Tag: national
NGT Bans Plastic In Haridwar, Rishikesh
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday reiterated its 2015 order banning the use, sale, manufacturing and storage of plastic items in the pilgrimage towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand.....
Sonia Has Retired As Party Chief, Not From Politics: Congress
As Sonia Gandhi on Friday said it was time for her to retire, the Congress party clarified that she has retired as party President and not from politics. ....
Not Me, My Mother Will Contest From Rae Bareli: Priyanka
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday scotched speculation about Sonia Gandhi retiring from politics, saying her mother will fight from her Lok Sabha constituency of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.....
Railways Studying Dynamic Pricing With Discounts On Tickets: Goyal
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that Indian Railways is studying a dynamic pricing model, with discounts on train tickets as offered in airlines. ....
Dhawan Confident Of India Prevailing In Series Decider
On the eve of the ODI series decider here against Sri Lanka, India opener Shikhar Dhawan expressed confidence on the hosts' ability to demolish any side.....
Equity Indices Close At New High, Auto Stocks Surge Over 3%
Cheering the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) win in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls and with a surge in automobile stocks, the key Indian equity indices -- the BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 -- rose to new closing highs on Tuesday.....
Ekta Lone Indian In Both ICC ODI, T20I Teams Of The Year
Indian women's team left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht emerged the lone Indian to feature in both the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI and T20I teams of the year with Englands Heather Knight named as captain of the 50-over side and West Indian Stafanie Taylor appointed captain of the 20-over side.....
Air Deccan Flies To Maharashtra Towns Under Udan
India's first low-cost carrier Air Deccan took to the skies again on Saturday after nearly a decade, connecting Mumbai with Jalgaon in northern Maharashtra under the 'Udan' regional connectivity scheme. ....
Astronauts Watch 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' In Orbit
Even as "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" continues its run in theatres across the world, it also got an audience at a place away from our home planet - the International Space Station (ISS).....
Bring Law To Punish Those Who Abandon Their Wives: Owaisi
Those who marry and abandon their wives should be punished and the government should bring a law to this effect, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said in Parliament on Thursday.....
