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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu speaks in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Wednesday. (PTI Photo / TV Grab)

Noisy scenes in LS as Govt, Oppn attack each other on performance

Power Minister Piyush Goyal said when he took charge of the ministry two-and-half years ago, the power situation in the...

16 March 2017 2:08 PM IST

Manpreet Singh Badal. (Photo: PTI)

Our priority to 'restore lost glory' of Punjab: Congress minister

The cabinet minister indicated that some of the 'lopsided' policies of the previous SAD-BJP government will be undone by...

16 March 2017 1:23 PM IST

The projects that have won technical approvals in recent months are Sawalkote, Kwar, Pakal Dul, Bursar and Kirthai I and II. (Representational photo: PTI)

After Modi's warning to Pak, India fast-tracks Kashmir hydropower...

Together, these projects on the Chenab river, a tributary of the Indus, would triple hydropower generation in J&K.

16 March 2017 1:00 PM IST

Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. (Photo: Videograb)

Decision to ban Zakir Naik's IRF was in interest of India: Delhi HC

The government has produced material before it to back its decision to immediately impose the ban on the organisation,...

16 March 2017 12:47 PM IST

Capt. Amarinder Singh, the Punjab Congress president

Erstwhile royalty, decorated war hero: Punjab looks at Amarinder with...

The maharaja's win in Punjab after 10 years has also rekindled the hopes for the revival of the grand old party.

16 March 2017 12:41 PM IST

Army troops patrolling along the border (Photo: PTI/File)

Hold patrolling, set up check points to prevent infiltration: Jammu...

The IGP of Jammu also stressed on synergy between police, BSF and intelligence agencies to foil evil designs of the...

16 March 2017 9:48 AM IST

Maharani Parneet Kaur, wife of PCC chief Amarinder Singh, with her supporters after the Congress win in Punjab Assembly election, at her residence New Moti Bagh Palace in Patiala. (Photo: PTI)

27 Punjab MLAs have criminal cases, 95 are 'crorepatis': survey

Among the top three richest MLAs include Rana Gurjit Singh from Cong, Sukhbir Singh Badal from SAD and Sukhpal Singh...

16 March 2017 9:36 AM IST

Minister of State for External Affairs Gen V K Singh (Retd). (Photo: PTI)

Multi-pronged approach needed to combat terrorism: V K Singh

He also asserted that for India there was no categorisation of a 'good' or 'bad' terrorist.

16 March 2017 9:34 AM IST

The two remaining Indian Mujahideen operatives and convicts with death sentence by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court including a Pakistani national were flown to Delhi on Tuesday to be lodged in Tihar jail. (Representational image)

7,059 Indian nationals lodged in foreign jails: VK Singh

Due to strict provisions of privacy laws, the US, Canada, Australia and many countries in Europe do not share...

16 March 2017 9:28 AM IST

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (Photo: PTI)

Will move heaven and earth to implement Muslim quota: KCR

Rao said he would see if an Act needs to be passed in case of STs or a decision in state Cabinet would serve the...

16 March 2017 8:58 AM IST

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Gujarat government to introduce harsher punishment for cow slaughter

The Bill seeks to amend the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act of 1954.

16 March 2017 8:24 AM IST

A view of cattle market at Anantapur.

Anantapur: Drought forces farmers to sell cattle

Unable to feed, farmers selling cattle to slaughter houses.

16 March 2017 7:48 AM IST