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More than 80% of Indian rural households have potable water connection

New Delhi, July 21 -- The government on Monday said more than 80% of rural households in the country have a potable water connection. "As on 16 July, out of 193.6 million rural households in the coun... Read More


Nitish ruled out of series, Arshdeep sidelined from 4th Test; Kamboj joins India team in Manchester

Mumbai, July 21 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced that young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests against England owing to... Read More


Terror ecosystem will be wiped out completely from J&K: Sinha

Srinagar, July 21 -- Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday vowed to end the "ecosystem" helping terrorism in the Union territory, asserting that he believes in "establishing peac... Read More


Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi 'looking into' getting remarried in UK

United Kingdom, July 21 -- Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi are considering getting remarried in the UK if the US overturns same-sex marriage. The couple - whose move to the Cotswolds in ... Read More


'Rahul Gandhi rejected prime minister post offered by Manmohan Singh': Pappu Yadav

India, July 21 -- Pappu Yadav, Independent Bihar MP, on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi "rejected the post of the prime minister, which was offered by former PM Manmohan Singh. In an intervi... Read More


Discom privatisation will deprive youth of jobs, reservation: Akhilesh

Lucknow, July 21 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has shown his support to the ongoing protests against the proposed privatisation of discoms in the state and alleged that the government's move... Read More


Delhi's Rs 860 cr health push, can infra catch up with Capital's growing needs?

New Delhi, July 21 -- In a significant step toward plugging Delhi's growing infrastructure shortfalls, the state government has announced a Rs.1,000 crore investment package, of which Rs.860 crore is ... Read More


Kashi Declaration advocates consensus against drug abuse

VARANASI, July 21 -- The Youth Spiritual Summit on the theme Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat concluded at the Rudraksh International Convention Centre in Varanasi on Sunday with the formal adoption ... Read More


PML-N's Hafiz Karim secures Senate victory

LAHORE, July 21 -- Hafiz Abdul Karim, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate, won the Senate by-election from Punjab on Monday by securing 243 votes, defeating his main rival, Mehr ... Read More


"We are deeply saddened": US State Dept on Bangladesh Air Force jet crash in Uttara

Washington, July 21 -- The US State Department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) has expressed condolences over the tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft in Uttara. ... Read More