Modi unveils plan to tackle water shortages in heartland states
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a 60-billion-rupee ($842 million) plan to tackle water shortages in the ...
Militants kill 35 civilians in Burkina Faso: President
Ouagadougou, Dec 25: At least 35 civilians, mainly women, were killed as a result of a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso’s ...
Cabinet approves creation of chief of defence staff
In a landmark decision, the government on Tuesday approved the creation of a chief of defence staff in the rank of a four-star General ...
Hemant Soren to take oath on Dec 29
Hemant Soren has met the Jharkhand governor and staked claim to form the government after sweeping the Jharkhand assembly elections ...
Cabinet approves Rs 3900 cr for NPR updation: Javadekar
New Delhi, Dec 25: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved an amount of Rs. 3,941.35 crore for updation of National Population Register ...
Envoy to US Harsh Vardhan Shringla to be new Foreign secy
New Delhi, Dec 24 : India’s incumbent Ambassador to the United States, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, will be new Foreign ...
France launches drone attack against terrorists in Mali, 7 killed
Bamako [Mali], Dec. 24 : The French defence ministry on Monday said that it had carried out its first armed drone strike, killing ...
Jharkhand: Hemant Soren to meet Governor tomorrow
New Delhi, Dec 23: As the JMM-led alliance appeared set to cross the majority mark in the Jharkhand Assembly polls on Monday, the ...
India, Iran agree to accelerate work on Chabahar project
TEHRAN: India and Iran on Sunday agreed to accelerate work on the strategic Chabahar project as external affairs minister S Jaishankar ...
Afghanistan’s Ghani wins majority in presidential poll
Kabul, Dec 23: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani was on track to win a second term Sunday, after election officials ...