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Advanced weather forecasting system unveiled at Chandni Chowk

Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan has unveiled the first of a kind Air Quality and Weather Forecast System, SAFAR at Chandni Chowk in New Delhi.

Rain lashes several parts of the country; Met Department predicts heavy more rain

Heavy rain lashed several parts of the country, affecting normal life. In Odisha, rain-related incidents claimed three lives - two in Rayagada and one in Malkangiri districts yesterday.

Govt launches Student Police Cadet programme to make students responsible citizens

Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday launched the Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme for nationwide implementation at a ceremony in Gurugram, Haryana.

BJP MPs move privilege notice against Rahul Gandhi for misleading Parliament

Four BJP MPs have submitted a privilege notice against Congress President Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of misleading Parliament by making false allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Anurag Thakur, Dushyant Singh and Prahalad

GST Council reduces tax rates on over 80 items: return form simplified

The GST Council has reduced tax rates on over 80 items and exempted sanitary napkins, rakhis, stone, marble, wooden deities and Saal leaves from GST.

PM Modi inaugurates ambulance service in Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, Sri Lanka is not just a neighbouring country, but a very special and trusted partner of India in South Asia and in the Indian Ocean.

Ensuring remunerative prices to farmers for their produce is govt's top priority: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, ensuring remunerative prices to farmers for their produce is the top priority of the government.

GST Council reduces tax rates on more than 50 items

The GST Council reduced tax rates on more than 50 items and exempted sanitary napkins, rakhis, stone, marble, wooden deities and Saal leaves from GST.

We have to find a way for sustainable use of plastic, says Suresh Prabhu

Union commerce and industry Minister Suresh Prabhu today said that we all have to find a way for sustainable use of plastic.

Arun Jaitley questions Rahul Gandhi's attitude during no confidence motion

Union Minister Arun Jaitley today said a vote of No Confidence against the government is a serious business and not an occasion for frivolity.

BJP chief Amit Shah asks party workers to work for 18 hours a day

BJP President Amit Shah today asked party workers and leaders in Rajasthan to work for 18 hours a day for the next few months to ensure its victory in the upcoming Assembly and the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

BJP led NDA govt wins No Confidence motion in Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha rejected the No Confidence motion against the government, moved by a former NDA ally TDP, decisively last night after a marathon 12-hour debate. The NDA bagged 325 votes against the motion, while 126 members voted in favour.