'It is a package for a new self-reliant India.'
'Given that the RGF is a family-controlled trust, why would the Congress defend it every time someone accuses it of wrong-doing?' asks Virendra Kapoor.
'If we follow the advice of the AYUSH ministry 100 per cent, then the next generation will be stunted.'
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 1 crore each to the kin of those killed in the incident.
University Grants Commission Member M M Ansari has lashed out at Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani, accusing her of "abruptly" discontinuing mid-session teaching of German language in Central schools and said her tenure so far as been "far from satisfactory".
Embarrassed by inclusion of former Pakistan Air Force chief's photograph in a government advertisement on Sunday along with Indian leaders and icons, the Prime Minister's Office apologised to the nation and ordered an inquiry into the lapse.
Recently, there have been reports that the government is working on a scheme to offer education loans at a minimum rate of interest of 4 per cent.
'The minister is not concerned about our daughters' well-being.' 'Just when the sex ratio for girls is showing an improvement across every district, the minister wants the onus to be on the women knowing very well that decision making in India is in the hands of the male.'
Even as one bench of the Delhi High Court is for increasing the manpower of Delhi Police to segregate crime detection from law and order, another bench on Monday said the force is "overstaffed".
The juvenile convict in the 'Nirbhaya' gang-rape case of 2012 won't be released from jail and will be under the monitoring of an NGO for a year, sources said.
'Before the elections, fake news can create law and order hassles and that is the reason they want social media firms to follow the amended IT Act.'
The state of Kerala is witnessing damage like never before as the floods have claimed over 350 people since May 30 and have forced over 10 lakh people out of their homes. According to figures, a whopping 12.47 lakh people are living in approximately 1,155 shelter camps after their homes and their lives were destroyed in the deluge. As the state struggles to find its feet, here's a glimpse of what life looks like in a shelter.
She also suggested exploring the possibility of setting up de-addiction centres near these railway stations.
The BJP on Sunday said the inclusion of the photograph of a former Pakistan Air Force Chief in a government advertisement was in "consonance" with the thought process of Congress and demanded a clarification from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh whether there was any change in the relations with that country.
'My vision for the future is that of a wholly child centric education system. We cannot afford to be the slaves of the past. We must keep ourselves in synch with the processes of change sweeping through the globe,' says Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal
Given India's political scenario, where parties seek votes on the basis of caste and religion, the issue of using mother tongue in schools is more of a political vendetta, says Devanik Saha
Among the three Deputy Chief Ministers are Govind Karjol, who has also been given the charge of PWD and Social welfare; Ashwath Narayan the portfolio of Higher Education, IT & BT, Science and Technology; and Laxman Savadi with Transport department.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he congratulated his friend T M Thomas Issac for, what he sarcastically said, taking over as "Finance Minister of Somalia".
Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa can now communicate "actively" and is able to move his hands and legs, a Hungarian Defence Ministry spokesman said on Monday. Brazilian Massa, who fractured his skull in an accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday, is waking up from sedation more and more frequently.
In the first secretary-level appointments by the Narendra Modi government, Rakesh Garg was on Sunday named the new telecom secretary while Jugal Kishore Mohapatra is to be secretary in the fertilizers ministry.
If the international community concentrates on empowering women through gender equality, it will actually be promoting the cause of democracy, mitigating poverty and improving general health, joint secretary in the ministry of women and child development Kiran Chadha told the ongoing session of Commission on Status of Women.
'At its peak, COVID-19 in Korea felt like half-disaster, half-disaster movie.'
According to aviation industry sources, around 630 domestic flights of Monday were cancelled due to the Centre's Sunday night announcement that there would be no flights in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, and limited operations at major airports such as Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
With lakhs of these workers stranded on highways and inter-state bus terminus, the government stepped in and asked states and union territories to immediately set up relief camps for migrant workers and others who are returning to their home states or trying to do so during the nationwide lockdown period.
Every organisation will also prioritise the areas requiring mandatory inspection, and the cases forwarded by the CAIU will be on data and evidence basis.
Amid a raging debate over safety of women at workplace, a key legislation in this regard is stuck between Women and Child Development Ministry and law ministries and is yet to be enforced despite the President giving his assent over seven months ago.
The eye of the debate has been focused too tightly on the quantum of punishment rather than the current approach, both to the juvenile, and also, for making him/her accountable, says Puja Marwaha
India lacks in innovation in education as children are discouraged to ask questions in schools something which should not be allowed to go on, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday, contending "unless you rebel, unless you challenge the status quo, how can you innovate anything".
PETA said that the court had also ruled that cruelty is inherent in these events, as bulls are not anatomically suited for such activities and making them participate is subjecting them to unnecessary pain and suffering, so such events were outlawed.
A dipstick survey covering 30 villages in Rajasthan threw up some worrisome numbers. About 250 children missed their regular vaccination schedule in March alone. These numbers are alarming, since India has around 600,000 villages according to the 2011 census. Sohini Das reports.
Increase of 10% to 12% likely in a bid to improve citizens' mood after demonetisation.
A toddler and two middle-aged persons have succumbed to swine flu in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat, pushing the pandemic toll to 72, even as schools and colleges in Pune, shut due to the spurt in the infection, reopened on Monday after nearly two weeks. Over 100 more fresh cases of flu infection were reported from various states on Sunday, Union Health Ministry officials said in Delhi.
Poor predictability, credibility and effectiveness of fiscal performance have been key reasons for successive governments failing to deliver on their promises.
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday stoked a potential controversy with her remark that all the violence is "male-generated".
Twenty children, selected for this years bravery awards, today had a lifetime experience at the Rashtrapati Bhavan with President Pranab Mukherjee interacting with them and posing for a photograph.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet his six-member cabinet at 1pm on Monday as the new Aam Aadmi Party gets down to work.
'The air force has treated the Tejas like a step child.' 'The Tejas has grown in capability, but the IAF has preferred foreign fighters like the Rafale.'
Alarm bells ring as Google trends for the last year show India saw the highest number of searches in the world for the Blue Whale Challenge.
The home ministry told the states and Union Territories to clearly instruct all police stations that failure to register FIR on receipt of information about any cognisable offence will invite prosecution of the duty police officer under IPC Section 166A (public servant disobeying law) which will invite imprisonment up to one year.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia says it's the 'biggest failure of our system'.
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