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In 2014-15 budget, the finance minister pumped in Rs 1000 crore, in 2016-17 it was cut down to Rs 550 crore and the same amount was allocated in 2017-18. The total corpus fund now stands at Rs 3100 crore.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Walizada blamed Taliban insurgents, who often plant roadside bombs to target Afghan security forces.

After the Nirbhaya incident, resigning would have been seen as fleeing the "battlefield", Sheila Dikshit, the former Delhi chief minister writes in 'Citizen Delhi: My Times, My Life'.

The news spread like wildfire and a few minutes later, a large number of the villagers had circled the frigid "rock", which later turned out to be human poop.

"Gujarat poll results have boosted the morale of Congress workers, not only in Gujarat but all over India, and given them the belief that the BJP can be defeated," the 68-year-old leader said.

Pence and el-Sissi held 2½ hours of talks at the presidential palace in Cairo, with acknowledgements of friendship and partnership between the two countries.

It is known that Snakes and Ladders came from an ancient Indian game called Buddhi Yoga, Ludo came from Pachisi and Chess is a derivative of Chaturanga. Surekha claimed that two other games, which were said to be from ancient Egypt, also had its echoes in...

Protestors hoisted signs emblazoned with slogans like "Fight like a girl" and "A woman's place is in the White House" and "Elect a clown, expect a circus."

Nograj, the titular character of 'Humble Politician Nograj', is purely fictional, but seems to mirror the common man’s perception of a typical Indian politician.

The unadulterated airy yet ferocious rasp of Dolores’ voice filled every local rock festival or college festival, with many a hopeful band covering her, and the audience never failing to join in.

The most famous and well-reported car to grace his collection was a McLaren F1, but he's not averse to selling any of his cars when he no longer wants them.

As of now, the CPM is vertically split over the “means” to achieve its primary objective of dislodging BJP-led government at the Centre in 2019, partly due to extreme ideological positioning, Kerala politics, where the Congress is CPM’s principal politica...

Two yoga teachers from India will hold daily classes next week at the summit, which has attracted 70 heads of state and government, including US President Donald Trump as well as celebrities, chief executives and top bankers.

Less that two-and-a-half hours before a midnight deadline to reach a short-term deal to keep the federal government running at full capacity, Trump lashed out at Democrats.

Kourtney Kardashian set to follow in sister Kylie Jenner's footsteps!

The office of RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal in the capital Islamabad was ordered closed by the ministry of interior, which said Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) -- Pakistan's top spy agency -- had found its programmes to be "in-line with (a) hostile intelligenc...