Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday announced a Rs 100 crore grant for development of the flood-ravaged Dhemaji district in the state. Over 1.54 lakh people from over 260 villages were......
Taking note of large-scale deaths because of the heat wave in various parts of country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked a Group of Ministers to discuss and decide on its inclusion as......
After the recent squabble between India and Bangladesh over the Tipaimukh dam, a new row seems to be brewing between the two otherwise friendly neighbours. Last week, Bangladesh sent a letter to......
A powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and several cities in the north-eastern parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and wounding over 300 others.......
A day after a flood alert was sounded in Bihar, memories of the devastating 'Kosi' flood of 2008 is haunting lakhs of people in the Kosi region of Bihar. People of the region say they are having......
After rail and sea routes, it is time to use river routes to help ease congestion and save time. And why not, given that a river link from Mumbai to Nagothana on the outskirts of the megapolis......
India's energy deficit is likely to improve as hydro power stations can ramp up generation on account of adequate rainfall in the last fortnight of July, wiping out the shortfall of the previous......
On December 23, 1993, the Union government launched a scheme that allowed Members of Parliament to recommend developmental projects that would create durable community assets and infrastructure.......
The finance minister has delivered a Rs 60,000 crore (Rs 600 billion) handout to farmers. How much of that will go to the farmers who are truly debt-stressed is a moot question. But is this the......
Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......