Modi to be awarded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive an award from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan from during his visit to the United States later this month. Minister of State......

Nation marks 2 years of Clean India campaign

New initiatives to clean public places, rewarding the impact-makers and fresh pledges to meet the 2019 target of a clean-India marked the day as the the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime......

When Modi was the supporting actor to Salman's Prem

Salman Khan is now lending a helping hand to Prime Minister Modi. How one may ask? A six-minute video of the PM, titled ‘Mera desh hai mahaan, mera desh hai jawan’ which is attributed......

IN PHOTOS: One year of the Swachh Bharat Mission

On Friday, India marked the first anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. Various programmes were held across the country to mark the event, which......

Govt gets Rs 1-lakh-crore spend cushion for FY16

Government will get to use it for infra spending, social-sector schemes, balancing the fiscalWith global crude oil prices, already low for a while, expected to remain below $70 a barrel for the......

Taking stock of Budget promises

Ahead of Union Budget for 2015-16, to be announced on Saturday, Business Standard looks at some of the key announcements made in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s maiden Budget, in July 2014,......

PM for revamp of urban governance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for revamping urban governance while linking it to the 'Digital India' mission and 'Swachh Bharat' campaign. Chairing a meeting on urban development in New......

2018's 10 WORST Hindi Movies

Sukanya Verma lists the films she will never watch again. When it's so excruciatingly long, you are convinced 'a century has passed'. When it's so noisy and nonsensical, your threshold for pain is......

As a child, Kajol sweeped the house, cleaned the bathroom

'Somewhere it gives you amazing work ethic.''Nobody's job is less, one should respect all.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajol/Instagram Kajol recently shot a special sequence for Aanand L Rai's Zero......

Sonam Kapoor sizzles in red!

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Sonam Kapoor took a break from promoting her latest film Neerja to shoot for a cosmetic brand at Mehboob......

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......

PM hosts Asian Games medallists, lauds their feats

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal with the India's medal winners in tennis at the Asian Games in Incheon. Photograph: Sarbananda Sonowal/Facebook Prime Minister......