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85 sarpanchs invited to I-Day celebrations as special guests

Eighty-five village sarpanchs from 26 states and Union territories have been invited as special guests to witness the 79th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, in recognition of their......

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: A FAILURE?

There should have been a focus on sanitation and not on littering or garbage. Absence of sanitation affects the health of children, explains Aakar Patel. Kindly note the image has been posted only......

MP: 2 Dalit kids lynched for defecating in public

A police source said that after he was arrested, Hakam Yadav said he killed the kids as God had commanded him in his dream to kill 'demons'. Two Dalit children, who did not have a toilet at......

Doklam standoff: Forces prepared to face any eventuality, says Jaitley

The armed forces are prepared to face any eventuality, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday assured the Lok Sabha amid the ongoing standoff between Indian and Chinese military in the Doklam......

Gandhi Jayanti: Modi to declare India open defecation-free

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for Arogya Manthan, organised on the first anniversary of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY), in New Delhi, on Tuesday.......

Over Rs 12,000 crore approved for Swachch Bharat: FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that Rs 3.6 lakh crore have been approved for Jal Jeevan Mission, which seeks to provide Functional Household Tap Connection to every......

Success of Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan across states

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to present the NSSO report on the first anniversary of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on October 2. On June 31, the Union ministry for drinking......

Microsoft 'cajoles' Indian NGOs to support OOXML

The controversy over acceptance of Microsoft's format Office Open XML (OOXML) as a standard by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) refuses to die. A Microsoft spokesperson,......

World Bank to extend $1.5 bn support to Swachh Bharat Mission

The end-use of the incentive grants will be limited to activities pertaining to the sanitation sector. The Cabinet on Wednesday approved $1.5 billion (about Rs 9,000 crore) World Bank support for......

Nadia - A district in Bengal sets example under Swachh Bharat

Historically, Nadia has always attached considerable importance to sanitation and hygiene. A number of villages in the district are home to the Namasudras, who had migrated from the Khulna,......

Panchayat 2 Review

If at all the series can be criticised, it would be for its all-Brahmin characters and keeping out the caste problems, the misogyny and the backwardness and ugliness of rural India, points out......

Late strike sees Churchill beat JCT

Alast-minute goal by substitute Louis Martins guided Churchill Brothers to a 4-3 win over JCT in the IIth National Football League match played at Nehru stadium in Margao on Saturday. Churchill......

Sachin visits adopted village, calls for clean, healthy India

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar spends time with kids of Navaneeta Public School located in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter Cricket legend Sachin......

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