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'Affects UN's Credibility': Jaishankar Makes 'Good Case' for India's Permanent Membership in UNSC
Building India's case, Jaishankar said if significant countries don't get the substantial interests sorted out, they start looking elsewhere.
Govt Shelves Plan to Ban Single-use Plastic Amid Fears of 'Disrupting Industry' With Economy in Slowdown
The top bureaucrat at the Ministry of Environment said the government for now will ask states to enforce the existing rules against storing, manufacturing and using some single-use plastic products such as polythene bags and styrofoam.
Gandhi Jayanti 2019: 6 Freedom Movements Led by Father of the Nation
During the Indian freedom struggle, Gandhi advocated many peaceful protests and demonstrations. These protests were conducted with the principle of non-violence (ahimsa).
Preparations on For Fitting Funeral to Indian-American Sikh Police Officer in Texas, Over $600,000 Raised
Dhaliwal, who made national headlines when he was allowed to grow a beard and wear a turban on the job in the US state of Texas, was gunned down while conducting a mid-day traffic stop in northwest of Houston on Friday.
On Mahatma Gandhi's 150th Birth Anniversary Today, PM Modi to Declare India Open Defecation-free
Modi will start the day with a visit to Raj Ghat, the resting place of the father of the nation. It will be followed by a visit to Vijay Ghat, the resting place of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri who also shares his birthday with Gandhi.
Smriti Irani Inaugurates India's Largest 'Charkha' Made of Waste Plastic in Noida
The 1,650-kg spinning wheel inaugurated here on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary has been installed in Sector 94 near the Mahamaya flyover.
Come Gandhi Jayanti, Urban Odisha Will Do Away With All Single-Use Plastic
From October 2, the ban will be imposed on polythene carry bags of any shape, thickness and size (excluding compostable), pet/pete bottles of less than 200ml capacity, a notification said.
Dalit Official 'Dragged' by Ballia DM Over Shifting of Flood-hit Prisoners, Quits Citing 'Casteist Slur'
In the letter submitted to the Managing Director UPSRTC, roadways regional manager alleged that the DM had demanded 15 buses for shifting prisoner's of Ballia jail.
Rise in Dengue Cases in Jammu Must Worry Healt Dept, Says BJP's Raman Suri
He further urged Director Health to deploy teams in city areas, hospitals and even villages to make people aware of dengue and its preventive measures.
Indian Railways Wins Hearts by Helping Man Get in Touch With His Mother Onboard a Train
Indian Railways is once again winning hearts all over twitter. Their prompt action in helping a son locate his mother who was traveling alone is rather heartwarming.
Seeking Political Asylum in India, Imran Khan's Ex-MLA Receives Death Threats from Pak Outfits
Khalistan supporter Gopal Singh Chawla in a Facebook post said that India will not grant asylum to the former MLA, and that once he returns to Pakistan, Chawla will kill him at the border itself.
Pak Lobs Mortars at Forward Posts in Poonch in Ceasefire Violation, 6 Injured
According to officials, Pakistan violated the ceasefire over 2,000 times along the LoC this year, leaving 21 people dead and scores of others injured
India to Borrow Gross Rs 2.68 Trillion During October-March Amid Economic Slowdown
The government was scheduled to borrow 7.10 trillion rupees for the 2019-20 fiscal year that ends next March, of which it has already borrowed 4.42 trillion rupees in the April-September period.
'Stop Scaring Economists, Develop Temper to Listen': Subramanian Swamy's Pieces of Advice for Modi Govt on Economic Slowdown
The comments from Subramanyam Swamy come at a time when growth has slipped to a six-year low and the government is trying various unconventional measures, including massive tax giveaways, to prop-up growth.
PM Modi to Address Group of Newly-recruited IAS Officers on Tuesday
The prime minister will address the officers who served in various central government departments as assistant secretaries
100 Fall Ill Due to Contaminated Water in Rajasthan's Dungarpur
Those taken ill complained of vomiting and diarrhoea, Dungapur Chief Medical and Health Officer Mahendra Kumar Parmar said.