Bharatiya Janata Party's National Democratic Alliance partners have got five cabinet ministerial berths in the third term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as against none in the outgoing......
The number of cancer cases in the country is projected to go up from 14.6 lakh in 2022 to 15.7 lakh in 2025, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Cancer Registry Programme,......
Claimed to be the world's most affordable diagnostic kit for coronavirus, a low-cost test kit developed by the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi was launched on Wednesday. According to IIT......
Creation of the new Telangana state will take close to six months that involve a number of steps, including adoption of state Re-organisation bill by Parliament by a simple majority. Contrary to......
The alarming rate at which crucial government websites are being hacked, mostly from Pakistan and China, has posed serious questions regarding our internal security, reports Vicky Nanjappa. As......
Inviting private sector for the development of railway infrastructure, the Indian Railways on Wednesday said the ambitious target of laying 1000 km of track per year would be financed through its......
In an attempt to push broadband connectivity further in the country, the government has decided the service will be offered free of cost to users, who will, however, pay for the equipment (Rs......
Three years after the Centre decided to publish separately the money it spends on women in the Union Budget, experts are questioning the methodology adopted, which in most cases inflates the amount......
Even as uncertainty prevails over secretary-level appointments in North Block, Finance Secretary DC Gupta, who also holds charge of the expenditure department, kicked off the budget exercise on......
The finance ministry has decided to present a three-year rolling Budget from the next fiscal. It has, however, ruled out carrying over expenditure from one year to the next.Finance ministry......
In a bid to ensure better health and promote sports culture among kids, Sports Minister Ajay Maken has come up with a proposal under which school children will get marks for physical fitness.......