Gujarat cabinet rejig: A look at new ministerial portfolios

Following a major reshuffle-cum-expansion of his cabinet, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday allotted the important portfolios of home and industries to Harsh Sanghavi who has been......

Kerala's Alappuzha reports bird flu; under control, say authorities

As an outbreak of avian flu has been reported in some districts of neighbouring Kerala, the border areas of Karnataka, including Mangaluru, have been put on high alert, officials of the Karnataka......

Gas leak at Assam ONGC well enters 4th day, 70 families evacuated

Leakage of gas continued for the fourth day at a well of energy major ONGC in Assam's Sivasagar district, where 70 families have been shifted to a relief camp, officials said on Sunday. Image used......

'Stray Dogs In Ghettos Is A Health Nightmare'

'It will be an explosion of zoonotic diseases from these places.''People will not be able to live or work for kilometres around these places where thousands of street dogs are kept.' IMAGE: Dog......

Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix

It is estimated that around 60 million people are directly impacted by the poultry sector in India. The death of a 11-year-old boy due to ‘bird-flu’, even before the devastating......

India asks for $55-million funding in first call with Pandemic Fund

In a significant development, India is believed to have placed a funding request of around $55 million in its first call with the Pandemic Fund of the World Bank, sources said. Illustration:......

Goyal bets the farm on rural sector in election year push

The government’s largesse was widely expected after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party lost power in the recent assembly polls in three Hindi heartland states, where rural distress was cited......

What Shah's cooperation ministry will do

New ministry will bring much-needed transparency in the functioning of the cooperatives, which so far have been riddled with allegations of political interference and mismanagement. IMAGE: Union......