New Delhi: The Union Government opened its door to foreign direct investment (FDI) in nine sectors on Monday, which in turn brought back an upbeat mood to the stok market. Defence, food products, civil aviation, pharmaceuticals, broadcasting, retail trade are some the sectors where FDI norms were relaxed with an intention to push reforms […]
New Delhi: Citizens across the nation are in tears as family budgets are hit by the sudden surge in the prices of three essentials – Tomato, Potato and Dal.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked tax officials to increase the number of tax payers in India to 10 crore. Currently there are only 5.43 crore people in the taxpayer bases of the country.
BENGALURU: A teenager from Bengaluru who allegedly killed a police constable on Wednesday night died in custody barely a few hours after his capture. Allegations arose that it was a case of custodial killing, but the police said it was the result of a cardiac arrest while in custody. Bujji alias Moorthy (19) had been […]
NEW DELHI: The much-awaited national civil aviation policy that seeks to strengthen regional connectivity and tap the sector’s high growth potential was cleared by the Union Cabinet. Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said the policy is a game changer and that the country’s aviation sector is poised to become the world’s third largest by […]
NEW DELHI: India has to open up and be proactive in telling the world about the extent of the country’s age-old cultural influence in Cambodia beyond one signature tourist attraction, an expert has exhorted. The Southeast Asian country is deservedly known across continents for its vintage Angkor temples that share architectural commonness with Pallava and […]
NEW DELHI: A thoroughly illustrated compendium of all aspects of India’s most vital farming belt is out in public domain, as a bilingual ‘Agricultural Atlas of Madhya Pradesh’ has been brought out with exciting glimpses at the latest maps and information on the state’s geography, rivers, soils, climate, demography, livestock, changing cropping patterns and production […]
NEW DELHI: UNICEF India unveiled the ‘Fair Start’ film as part of a (social) media campaign that will focus on persisting inequities that large groups of children in India face, affecting their survival, growth and development. A series of impactful films will give an insight into the lives of millions of children from various backgrounds, […]
NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Dr Mahesh Sharma released a publication and a set of DVDs providing a rich and spectacular repository of information on ‘Bhand Pather’, the celebrated folk theatre form of Kashmir. The publication, ‘An Illustrated Monograph of Bhand Pather, the Folk Theatre of Kashmir’, is the outcome of […]