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Swachh Bharat a hit or miss? Let us know

Give us your feedback on the condition of toilets in your neighbourhood, help rate Swacch Bharat mission. The Swachh Bharat mission, one of the flagship programmes of the National Democratic......

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: A FAILURE?

There should have been a focus on sanitation and not on littering or garbage. Absence of sanitation affects the health of children, explains Aakar Patel. Kindly note the image has been posted only......

Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' to focus on students, exams

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the subject for 'Mann Ki Baat' in February would be about students who are preparing for competitive exams."Was thinking about this month's radio......

Officials lynch man who objected to photographing women defecating in open

An activist Zafar Khan was lynched in Rajasthan for resisting photography and videography of women defecating in open on Friday, prompting other activists to demand tough action against the......

Sangma rejects Assam CM's claim, says Mukroh is part of Meghalaya

Dismissing his Assam counterpart's claim, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday asserted in the assembly that Mukroh village on the disputed inter-state border, where a violent clash......

Now, PM seeks people's views on his 'Clean India' mission

Reaching out to people for his ambitious project for a clean India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought their views on the contours of 'Mission Swachh Bharat' to be launched on October 2,......

CMs panel on Swachh Bharat to finalise report by June-end

A chief ministers' panel working on different aspects of Swachh Bharat Mission, including suggesting ways to rope in private players and setting up an institutional mechanism, will finalise its......

Why amendments are necessary for Make in India's success

Government should ensure that products made in special economic zones should be covered par with foreign trade agreements. The captains of home care, personal care and chemical industry feel that......

World Bank approves $1.5 billion to support clean India campaign

More than 500 million of the rural population in India continue to defecate in the open, suffering from preventable deaths, illness, stunting, harassment and economic losses. Image: Prime......

Want a good appraisal? Pick up a broom

Performance evaluation of PSU executives to be linked to targets in Swachh Bharat campaign Executives of public sector companies hoping for a good appraisal next year might want to arm themselves......

Javed Akhtar, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to make a song for Swacch Bharat

Poet-writer Javed Akhtar has decided to become a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swacch Bharat programme, and it's all thanks to singer-turned-parliamentarian Baabul......

Shah Rukh's toddler son joins Swacch Bharat campaign

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter to share a picture of his youngest son AbRam. 'Starting him young to believe in Clean......

It's a wrap for Akshay-Bhumi's Toilet Ek Prem Katha

Get ready for Akshay Kumar's next! The shoot of Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar's new film Toilet Ek Prem Katha has wrapped up. Akshay tweeted a picture from the film and......

Kalki: I will always have a connect with Anurag Kashyap

'I can’t talk to the media about why Anurag and I split because it would be like writing an entire book to understand and do justice to it,' Kalki Koechlin tells Sonil Dedhia. Kalki Koechlin......

Raina completes PM Modi's Swacch Bharat Challenge

Suresh Raina takes up the Swacch Bharat Challenge in Ghaziabad. India's star batsman Suresh Raina completed the Swacch Bharat Challenge in his home town, Ghaziabad, on Wednesday after being......

India Hockey stars bring out cleaning gear to kick off Swachh Bharat week

IMAGE: Hockey stars Rupinder Pal Singh and PR Sreejesh participate in the Swacch Bharat Week on Tuesday. Photograph: Rupinder Pal Singh/Twitter In keeping with the ongoing Swachh Bharat mission......

Tendulkar bats with PM Modi for 'Swachh Bharat'

Sachin Tendulkar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Courtesy: Narendra Modi/Facebook Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of his......

With broom and spade... Tendulkar drives operation clean-up!

Sachin Tendulkar during the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. Photograph: Video grab Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a Swachh Bharat, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar picked a broom,......

India support staff member accused of 'inappropriate behaviour' in WI

A junior member of the Indian cricket team's support staff was accused of "inappropriate behaviour" by a female hotel employee in Antigua, an incident dismissed as a "case of mistaken identity" by......