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Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said judicious use of pesticide and chemical fertiliser does not lead to any harmful effects and work on soil health cards was being done in mission mode under directions of PM Modi. (Photo: ANI)

No evidence of fertilizer use causing cancer: Tomar

He asked the Congress government in Punjab to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme to give relief to people suffering...

2 July 2019 4:09 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah

Amit Shah to launch BJP membership drive in Telangana on July 6

Telangana is one of the states under the BJP's focus for its growth plans.

2 July 2019 4:07 PM IST

The Indore legislator and son of senior party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya was arrested and later sent to judicial custody for thrashing the municipal officer. (Photo: ANI)

PM's comment on Aakash Vijayvargiya is just eyewash': Congress

Who is stopping Prime Minister Modi and BJP President Amit Shah to take action against Akash Vijayvargiya?' Cong leader...

2 July 2019 4:04 PM IST

Former vice-chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and senior Congress leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy. (Photo: ANI)

T'gana Cong leader Shashidhar Reddy rubbishes reports of him joining...

Reddyclaimed he was a staunch Gandhian and he who would never compromise on the principles and ideology of secularism.

2 July 2019 3:53 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with minister for social justice and empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot after a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Centre calls UP government's caste certificate order...

Centre said the inclusion of OBCs under Scheduled Caste is in domain of Parliament and asked the state government to...

2 July 2019 3:46 PM IST

It is scientifically known that mangrove forests help stabilise and protect coastlines from tsunamis and floods. In areas where mangrove forests are cut down, damage from hurricanes and typhoons are far more severe. (Photo: Twitter | @milinddeora)

Will bullet train shift Mumbaikars when city drowns?': Cong leader...

Planting trees across Maharashtra won't save Mumbai,' Congress leader MIlind Deora also said on Twitter.

2 July 2019 3:42 PM IST

The scheme will be accessible only to terminally ill adult patients with fewer than six months to live -- or one year left to live for sufferers of conditions such as motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis. (Photo: Representational | Pixabay)

Man declared dead by hospital, 'wakes up' just before burial

20-year-old Mohammad Furqan was admitted to a private hospital on June 21 after an accident and declared dead on Monday.

2 July 2019 3:25 PM IST

RJD leaders raised slogans and demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mangal Pandey over the deaths in Muzaffarpur. (Photo: PTI)

Tejashwi Yadav absent in Assembly for second day

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sanjay Sarawagi asked the RJD MLAs in the house about the absence of the latter's...

2 July 2019 3:16 PM IST

MDMK leader Vaiko and scores of his supporters were on Friday arrested after BJP and MDMK volunteers clashed in Kavalkinaru area on the border of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts, police said. (Photo: File)

MDMK nominates general secretary Vaiko as its candidate for Rajya...

The Rajya Sabha polls in Chennai are slated for July 18.

2 July 2019 3:12 PM IST

Sunny Deol became a member of parliament for the first time after he defeated Congresss Sunil Jakhar with a massive margin in the recent general election. (Photo: Twitter | @iamsunnydeol)

Sunny Deol appoints representative in constituency, Cong claims...

Gurpreet Singh Palheri, however, downplayed the matter, saying his appointment would ensure a 24-hour service to people...

2 July 2019 3:06 PM IST

At least 13 people died after a compound wall collapsed on the hutments due to heavy downpour in Kurar Village in area of Malad East on Tuesday morning in Mumbai. (Photo: File | PTI)

Blame monsoon, not BMC's fault: Sanjay Raut on Mumbai wall collapse

Raut said that Shiv Sena chief Udhav Thackeray himself checked all the preparations done for the Mumbai rains.

2 July 2019 3:05 PM IST

She appealed to the Prime Minister and Jal Shakti Ministry to treat the issue of farmers on an emergency-scale and take immediate steps to provide them relief. (Photo: ANI)

Sumalatha pleads lawmakers, government to save 'Annadatas'

Mandya MP Sumalatha highlighted the issues of water crisis and drought condition in Mandya.

2 July 2019 2:48 PM IST