On visit to flood-hit areas, Madhya Pradesh CM gets a 'lift' by cops

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has drawn flak and ridicule for a photograph showing him being lifted by security personnel to cross a swollen nullah in the state’s Panna......

Fire engulfs empty coach of Ahmedabad-Barauni Express

The rear coach of the Ahmedabad-Barauni Express was engulfed in heavy smoke after a fire on Monday evening between Khandwa and Itarsi section of the Bhopal division in Madhya Pradesh, though no one......

Indore horror: Rats bite 2 newborns in hospital, one dies of pneumonia

After rats gnawed on two newborn babies at the government-run Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, one of these two infants -- a girl -- died of pneumonia on Tuesday, an......

25 killed, 250 rescued in Madhya Pradesh twin train tragedy

Twenty-five people were killed and 50 others injured when two express trains passing each other derailed while crossing a railway bridge struck by flash floods in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh......

Budget could push for private investments in public infrastructure

The Union Budget may bring a number of provisions to boost private sector participation in infrastructure projects. These could include strengthening the public-private partnership (PPP) dispute......

E-portal for business approvals off to a brisk start

Nearly five months after its soft launch, the government’s e-portal, the National Single Window System (NSWS), is seeing a significant increase in the number of investors using it to get a......

ILO writes to Modi, voices concerns over labour law changes

ILO acts upon a plea by 10 central trade unions objecting to the ordinances proposed to temporarily scrap labour laws in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, along with other labour law changes.  The......

Coal case: Have govt sanction to prosecute 2 public servants, says CBI

Government has given sanction to prosecute two senior public servants for alleged offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act in two separates coal block allocation scam cases, Central Bureau of......