Ranchi : Prime Minister Modi dedicated to the nation the 765 kv Ranchi-Dharmjaygarh-Sipat Transmission Line connecting the Eastern and Western parts of the country.

New Delhi : Rajni Razdan took the oath of office and secrecy as Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). She is also a Member of Union Public Service Commission. The oath was administered by Prof. DP Agrawal, outgoing Chairman of the Commission.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the 68th Independence Day, called upon all citizens to contribute to the cause of building national character. Addressing the nation for the first time from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 68th Independence Day, he said, it is an occasion for introspection for all, as to how his or her acts would weigh on the scale of National Interest. Let all actions be in the National Interest, and be seen as a contribution towards nation building, the Prime Minister said.

New Delhi: Former Defence Minister Jaswant Singh was admitted to the Army (Research & Referral) Hospital in New Delhi in a highly critical condition with injury to his head.

New Delhi: Various efforts are being made to tackle monkey and dog menace inside and around Parliament House.

General Dalbir Singh has taken over as the 26th Chief of Army Staff in New Delhi on Thursday.