Despite Losing Murugan Becomes Minister

He is the only one among 17 ministers from the outgoing council of ministers who lost the Lok Sabha polls to be reappointed minister. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata leader Narendra D Modi with L......

Modi govt 3.0: Who is in, who is out

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers that put emphasis on continuity, youth and experience while......

37 ministers don't find a place in Modi 3.0

As many as 37 ministers have been dropped from the government in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term and these include seven with cabinet rank -- prominent among them being Smriti Irani,......

13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three......

India 'not scared' if Monsanto leaves, as GM cotton row escalates

Monsanto has taken the government to court over the royalty. Image: Image: Farmer Darshan Singh plucks cotton from his damaged Bt cotton field on the outskirts of Bhatinda in Punjab. Photograph:......

Big boost for agriculture, bags Rs 44,485 crore grant in FY17

To reduce the burden of loan repayment on farmers, a provision of Rs 15,000 crore has been made in the budgetary estimate of 2016-17 towards interest subvention.   Amid growing farm distress......

How govt plans to check price rise of pulses

Procurement will be done through domestic purchases as well as imports. In a bid to check spiralling prices of pulses, the government would procure 350,000 tonnes of pulses in the 2015-16 crop......

Attacks on India's beef industry hit buffalo meat trade

India is the world's biggest buffalo meat exporter and April-September shipments fell 13.2 percent from a year ago to 598,901 tonnes. IMAGE: Cows are revered in Hindu culture and their killing is......

Paralympics: Bhavinaben enters TT semis, assured bronze

IMAGE: India's Bhavinaben Patel qualified for the semi-finals of the women's singles table tennis at the Tokyo Paralympics after a scintillating win over world No. 5 Borislava Peric Rankovic of......

PM Modi to para athletes: You are role models

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with para archer Jyoti Balyan, who will be taking part in her first Paralympics. Photograph: DD News/Twitter "You are all winners and role models,"......

Asian Para Games: India win 5 gold, Deepa wins 2nd bronze on penultimate day

IMAGE: Deepa Malik produced her best effort in her fourth attempt, a 9.67 metre throw to win the bronze medal. Photograph: Doordarshan National/Twitter Para athletes added two gold medals to......