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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Photo: PTI)

Computer Baba starts anti-BJP yagna

The religious leader who had shot into national limelight when he sought permission to land on the bank of river Ganga...

3 Oct 2018 12:40 AM IST

Akhilesh Yadav is a member of the Upper House, where senior SP leader Ahmed Hasan leads the party. (Photo: PTI)

Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP, supports farmers

The SP president said that contrary to the promises made during elections, cane growers had still to receive their dues.

3 Oct 2018 12:33 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: File)

Yogi Adityanath defends UP govt over agitation

Adityanath said that it was for the first time since Independence that the BJP had brought the farmers' issues on the...

3 Oct 2018 12:28 AM IST

Nutrition Garden Programme, Nandurbar

Gardens that nurture tribal health and hope

Suvi Sundravari, 30, from Dhadgaon, whose little one rests comfortably in her arms, looks on quietly at the group.

3 Oct 2018 12:23 AM IST

The objective of imparting financial literacy is to spearhead a revolution to change the investment habits of rural India and the middle classes through easily understandable education modules, pre-tested for their learnability before dissemination. (Representational image)

Why financial inclusion and financial literacy needs to have priority...

Financial inclusion can only happen concurrently with financial literacy, which are twin pillars to mitigate poverty.

3 Oct 2018 12:22 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Congress leaders after lunch at Sevagram, the ashram where Mahatma Gandhi spent his last few years, went to the taps and scrubbed their utensils clean. (Photo: Screengrab | ANI)

Watch: Rahul, Sonia Gandhi wash plates after lunch at Sevagram ashram

Congress leaders had congregated at Sevagram village to attend the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC).

2 Oct 2018 9:15 PM IST

According to official sources, some officials in the anganwadi centre spotted the dead rats and alerted its in-charge to stop distributing them among the children. (Representational image)

Rats guzzled 11,000 units of seized liquor in dry' Bihar, claim police

As per an assessment over 11,000 units of liquor bottles seized during raids in last two years were kept inside the...

2 Oct 2018 8:42 PM IST

PM Modi lied by promising to create two crore jobs every year and giving a fair price for farm produce, Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged. (Photo: PTI)

'With PM Modi's help, thieves of India turned black money into white':...

'You tried Modiji... He broke your trust...now you trust Congress,' Rahul Gandhi said.

2 Oct 2018 8:37 PM IST

The new Air-Purifying inverter air conditioners are available at all retail outlets from a starting price of Rs 39,000 to Rs 72,000.

3 of Chennai family die after inhaling poisonous gas from air...

Police said the 35-year-old man, his wife and 8-year-old son were residents of Thiruvalluvar Nagar at Koyambedu in the...

2 Oct 2018 8:06 PM IST

Madan, in his early 20s, allegedly attacked his mother in the head and later throttled her to death around midnight, the ACP said. (Representational Image)

Woman kidnapped', killed', body found inside parked damaged car

Some local people found the unidentified woman lying near the drivers seat inside the car in the early hours and...

2 Oct 2018 7:38 PM IST

Built at a cost of Rs 90 lakh, the facility will be of great help to general public, including joggers and cyclists, who throng iconic promenade, a civic official said. (Photo: Twitter | @AUThackeray)

Rs 90 lakh eco-friendly toilet to save water built at Marine Drive in...

A toilet generally requires 8 litres of water for a single flush, but this facility uses only 800 ml water, an official...

2 Oct 2018 7:16 PM IST

The CWC meeting was presided over by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and attended among others by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Cong calls for second freedom struggle against Modi govt at Wardha...

Congress Working Committee also condemned use of force against protesting farmers on their way to Delhi.

2 Oct 2018 5:52 PM IST