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It isn't just her name reminding one of a controversial Bollywood actress that piques one's interest. With a small bindi, white button-up shirt and trousers and a bright burgundy tie, Mamta Kulkarni makes for a rare picture. Kulkarni, who helms the country's first all-woman (41 of them aged between

Students now will be able to refer to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s advice on how to tackle exam challenges in his book, ‘Exam Warriors’. It seeks to help spread smiles during examinations, viewing them as occasions to celebrate learning with festive joy. The book was launched at a function in

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has planned to give free mobile phones to over 5.5 million people within two-and-a-half-years in the state. Under the Chhattisgarh Communication Revolution Scheme (SKY), the highest priority of Chief Minister Raman Singh, a plan of Rs 230 crore has been

Water taxi services are likely to start by June end as the Centre's Yamuna Water Taxi project to ferry tourists and public from Palla (Delhi-Haryana border) to Wazirabad is moving as per schedule. The service aims to promote tourism and reduce travel time between Wazirabad and Fatehpur Jat to 45

The Centre is working on a proposal to launch ferry services on the Yamuna between Delhi and Allahabad on a stretch of the river designated as National Waterway 110 two years ago. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) awarded a contract to a government consultancy earlier this month to

To fulfil the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide thrust to good quality technical and higher education in the backward areas of the country, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), for the first time, has recruited more than 1200 highly qualified and motivated graduates

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has provided toilet facilities at 192 toll plazas across the country, while the remaining 180 toll plazas will be covered by the end of March, 2019. Under Swachh Bharat Mission, NHAI is providing separate ladies and gents toilets on both upside and

Today a story published in Times of India informs of a family which is helping hundreds of poor fight hunger. When commuting in the city, you frequently chance upon a displeased Hanuman staring at you from the rear windshield of cars. Eyes glowering below arched eyebrows, half the face in shadows

The Maharashtra government has launched a scheme to make a pack of sanitary pads available to 7 lakh girls studying in government schools for a subsidised price of Rs 5. The state cabinet, on Tuesday, approved a proposal to launch, Asmita (meaning dignity) — a scheme to make sanitary pads available

Telangana has scaled up its ambition to showcase one of the largest tribal congregations in Asia once every two years at Medaram, a small hamlet in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district. Medaram, home to about 300 Koya tribals, hosts the biennial Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara, a four-day festival that

The Khelo India pledge, launched by the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sport, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has now crossed the million mark. This follows the hugely successful launch of the Khelo India Anthem, which reached more than 200 million fans within two days of its launch. The

Small and marginal farmers, who can’t afford costly agricultural inputs, are turning a new leaf by going organic because of lower costs and higher margins, data from the first impact study of the Modi government’s Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) shows. Among key findings, the study shows the