Sanjay Rathod, who holds the forest portfolio, was facing allegations of complicity in the death of Puja Chavan (23), a resident of Beed district, who was found dead in Pune on February 8

Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor said plans are in the works to provide LPG connection with bare-minimum identity documents and without insisting on residence proof of the place of availing the cooking gas

There is a minimum shortfall of six million bales and Pakistan has so far imported roughly 688,305 metric tonnes of cotton and yarn, costing $1.1 billion, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

The Centre has clarified that it is not mandatory for citizens to verify their social media accounts and that it has only asked social media platforms to ensure a mechanism for those who wish to do it voluntarily

PM Modi asked people to commit to the task and get existing rainwater harvesting systems repaired, clean up lakes and ponds in villages, and conserve rainwater to the maximum

PSLV-C51/ Amazonia-1 mission is the first dedicated PSLV commercial mission for NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), a government company under the Department of Space

Mann Ki Baat Narendra Modi Live: The prime minister said, \"we need to take science forward with the mantra of 'Lab to Land',\" adding that the contribution of science is huge in Aatmanirbhar Bharat

In the last Mann Ki Baat address in January, PM Modi had urged the countrymen to write about freedom fighters as well as stories of their struggle in order to mark the nation's 75th Independence Day this year

\"If a mutation or variant of the virus comes in, by the time we open our summer schedule by April we will have our full pre-COVID-19 level of domestic traffic or even higher,\" says Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri

The Indian-origin finance minister is expected to set aside GBP 22 billion for a new infrastructure bank when he tables his Budget in Parliament next Wednesday

The talks \"appreciated the cooperation between the two countries and the action taken to address the menace of terrorism and extremism in an effective manner.\"

Prasad was addressing a function in Patna organised to mark the inauguration of a new building of the Patna High Court by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, in presence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, among others

Rahul Gandhi spoke out in detail over Sino-India border issues. The Wayanad MP said that PM Modi's first reaction to the Chinese incursions was 'that nobody has come into India'

More than 1 million Rohingya refugees from predominantly Buddhist Myanmar are living in teeming camps in Muslim-majority Bangladesh

In a move aimed at enhancing the safety of drivers and passengers, Uber has partnered with Amazon Pay for installing plastic screens in 40,000 Uber Autos across seven cities in India; National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday said its daily toll collection through FASTag has reached about Rs 104 crore; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed on increasing credit flow to businesses to meet the needs of a fast reflating economy. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Indian employees work longest, paid least globally with no leisure hours, claims ILO report

Speaking at an event organised by the Automotive Components Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the Minister of Road Transport and Highways said the present levels of localisation of parts in the Indian auto sector is around 70%

Inaugurating the first India Toy Fair 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India needs to become Aatmanirbhar in the toy sector and cater to the global market as well

Fuel prices have been rising steadily since February 9. In the 14 increases since then, petrol and diesel rates have gone up by Rs 4.88 per litre and diesel by Rs 4.81 per litre in Delhi

India steps out of recession - GDP grows 0.4% in Dec quarter Indian economy reported growth in the December quarter after two quarters of contraction. The nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) saw revival, albeit marginally, as economic activities resumed after a long and arduous lockdown and overall sentiment improved with the rollout of vaccination drive. As per government data, India's GDP increased 0.4 per cent during the third quarter ended December 31, 2020. Amazon Pay, Uber expand ...

Anand Mahindra news: The Mumbai-based business mogul took to Twitter to talk about the current coronavirus situation in Mumbai