Mayawati sacks minister for 'forgery'

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Wednesday gave marching orders to cabinet minister Ashok Kumar Dohre for allegedly committing forgery and financial irregularities,it was officially......

India's cry for water falls on deaf ears

India's water future remains very bleak.The monsoon season, which once extended to 4 months, is now down to less than 30 days of heavy rain.Rashme Sehgal reports. IMAGE: River streams in......

Maha portfolios: Ajit Pawar gets finance; Aaditya tourism

With this allocation of portfolios, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has got most of the 'plum' ministries.  IMAGE: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray greets Mahasrashtra deputy Chief minister Ajit......

'Ken Betwa interlinking is in violation of all laws'

'It is also being done in violation of our Forest Tribal Act because it will involve the eviction of the tribals living in these forests.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

'Economic growth is the means to deliver social justice'

'We have brought about a slew of reforms that would help improve governance and also facilitate industrial growth,' Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje tells Sahil Makkar. Following a Japanese......

Budget: Govt hikes farm credit target to Rs 15 lakh cr

The government also proposed promoting 'one product one district' for better marketing and export of horticulture crops. It also called on states for early implementation of three key central model......

Railways gets cracking on environment protection, fuel bill

The Railway Ministry has asked all zonal railways to introduce a system of monitoring consumption of all types of energy and water, along with trend analysis and benchmarking. Image: Railways......

Big boost for agriculture, bags Rs 44,485 crore grant in FY17

To reduce the burden of loan repayment on farmers, a provision of Rs 15,000 crore has been made in the budgetary estimate of 2016-17 towards interest subvention.   Amid growing farm distress......