'Our Nari Shakti has excelled in every field. Together, we have to build a nation where the focus is on women empowerment, where there is emphasis on equality and opportunity,' the PM said.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi also expressed hopes of a strong response from India in the wake of the Pulwama attack.
Ringing Bells has said the manufacturing cost of the phone is about Rs 2,500.
"Bring an ordinance on Ram temple and fulfil at least one promise made to Hindus," said the party.
Proceedings in Rajya Sabha were repeatedly disrupted on Wednesday due to uproar over demand for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's resignation and missing coal files, on which the Bharatiya Janata Party targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The move comes against the backdrop of the US and some of its allies banning the purchase of Chinese telecom gear over security concerns and pressuring other countries to follow suit.
Prasad lashed out against 'so called liberals of double standards' who remain silent on on the killings of RSS workers in Karnataka and Kerala.
The PM said that the Supreme Court has conducted the highest number of hearings via video-conferencing in the world during the coronavirus pandemic.
From referencing "josh" of Bollywood flick 'Uri', to chants of "Modi, Modi" from the Bharatiya Janata Party, there were varied reactions in Lok Sabha as Finance Minister Piyush Goyal gave his interim budget speech on Friday.
Nilekani says life has come a full circle for him, as he heads back to the company he co-founded over three decades ago.
8,121 people were arrested in 2015 for cybercrimes, a 41% increase from 2014.
Modi cited experts' advice to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread of the deadly virus.
Republic TV channel telecast visuals of Mumbai Police entering Goswami's residence and what appears to be a scuffle.
The BJP odeployed all its big guns -- from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to party chief Amit Shah
RCom and Tata Teleservices are the top net losers of subscribers under mobile number portability (MNP) services.
Ravi Shankar Prasad in a review meeting of MTNL earlier this month had pulled up officials for poor network quality and slow pace of network roll-out.
'People want to see Mr Sinha win again because he has always been there for Patna whether he has been a leader or not.' 'Even when he was an actor, he was a proud Bihari.' 'He is not doing it because he only wants to win an election, he wants to do it because he really loves Bihar.'
A number of senior faces from the outgoing cabinet including Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Piyush Goyal, Narendra Singh Tomar and Prakash Javadekar are expected to figure in the new cabinet.
Justice Dipak Misra retires on October 2.
Will it be home or defence for Amit Shah?
Lalu Prasad and his Muslim-Yadav line has completely gone off track.
The number of smartphones booked during the initial hours was 30,000.
The BJP president said it should not have happened and must not be repeated.
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday offered to discuss the issue of call drops and poor service by state-owned BSNL and MTNL in the Rajya Sabha.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari will head a committee which will reach out to social and volunteer organisations while his Cabinet colleague Sushma Swaraj will head a group that will produce literature for the polls.
'The government is unwilling or unable to provide the kind of relief that Vodafone India is asking for.'
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigned on Monday after the Bombay high court ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the allegations of extortion against him by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address six regional meetings during the 192-day-long exercise.
The government is currently also revising its MSIPS policy to extend its mandate apart from making it more investor friendly.
India can also emerge as a hub of legal talent if it opens up its legal sector
The US tech major is planning to begin local production of its upcoming iPhone 12 by next April - within six months of its launch.
Notwithstanding reservations of judiciary, Parliament on Thursday took cleared two bills providing for a new mechanism for appointment of judges to higher judiciary by scrapping the collegium system that had come under attack from political parties and others.
Call drop problem to improve in 12-16 weeks in Delhi: Vodafone
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his dream 'Swachh Bharat' campaign on Thursday.
The Minister said government is aware that regional language barriers have impeded the e-governance initiatives in rural India.
Cracking down further on hoarding, the Centre on Wednesday put onion and potato under purview of the Essential Commodities Act and imposed stock holding limits in a bid to improve availability and rein in prices.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh on Sunday met party patriarch L K Advani, who is sulking after Narendar Modi was named the party's prime ministerial candidate.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Aam Aadmi Party leader should answer whether he believed in the Indian Army or not.
Unlike the 2012 manifesto, the BJP has chosen not to make any extravagant promises.
The Congress accused the BJP and a section of media of deliberately twisting Gandhi's remarks.
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