Bihar to 'name and shame' farmers who burn crop residue

Amid rising air pollution caused by the burning of crop residue, the Bihar government has decided to identify farmers who are indulging in this practice and put up their names at the block offices,......

Bihar train accident: Faulty tracks suspected; top-level probe ordered

Fault in tracks was the possible cause of derailment of all the coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express in Bihar, sources said on Thursday citing a preliminary investigation report.......

Deceased BJP activist wasn't present during lathi-charge: Bihar Police

The Bihar Police claimed that deceased Bharatiya Janata Party functionary Vijay Kumar Singh was not killed in lathi-charge as he was not present at the protest site in Patna when the police action......

CBI searches home of Satya Pal Malik's ex-aide, others in insurance scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted searches at the premises of Sunak Bali, who was an aide of Satya Pal Malik when he was the governor of Jammu and Kashmir, and 11 other......

PM's vision for gas-based economy: 10K CNG pumps, 2 cr household connections

Modi said the push towards a gas-based economy where the share of environment-friendly fuel in the energy basket will be increased from 6.2 per cent to 15 per cent by 2030, will create lakhs of......

'India has to catch a train that left 25 years ago'

'In contrast to the generally buoyant tone of the Economic Survey in January, he sounds uncharacteristically pessimistic, saying that forces in the world economy -- slowing global trade,......

Giving shape to Modi's dream of 'electricity for all'

'REC will be the premier power sector financing and development enterprise by the end of 2020.' 'About Rs 10 lakh crore is required for generation and distribution during the period 2017-22.' Rural......

Big reforms? Modi govt still lags behind

A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much, notes Mihir S Sharma. Image: It is certainly time to start writing the obituaries for structural reform.......