Full text: President Murmu's R-Day eve address to the nation

'Today, let us reaffirm our commitment to strive to realise Gandhiji’s dreams. His watchwords, truth and nonviolence, will continue to remain relevant for the whole world. He also taught us......

BJP will implement UCC in J'khand, tribals excluded: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code in Jharkhand if voted to power in the state, but would keep tribals out of its ambit. IMAGE:......

Modi sounds poll bugle in Himachal, literally

The previous governments only laid foundation stones and forgot about the actual projects once the elections were over, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday as he sounded the poll bugle --......

'Respect for PM office's restored under NDA govt'

Dismissing allegations that the National Democratic Alliance government is a one-man show and that ministers have been reduced to "toys," Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that the......

Govt aims to provide 1 crore internship over 5 years

The government on Thursday rolled out the internship programme on a pilot basis that will provide a total annual financial assistance of Rs 66,000 to those in the age group of 21-24 years, and aim......

Centre hikes premium for flagship insurance schemes as claims rise

The Centre has increased the premium rates for its flagship insurance schemes, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), for the first time......

Now, Saradha shockwaves rock Assam

The Saradha fraud in West Bengal is reverberating in neighbouring Assam as well, with depositors, as well the company’s former agents and employees, holding protest demonstrations here......

Autonomy for govt banks remains on paper

  FinMin sets target for MUDRA loan, Jeevan Suraksha gift chequesIn January this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told public sector bankers at the two-day Gyan Sangam in Pune that his......