in Patna on June 21 - International Yoga Day.
"Yoga experts Mohd Tamanna and Ashok Sarkar will teach yoga to Shah at Moinul Haque stadium here," Ajit…
PM Modi has changed terms of India-US engagement: Envoy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has effectively laid the foundation for India's rapid transformation and purposeful diplomacy leading to new terms of India's engagement with the US, according to Indian Ambassador Arun K. Singh.…
Southwest Monsoon weakens over Coastal Karnataka
The southwest monsoon weakened over coastal Karnataka even as rain and thundershowers are expected in most places in coastal and south interior Karnataka, the meteorological department said on Wednesday.
The weatherman also predicted…
Separatist shutdown affects Life in Kashmir Valley
A protest shutdown called by separatists on Wednesday against the killing of four men in Sopore town affected life across the Kashmir Valley as markets were closed down and public transport stayed off the roads.
Businesses and…
20,000 Autorickshaws are on strike in Mumbai; Commuters hit
Over a million commuters, office-goers and students were hit badly as around 20,000 autorickshaws went off the roads Wednesday in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai to press for their demands of banning radio taxis and having a social welfare…