Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday targeted the previous Congress-led UPA government, saying the Army faced ammunition shortage when it left the office in 2014 and that the issue has now been tackled by the Modi government. "When we came in, there was ammunition shortage, there is no doubt about it. People who are accusing us to

Shiv Sena minister in Maharashtra Deepak Sawant has submitted his resignation to party president Uddhav Thackeray and he will now be drafted for organisational work in the state. Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray, the son of Uddhav Thackeray said that Sawant, who holds the health portfolio in the BJP-led government, submitted his resignatio

The Centre has written to state governments seeking an update on the activities of radical students group SIMI so that a final call could be taken on the continuation of the ban imposed on it beyond January next year. In a communication to all states, the Union Home Ministry said the ban imposed on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) u

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "very angry" with Lt Governor Anil Baijal as he was not creating sufficient obstacles for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. "I am told the Prime Minister is very angry with the present LG. The Prime Minister thinks Baijal is not creat

The Karnataka High Court has refused to intervene on the ban placed on Rajinikanth’s Kaala but instead has asked them to provide a list of theatres to the State. The court also observed that in doing so, the state is bound to provide security. While the court can’t ask the exhibitors to screen the film, but if the screens want to run

In a far cry from the first iftar party hosted by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in 2015, the one on Monday was bereft of members of the opposition, bureaucracy and the Union government. Addressing party workers and supporters, Kejriwal said he was confident that the almighty would help his government fight all obstacles as “our intentions

Taking cognizance of a 3,000-page chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police in the Sunanda Pushkar death case, a Delhi court summoned Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor on July 7. The court had fixed today as the date for announcing its order on whether to summon Tharoor as an accused in the case. The Delhi Police, who had told the c

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav today said there was no decision on seat sharing between his party and the BSP for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and that it would be discussed at an “appropriate time”. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s remark come amid reports that the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is

The Ayush Ministry has approached the country’s premier space agency ISRO for satellite imagery of the countrywide events between 7 am and 8 am on International Day of Yoga (IDY), to be observed on June 21. The ministry has sought ISRO’s assistance to get an estimate of Yoga enthusiasts who would perform at various venues on that day

Transfer of assorted subsidies and sops to the beneficiaries through the direct benefit transfer (DBT) route surged 2.5 times to Rs 1.91 lakh crore in FY18 from the previous year, leading to savings to the government of Rs 984 crore, up 58% year-on-year.

Between FY14 (when the DBT scheme was launched) and FY18, close to Rs 3.7 lakh cro