Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital and sought more funds for development of Bengaluru and irrigation projects in the State.

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit landslides-hit Wayanad on Thursday and meet several families affected by the natural calamity, sources said.

New Delhi: The UPSC on Wednesday said it has cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar and debarred her from all future examinations or selections.

New Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has requested Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw the 18 per cent goods and services tax (GST) on life and medical insurance premiums.

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Kerala government was warned as early as July 23 regarding a possible natural calamity in Wayanad due to heavy rains and nine NDRF teams were rushed to the state the same day.

A delegation of UPSC aspirants met MCD Commissioner Ashwani Kumar at the agency headquarters here on Wednesday amid protests that have erupted following the death of three students at a coaching centre in the national capital.

 A five-year-old boy in Bihar reached his school with a handgun on Wednesday and opened fire on another child, leaving the Class 3 student injured, police said.

Despite the State Bank of India's decision to waive penalties for non-maintenance of minimum balance from FY20, Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have seen a significant rise in collections under this head. According to data presented by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in a written response to an un-starred question in the Lok Sabha, PSBs collected approximately ₹8,500 crore in penalties over the last five years, marking an increase of over 34 percent.