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"Pollution is not a one-year problem, we are clearing 11 years of backlog": Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Delhi Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma on Thursday said the current Delhi government (BJP) is tackling pollution and civic issues left behind by the previous Aam Aadmi Party go... Read More


State amends law to curb delays in rural polls

India, Dec. 18 -- The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to an amendment in the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961, removing the clause that allowed candidates to a... Read More


Tech glitch clogs AC local doors at Dadar, commuters stranded

India, Dec. 18 -- When union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke in Parliament on Wednesday about procuring 238 air-conditioned locals with automatic doors for Mumbai, he was likely unaware of a t... Read More


Why Manikrao Kokate kept getting second chances

India, Dec. 18 -- Time could be running out for Manikrao Kokate, a politician with an almost enviable knack for stirring controversies - and surviving them. After demeaning his office, insulting farm... Read More


"Govt snatching rights of poor, will fight till end": Mallikarjun Kharge on reframing of MGNREGA

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the Centre of undermining the right to work by attempting to tinker with the Mahatma Ga... Read More


Satcom pricing up to companies, not govt: Scindia in parl

India, Dec. 18 -- New Delhi The government will not regulate the pricing of satellite internet services in India, with companies free to decide what they charge customers, Union communications ministe... Read More


Speciale Invest to launch Rs.1,600 crore growth fund for deeptech investment

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Deeptech-focused venture capital firm Speciale Invest is set to launch its second growth focused fund, with a target of Rs.1,400 crore-1,600 crore ($177 million), according to to... Read More


"HC has not given clean chit to Gandhis in National Herald case": Karnataka BJP Chief BY Vijayendra on Congress protest against BJP

Belagavi, Dec. 18 -- Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress for staging a protest over the National Herald case, asserting that the High Court has no... Read More


T-N: CM Stalin slams BJP over changes to rural jobs scheme, calls it 'deceptive ploy' targeting poor

Chennai, Dec. 18 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led government over proposed changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee ... Read More


Vice-President Calls for Global Peace and Religious Harmony at Interfaith Conclave Commemorating the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 18 -- The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, today addressed an Interfaith Conclave in New Delhi, commemorating the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Shri Guru Tegh Baha... Read More