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MoS for External Affairs VK Singh on Wednesday said the mental health status of the former Army jawan, who allegedly cpommitted suicide, should be investigated. (Photo: PTI)

Environment not conducive for talks with Pakistan: VK Singh

Pathankot attack and intensification of cross-border firings have eroded the necessary environment for talks, Singh...

25 Nov 2016 5:53 PM IST

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

NITI Aayog to lead initiative of cashless transactions at govt offices

The NITI Aayog committee will identify various digital payment systems appropriate to different sectors of the economy.

25 Nov 2016 5:23 PM IST

Wheat production rose to 93.5 million tonne for the 2015-16 crop year (July-June) as compared to 86.53 million tonne in the previous year.

Pvt traders export 1.65 lakh tonne wheat in April-August: Govt

The country has enough stocks to meet the requirements for Public Distribution System and other welfare schemes.

25 Nov 2016 5:17 PM IST

The government has approved domestic procurement of 10 lakh tonnes of pulses, comprising 5 lakh tonnes each in kharif and rabi marketing seasons.

Govt buys 6.38 lakh tonnes of pulses for buffer stock

The govt is targeting a record 20.75 million tonnes of pulses output in the ongoing 2016-17 crop year.

25 Nov 2016 5:10 PM IST

Poeple play with firecrackers during Diwali festival in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

SC bans sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR to curb rising air pollution

SC asked the Central Pollution Control Board to file a reply within three months regarding harmful effects of...

25 Nov 2016 4:51 PM IST

As of November 9, the balance in about 25.5 crore Jan Dhan accounts was Rs 45,636 crore. (Photo: PTI)

Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts rise to Rs 64,250 crore; UP leads the...

Uttar Pradesh has highest 3.79 crore account holders with Rs 10,670.62 crore deposits in them.

25 Nov 2016 4:49 PM IST

File photo of Delhi High Court. (Photo: PTI)

Affair during subsistence of marriage amounts to cruelty: Delhi HC

High Court set aside a trial court's judgement granting divorce to a man who was in an open adulterous relationship'.

25 Nov 2016 4:30 PM IST

The GST Council, which has Union Finance Minister and his state counterparts, will decide on tax rates at its meeting on November 3-4 here.

No security clearance obtained for GSTN shareholding: Gangwar

The government plans to roll out the new indirect tax regime from April next year.

25 Nov 2016 4:26 PM IST

While PV Sindhu jumped two spots to claim ninth spot in the rankings, Saina Nehwal slipped five places to 11th in the BWF rankings. (Photo: AFP)

PV Sindhu topples Saina Nehwal in BWF rankings

Kidambi Srikanth, who skipped the China Open, remained the best Indian men's shuttler at 12th spot.

25 Nov 2016 4:14 PM IST

The death rate is at par with countries such as Bangladesh and Indonesia, govt said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Botched sterilisation surgeries claimed 110 lives in 2015-16: govt

As per the figures, 19 people died in Maharashtra while 14 each in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh lost their lives due to such...

25 Nov 2016 4:08 PM IST

The construction workers seen working without any safety equipment posing danger to them at the temporary Secretariat construction site in Velagapudi. (Photo: DC)

Indo-Swiss building energy efficiency project extended to 2021

The objective of collaboration has been to reduce overall energy consumed in buildings.

25 Nov 2016 4:06 PM IST

On Thursday, Centre had filed an affidavit in the apex court on demonetisation and had said that the bold move would eradicate black money. (Photo: Representational Image)

Black money rampant in educational bodies, real estate: Govt

During 2015-16, I-T Dept conducted 445 searches which discovered undisclosed income of Rs 11,066 crore.

25 Nov 2016 3:50 PM IST