The allotment of central government bungalows is done through the General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Act under the administrative control of the directorate of estates. read more

After taking charge, Pradhan said that the government’s scheme to provide clean cooking fuel to the poor would continue, which has already benefited over 70 million households across the country. read more

He termed the emergency period that lasted 21 months a “black period” for the media, when there was everyday censorship and complete curtailment of press freedom. read more

Narendra Modi will be sworn-in in a ceremony attended by 6,000 invitees, including foreign dignitaries, allies and adversaries. read more

Another keenly contested seat was Anand, where BJP’s Mitesh Patel, a minority in the region, won against Congress’ Bharat Solanki, an OBC candidate, by almost 2 lakh votes. read more

His lack of proficiency in Odia — the state was the first in the country to be carved out on the basis of language— has never been a stumbling block in his popularity. Since then, Patnaik has never looked back. read more

May 21 is the death anniversary of the PM who helmed liberalisation and modernised defence and technology read more

May 23 won’t just give us a new government, but also a glimpse into the new turns in Indian politics read more

Given their methodological opacity, they are more like black box forecasts than a subtle science read more

Before the actual votes are counted, the pollsters present their predictions based on questions posed to voters but exit polls have a mixed track record as their predictions have gone off the mark at times. read more

The new Class 10 textbook for Social Science of the Rajasthan board to be introduced from the next academic year will mention that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar filed mercy petitions to the British government after being tortured in jail read more

The actor-turned-politician, who joined the Congress last month, says that he is hopeful that voters will elect him to the Lok Sabha for the third time and he will win with a thumping margin from the seat. read more

At their many meetings with party workers, PM Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah have underlined the question that the BJP and the NDA was going to stay in power another term but at the same time, the two leaders have cautioned party workers against being... read more

In 1996, actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar contested Lok Sabha election on its ticket against BJP’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who represented Lucknow for consecutive five terms. read more

BSP’s candidate from Madhya Pradesh’s Guna, Lokendra Singh had joined the Congress last week. He extended support to sitting Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia. read more