Building smart cities is challenging but doable: Minister
Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu asked the states to be ready to make their cities and towns "smart" under the central government's initiative of building 10......
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India for greater female participation in UN peace efforts
women caught in conflicts, India has called for greater female participation in UN peace efforts and a broader approach that focuses on "peacebuilding"......
Railway Minister flags off 4 trains remotely using RailTel service
Suresh Prabhu had remotely flagged off four express trains from here Thursday, using the telepresence service of the state-run RailTel, the ICT arm of......
Economic growth 2013-14 revised to 6.9 percent by base year change
Friday revised the base year for computing national accounts resulting in the upward economic growth rate of 6.9 percent for 2013-14, according to an o......
FICCI voices concern over telecom spectrum prices
spectrum auction in March, the industry chambers have expressed their concerns over the steep reserve price of various airwaves and said high prices wi......
Jayanthi Natarajan quits Congress
leader and former union minister Jayanthi Natarajan Friday announced her resignation from the party, saying she had only acted on "specific inputs" fro......
India, Philippines to cooperate in tourism
Philippines discussed ways to promote two-way exchange in tourism sector. During a meeting here between union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma and Philip......
Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
Narendra Modi Friday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 67th death anniversary. "My tributes to Pujya (respected) Bapu," he tweeted. Gandhi was assa......
Must give importance to mobile governance: Modi
implement e-governance, the country must think about 'mobiles first' and give importance to mobile governance, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday......
Over 50 countries to participate in BioAsia 2015
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Sujatha Singh’s farewell note stresses on MEA’s ‘institutional strength’
whose service as foreign secretary was "curtailed" seven months before her two-year term was to end, in her farewell letter to colleagues stressed on t......
Railways to have innovative funding strategy: Prabhu
for 2015-16 would spell out an innovative strategy to fund its infrastructure projects, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said Thursday. "The new strategy......
Cut in passenger fares unlikely in rail budget, hints Prabhu
fares is unlikely in the ensuing railway budget for 2015-16 despite sharp fall in diesel price, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu hinted. "We recover only......
India seeks German support for Ganga rejuvenation
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Jaishankar takes charge as foreign secretary
width="550"] Dr. S. Jaishankar assumes charge as Foreign Secretary of India New Delhi, Jan 29 S. Jaishankar, India's ambassador to the US who was seen......
Cabinet allows 49 percent foreign investment in Lupin
on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Wednesday approved the proposal of drug major Lupin Ltd. to increase investment by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to......
Reforms in food subsidy to reduce inflationary pressures: Moody’s
agency Moody's Investor Service Thursday said the recommended reforms in food subsidy and distribution will reduce India's inflationary pressures and f......
Centre plans to create special agency for Ganga cleaning
in the Ganga river, the central government plans to create a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for setting up and maintaining sewage treatment plants (STPs......
Cabinet approves Rs.3,705 crore per MHz reserve price for 3G
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India, Oman to expand cooperation in tourism
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