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Minister of state for defence Shripad Naik

National security top priority for government: Shripad Naik

But we changed the trend and started acting against terrorists by going into their dens, Mr Naik said in an exclusive...

5 Jun 2019 3:56 AM IST

Union minister for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi chairs a meeting on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Minority girls to receive encouragement

Of the total target of five crore students under the Pradh-anmantri Scholarship,' 50 per cent will be female students.

5 Jun 2019 3:30 AM IST

I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar flags off the new DSNG vans assigned to DD News at Doordarshan Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Prasar Bharati to stay autonomous

The Parliament of India passed the Prasar Bharati Act to grant the public broadcasting agency autonomy in 1990.

5 Jun 2019 3:24 AM IST

The government will create a model whereby 4 lakh jobs will be generated annually in 800 villages across the country through clusters, MSME Minister Giriraj Singh said on Friday.

Giriraj Singh ignites fire in NDA with snide tweet over iftar

As fire within the ruling coalition raged, Shah called up Singh and admonished him for his tweets.

5 Jun 2019 3:19 AM IST

Abhishek Banerjee

BJP plans Jai Mahakali' in Bengal after Jai Shri Ram'

As Mamata Banerjee is there, the TRP of Ram has gone down and Ma Kali's TRP is going up.

5 Jun 2019 3:07 AM IST

BSP supremo Mayawati addresses a press conference in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI )

Ready to work with Akhilesh Yadav in future: Mayawati

Eleven Assembly bypolls are due in UP after the MLAs there won the Lok Sabha polls.

5 Jun 2019 2:58 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah

Amit Shah chairs ministers' meet on oil, signals Number 2 status

Union home secretary Rajiv Gauba and senior Kashmir division officials in the ministry were present at the briefing.

5 Jun 2019 2:52 AM IST

Under the new system, EVMs will have name, photo and election symbol of a candidate in that order.

Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir likely later this year: EC

The schedule for Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be announced after the Amarnath yatra, the Election Commission...

4 Jun 2019 9:11 PM IST

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Bringing back ballot papers is like using lanterns in era of electric...

This came a day after Mamata Banerjee urged the opposition parties to unitedly demand the return of ballot papers in...

4 Jun 2019 7:19 PM IST

Choubey has been reassigned the health portfolio in the Modi governments second term. (Photo: Twitter)

Ashwini Choubey takes charge of Health Ministry; catches metro to...

Before taking charge, the minister performed an elaborate puja and planted five trees in the Nirman Bhavan campus.

4 Jun 2019 6:07 PM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi

Home Ministry refuses to share details on notice to Rahul Gandhi over...

In an RTI application, the ministry was asked to provide a copy of the notice to Rahul Gandhi and details of the...

4 Jun 2019 4:31 PM IST

I tried to do good work but the situation has compelled me to resign, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said. (Photo: ANI)

Cong veteran Vikhe Patil resigns as MLA, likely to join BJP

He met Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. Abdul Sattar, who was ousted from Congress, said more leaders are expected to...

4 Jun 2019 3:37 PM IST