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The foundation stone of Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital was laid in October 1961 and was commissioned by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on April 30, 1964, according to the website of the hospital. (Photo: Representational/File)

50 per cent of beds at Delhi govt's GB Pant Hospital to be reserved...

The order says the facility seeks to provide timely and best available treatment for patients who are residents of...

15 Dec 2017 1:13 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi will on Saturday formally hand over the reigns of the Congress to son Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

My role now is to retire: Sonia Gandhi a day before son Rahul's...

There has been talk of whether or not Sonia Gandhi would formally be made a political chairman emeritus.

15 Dec 2017 1:01 PM IST

M Venkaiah Naidu took over as the Vice President of India in August. (Photo: PTI/File)

No need to 'beg' while laying papers in RS, this is free India:...

Naidu, however quickly clarified that this was only a suggestion and not an order.

15 Dec 2017 12:56 PM IST

National Stock Exchange or NSE building.

NSE to auction investment limits for Rs 3,000-crore govt bonds

The auction will be conducted on NSE's e-bid platform from 1530 hrs to 1730 hrs.

15 Dec 2017 12:54 PM IST

100% pay hike? Virat Kohli and co could see their salary doubled by...

Not only salaries of players playing for the country, but also domestic players could be given a bonus.

15 Dec 2017 12:40 PM IST

Customs duty on some other items like electric filament and discharge lamps was also tweaked. (Representational Image)

Govt raises customs duty on some electronic items including TV

Customs duty on television set has been increased to 15 per cent from the existing 10 per cent.

15 Dec 2017 12:32 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Rajya Sabha on Friday. This Winter Session of Parliament will have 14 sittings, seven less than last year. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

PM hopes for fruitful Winter Session as Govt readies to table triple...

The Govt aims to bring a law to make instant triple talaq a non-bailable offence punishable with a jail term of 3 years...

15 Dec 2017 12:26 PM IST

A purported suicide note was found from the pocket of Indian Civil Accounts Service officer Jeetendra Kumar Jha in which he said that no one was responsible for his death. (Photo: Twitter | Jeetendra Kumar Jha)

Days after HRD ministry official went missing, body found on railway...

Jeetendra Kumar Jha, an Indian Civil Accounts Service officer, went missing from Dwarka on Monday after going for a...

15 Dec 2017 11:31 AM IST

The other states were requested to revise and resubmit their proposals according to the scheme guidelines with mentorship support from FSSAI.

FSSAI orders food safety audit in IITs, IIMs, AIIMS

FSSAI said audit will be done by empanelled 15 agencies, which will be given 1 month to submit their report.

15 Dec 2017 11:16 AM IST

Department of Legal Metrologys data says they have caught 11 shops in the city for frauds like adding the weight of gems to the weight of gold. (Representational image)

Gold futures drop Rs 55 on profit-booking

Gold is trading at Rs 28,300 per 10 grams due to profit- booking amid a weak global trend.

15 Dec 2017 11:03 AM IST

UIDAI on Sunday asserted that Aadhaar system has stringent security features to prevent any unauthorised capture or transmission of data. Photo

March 31 is deadline to link Aadhaar with schemes, mobile numbers: SC

New bank accounts can be opened without Aadhaar but applicant needs to submit proof that he has applied for the card,...

15 Dec 2017 10:47 AM IST

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed that no corruption allegation had been levelled against the current government at the Centre during its three-year rule so far, but cases of the Congress corruption continued to appear. (Photo: Twitter |

Govt exploring opportunities to make India USD 1 trillion economy

Govt will explore new opportunities in various sectors like providing BPO service from home, digital healthcare to...

15 Dec 2017 10:29 AM IST