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Union Minister Maneka Gandhi Thursday pitched the idea of a cashless economy to Anganwadi workers and urged them to encourage other people to switch to digital transactions, but many of them remained unconvinced and asked how would they buy a smartphone or…

Nitin Gadkari, national highways, Goa-Mumbai highway, Goa-Mumbai NH, national highway construction, national highway development, Mumbai PWD projects, Gadkari on development, indian express news Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the government is contemplating the possibility of developing a coastal highway…

Demonetised currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denomination seized in corruption cases and other criminal matters and which is accounted for should be invested in fixed deposits with nationalised banks by December 30, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled.…

The Gujarat University, which has filed a petition in the high court seeking quashing of a Central Information Commission (CIC) order to provide information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree, on Thursday insisted that a division bench should hear the matter. Arguing…

The Gujarat University, which has filed a petition in the high court seeking quashing of a Central Information Commission order to provide information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree, on Thursday insisted that a division bench should hear the matter. Arguing before…

Strengthening of peace, progress and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region should be the goal of India and Japan, President Pranab Mukherjee said in New Delhi on Thursday. In a message on the eve of birthday of Emperor Akihito of Japan, the President…

Arunachal Pradesh PHED Minister, Takam Pario, on Thursday, urged officers of his department to develop a proper strategy to achieve the target of 40,000 Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) during the current financial year. The minister said this while attending a departmental review…

In a bid to decongest the roads, the government may allow registration of vehicles only after production of parking space availability certificate to the authorities. Speaking at an event here, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu also said that in future, permission would not…

In a shocking case, an auxiliary nurse midwife of a government dispensary allegedly kept a newborn girl close to a heater to force her family to give Rs 300 in Churu district. The baby suffered mild burn injuries on her face. Later,…

A day after reported raids in some cooperative banks in Kerala by central agencies, Cooperative Minister Kadakampalli Surendran on Thursday charged it was not done with good intention. Reacting to the reported raids in cooperative banks in Kollam, Kozhikode and Malappuram, he…