Nitin Gadkari: Longest serving transport minister gets another stint

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari, popularly referred as the 'Highway Man of India', is known to be a go-getter in whatever work he undertakes. IMAGE: BJP leader Nitin Gadkari......

JD-U hopeful of 3 'respectable' cabinet berths

The Janata Dal-United, the support of which along with the Telugu Desam Party is crucial for the new National Democratic Alliance government, will likely make a bid for 'up to three' cabinet......

Quad statement includes subtle warning to China over Indo-Pacific

The four-member Quad is a force for good and is more strategically aligned than ever before, a joint declaration issued after the meeting of the grouping's leaders, including Prime Minister......

Will go on 28-day fast from August 15 if...: Sonam Wangchuk

Climate activist Soman Wangchuk announced on Sunday that he will launch a 28-day fast on Independence Day if the government does not invite Ladakh authorities for talks on demands for statehood and......

PM re-constitutes climate panel; CSE's Narain, Ratan Tata out

Prime Minister Narendra Modi re-constituted a high-level climate panel and dropped well-known environmentalist Sunita Narain and top industry leader Ratan Tata from the council. TERI chairperson R......

Civil aviation ministry cancels Rs 2,000 crore Aranmula airport

The prime reason being the incompetency of Enviro Care, the agency which had done the environmental impact study of the proposed project. The Union Civil Aviation ministry has cancelled approval to......

Modi replaces top finance mandarin Mayaram in 1st major shake up

In first major Secretary-level shuffle by the Narendra Modi-government, Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram has been transferred out of the Finance Ministry to a low profile Tourism Ministry. Mayaram,......

Govt's piece-meal approach not enough to help migrants

There was no announcement from the government on guaranteeing a minimum basic income, which is the need of the hour. The announcements on portability of ration cards and affordable rental housing......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......