Irrigation facility in Bundelkhand region to be expanded: CM

The ongoing debate on the S13, the proposed amendments and the impending Northern Provincial elections keeps throwing mildly amusing and totally ineffective arguments, concerns and complaints by the proponents of creating a Tamil reservation as the ...

With an eye on the forthcoming General elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is in a preparation mode. It is once again banking on its old and time-tested social-engineering formula to woo upper caste voters, especially Brahmins. In a public ...

LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that his government would soon formulate a policy, which would focus on rivers. "Our government is serious on the problem of water crisis and will soon formulate policy, which would focus on rivers", ...

Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh: We are extremely sad to inform you about demise of Mr. Meharban James, a true fighter for the rights of converted and poor Christians. Inspite of working as Railway employee he took active interest in his ground work ...

Amid speculation that changes were likely in State Congress ranks, party leaders from Odisha including Union minister Srikant Jena on Saturday met Rahul Gandhi in the national capital. In an hour-long meeting with state Congress leaders, Rahul spoke ...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said there has been no discrimination against Odisha as claimed by the State Government and the State would get its due share under the revised guidelines of backwardness. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee ...

BHUBANESWAR: Ahead of ruling BJD's 12-hour Hartal against alleged central negligence towards the state, Congress today urged President Pranab Mukherjee to grant Special Category State Status to Odisha. "Even 66 years after independence Odisha lags ...

A large number of amendments moved by the opposition against the finance bill are sure to give a tough time to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's floor managers, sources say. (PTI/File) Government is likely to face a tough time in ...

Calls it vendetta of the centre for narrow political gains Kolkata: Terming a special package granted to states as "political discrimination against West Bengal", chief minister Mamata Banerjee demanded justice for her cash-strapped state which has ...