India
FM Arun Jaitley drapes Budget speech documents in tri-colour
The Finance Ministry on Saturday came out with the Budget documents displaying different colours and a photograph of Parliament.
Union Budget thrust on 'housing for all' by 2022
Listing out many visions to be achieved by the year 2022, which is the 75th year of India's independence, Jaitley said the visions for 'Team India', led by states and guided by the Centre, should include "a roof for each family in India."
'Make in India' gets a prominent place in Union Budget 2015, Arun Jaitley refers to it 10 times
He said the Make in India programme is aimed at creating jobs and boosting up manufacturing sector.
Ministry of External Affairs gets 19 per-cent hike in allocation
While Rs 12,620 crore was given by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Revised Estimates 2014-15, the allocation has been raised to Rs 14966.83 crore for 2015-16 for the Ministry, which is headed by Sushma Swaraj.
Kejriwal visits Delhi Police headquarter, gives suggestions for better policing
During the visit, Kejriwal was given a detailed presentation by the Delhi Police Commissioner about different aspects of policing in the city.
Lathmar holi celebrated in Mathura on Friday
Held every year, young women of Barsana attack with batons men of Nandgaon who try to protect themselves with leather shields.
Indo-Bangla rail project to suffer for want of funds:Tripura Minister
The Indo-Bangla railway project to connect the North East with Bangladesh will be further delayed as no funds were allocated for acquisition of land to extend the tracks in the Railway Budget.
2011 Mumbai triple blasts: supplementary charge sheet filed against Ejaz Sheikh
Police on Friday filed a supplementary charge sheet against accused Ejaz Sheikh in connection with the July 2011 Mumbai triple blasts cases.
Rail Budget: Prabhu needs to look for ways to raise funds
But the surplus, a few thousand crores every year, is a drop in the bucket compared to the capital required for railways to meet their expansion projects.
Union Budget 2015: PM Modi likely to keep tight rein on health spending, say sources
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government will present its first full-year budget on February 28 for the fiscal year 2015/16.
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 terrorists killed in an encounter in Shopian district
Two terrorists have been killed in a gunfight which is still going on between the security forces and holed up guerrillas in the Shopian district.
Kashmiris join insurgency against India at highest rate in two decades
The trend represents a new threat in the region where Muslim separatists have been fighting Indian forces since 1989.
Government approves Motor Vehicles Act amendment bill
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was passed by Lok Sabha on December 18, 2014 and was introduced in Rajya Sabha on December 22, 2014 for consideration and passing. The Bill, however, could not be taken up for discussion in the Upper House.
Hyderabad: 2 dead, 13 injured after explosion in Gulf Oil Corporation office
The accident happened due to explosion in reactor but the fire has now been brought under control.
TERI chief RK Pachauri seeks anticipatory bail in a sexual harassment case
Pachauri is accused of sexually harassing a 29-year-old colleague at the TERI.
Punjab power utility applies for Pachwara coal block
"We have applied for Pachwara central coal block and we are hoping that this block will be allotted to us as we have been using to its full capacity for our own plants," said by Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.