Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked states to set ambitious growth targets for their economies, saying the world expected India to become a $5 trillion economy even as he emphasised on the need to reach welfare schemes to the last beneficiary
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22nd Jun 2018 | Updated at 05:02am 22nd Jun 2018
J&K govt collapses as BJP ends alliance with PDP
The three-year-old Jammu and Kashmir government, beset with bitter political feuds and worsening security challenges, collapsed on Tuesday with the BJP pulling out of its alliance with the PDP and setting the stage for yet another round of governor's...
Akali Dal calls BJP 'permanent ally'
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has stressed that his party remains a permanent ally of the BJP, and urged other alliance partners too to stand together ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Prez rejects TN plea to free Rajiv Gandhi killers
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the Tamil Nadu government's request to release the seven prisoners convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, 1991.
HC gives split verdict on 18 disqualified MLAs in TN
In a major relief for the Edappadi K Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu government, the Madras High Court has pronounced a split verdict on the disqualification of 18 MLAs of the Tamil Nadu assembly, who belong to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra...
Bengal panchayat members flee to Jharkhand fearing death
More than 700 people, including elected representatives of the Bengal panchayat and their family members, have reportedly fled to the neighbouring Jharkhand fearing for their lives after allegedly being threatened by the ruling Trinamool Congress.
Mamata reshuffles cabinet; restructures party
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerhee reshuffled her ministry after dropping three ministers from her cabinet last week.
A small village in Gujarat becomes India's first Golden Village
A small village near Bagsara, Saurashtra, Rafala found itself in the limelight recently as it received the title of 'Golden Village', bringing pride to Gujarat and its government.
Two pilots fight on London to Mumbai flight
Following reports of a mid-air fight inside the cockpit on a New Year's Day flight from London, two pilots have been grounded. This incident occurred on flight 9W 119, which left Heathrow at 10am.
The United Nations last week released the first-ever report on alleged human rights violations in both Kashmir and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, demanding an international inquiry.
The three-year-old Jammu and Kashmir government, beset with bitter political feuds and worsening security challenges, collapsed on Tuesday with the BJP...
The burning issue of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is gradually spreading in Tripura as well, with tribal-based parties agitating to for an NRC up gradation exercise in the state with 1951 as the cut-off year.
More than 700 people, including elected representatives of the Bengal panchayat and their family members, have reportedly fled to the neighbouring Jharkhand...
Both, the ruling party and the Opposition have decried the Centre's move challenging the Amritsar Sessions Court-2017 decision to compensate Sikh youths detained illegally by the Army and the Punjab Police from the Golden Temple during Operation...
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) has suspended passports of 11 NRI husbands over last week as central government officials said that Non-resident Indian (NRI) men who wed in the country will have to compulsorily register their marriages within...
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the Tamil Nadu government's request to release the seven prisoners convicted for the assassination of former Prime...
In a major relief for the Edappadi K Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu government, the Madras High Court has pronounced a split verdict on the disqualification...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the most popular world leader on Facebook, garnering over 43.2 million likes on the social media platform.
