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Hoardings in villages barring entry to pastors not unconstitutional: HC

The Chhattisgarh high court has disposed of two petitions seeking the removal of hoardings prohibiting entry to pastors and 'converted Christians' in eight villages, holding that they were......

Gram sabhas above Parl; need to empower them: Hazare

Decrying the failure of Rajya Sabha to pass the Lokpal bill, Anna Hazare on Thursday made a curious suggestion to bring a law to empower gram sabhas that will be above Parliament. In a video......

Elect BJP-backed candidates, get Rs 10 lakh fund: Union minister

Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar has offered Rs 10 lakh fund for villages in his Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency if they elect a Bharatiya Janata Party-backed candidate in the Gram Panchayat......

'Kerala Has Done Very Well In Eradicating Poverty'

'Poverty eradication is a continuous process. There is no full stop to it.' Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Adhwaith......

'If you can't speak English...': HC slams Nainital ADM

The Uttarakhand high court has asked two top officials of the state to find out whether an officer who has no knowledge of English can effectively control an executive position after an additional......

Third gram sabha rejects Niyamgiri mining plan

The villagers of Tadijhola in Kalahandi district of Odisha rejected the proposal for bauxite mining in Niyamgiri hills on Tuesday, becoming the third gram sabha to do so. Of 22 eligible voters in......

Govt doubles Mudra loan limit to Rs 20 lakh to promote entrepreneurship

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the doubling of the upper limit of Mudra loans to Rs 20 lakh to promote entrepreneurship in the country. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......

Jolt for Vedanta as mining in Niyamgiri Hills voted out

In what could be a jolt for Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, the fate of the beleaguered proposal to mine bauxite in Odisha’s Niyamgiri Hills was sealed on Monday, with the seventh of the 12 gram......

Road construction trebled under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

Highlighting the the government's focus on providing power to all, Finance Minister Goyal said 2.5 crore families were without electricity in 2014 and "we have provided power to almost all......

Ahead of LS polls, taming food prices govt's priority

Ahead of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, keeping food prices under check has emerged as one of the topmost priorities for the government. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Food prices would......

Vinesh quits Railways job amid rumours of new career

IMAGE: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia meet with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, in New Delhi on Wednesday, September 4. Photograph: ANI Photo Former India wrestler......

Vinesh's disqualification insult to country: AAP

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat defeated Japan's Yui Susak at the Paris Olympics, on Tuesday. Photograph: X AAP called wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Olympics an "insult" to the country......

WFI demands action against Vinesh's support staff

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the government had provided a financial assistance of Rs 70 lakh to Vinesh Phogat in the build-up to the Games for training......

Sachin Tendulkar donates his Rajya Sabha salary to PM's Relief Fund

Tendulkar has drawn nearly Rs 90 lakh in salaries and other monthly allowances IMAGE: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter......