New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 70th Independence Day. 

New Delhi: Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti and Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu launched Smart Ganga City Scheme in 10 important cities through video conference. 

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016. 

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs recommended convening of Monsoon session of Parliament this year from July 18 till August 12 subject to exigencies of government business. This was informed by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs M. Venakaiah Naidu to media persons after the meeting of CCPA, held soon after the Cabinet meeting.

New Delhi: Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission on pay and pensionary benefits.  It will come into effect from January 1, 2016.

Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the second International Day of Yoga here, where he joined approximately 30,000 participants in a mass Yoga demonstration.

New Delhi: On the occasion of the “International Yoga Day” on 21st June, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan will, in collaboration with over a dozen noted social organizations, hold 1,00,260 Yoga programmes at different centres across the country, out of which 10 regional level mega events will be hosted by major cities of Varanasi, Imphal, Jammu,Vadodara, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Vijayawada, Bhubaneshwar, Shimla and Hoshiarpur. (Read in Hindi: अंतरराष्‍ट्रीय योग दिवस : देशभर में एक लाख से अधिक कार्यक्रम और 10 मेगा समारोह)

New Delhi: Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and the New Delhi Municipal Council are all set to organize the 2nd International Yoga Day on June 21 at Connaught Place in New Delhi and its six radials and inner circles, roads along with the three gardens Lodhi Garden, Nehru Park and Talkatora Garden. (Read in Hindi: अंतर्राष्‍ट्रीय योग दिवस मनाने की तैयारी जोरों पर)

Dundigal: History was created as the first three women fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force proudly brandished their stripes and wings, at the Combined Graduation Parade at Air Force Academy, Dundigal on the outskirts of the twin city here. 

New Delhi: Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for the Civil Aviation Policy. This is the first time since Independence that an integrated Civil Aviation Policy has been brought out by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. (Read in Hindi: नई नागर विमानन नीति की कुछ खास बातें...)