More than half the budget of the minority affairs ministry is spent on scholarships, Minority Affairs Minister K. Rahman Khan said Tuesday.


'Half of minority affairs ministry funds go for scholarships'


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Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Tuesday accused the Trinamool Congress of using the railways portfolio to announce projects without proper sanctioned funds with a aim to mislead the people of West Bengal.


Trinamool used railway ministry to mislead people: Adhir


The opposition to tractors and computers in the 1970s under the impression that jobs will be affected continues to haunt Kerala's development, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Tuesday.


Opposition to tractors, computers still haunting Kerala: Chandy


The PDP Tuesday organised a protest march here against union minister Farooq Abdullah's remark allegedly calling Kashmris "maha chors" (big thieves). Abdullah has denied making the comment.


PDP protests Farooq Abdullah's remarks


What happened in Ukraine could only be described as an anti-constitutional coup and armed seizure of power, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.


Putin calls Ukraine events a coup


Egypt's army chief and Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi Tuesday said he cannot turn his back to calls by the majority of people asking him to run for president, media reported.


Will run for president due to public demand: Egypt's Sisi


Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday announced an insurance cover of Rs.1 lakh for every journalist in the state.


Odisha announces insurance for journalists


The proposed industrial corridor between Visakhapatnam and Chennai is likely to attract an investment of Rs.1 lakh crore in 10 to 15 years, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said Tuesday.


Vizag-Chennai industrial corridor to attract Rs.1 lakh crore investment


Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday expressed regret for his comments on journalists' educational pedigree and financial worth more than a week ago.


Parrikar regret comments on journos


Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday urged the central government to notify the revision on rates of royalty and dead rent on major minerals without any further delay.


Patnaik seeks revision of royalty on minerals


Normal life was disrupted Monday in Odisha's Maoist-affected Malkangiri district due to a strike called by the opposition Congress party against police failure to locate five missing people, a party leader said.


Congress shutdown hits life in Odisha district


West Bengal is still reeling from the effects of Saradha scam, but chit fund companies are reemerging in the state, state Consumer Affairs Minister Sadhan Pandey said Monday.


Chit fund companies back in business in Bengal


Retired apex court judge K.T. Thomas, who was named the head of the Lokpal search committee, Monday said he has declined to accept the appointment.


Thomas declines to head Lokpal search panel


The Supreme Court Monday junked a PIL seeking to do away with caste-based job reservation for Dalits, tribals and others and replacing it with quotas based on the economic criteria.


SC junks PIL seeking job quotas based on income


The Congress Monday demanded the dismissal of three ministers in the Parkash Singh Badal-led Punjab government for their alleged involvement in illegal activities.


Congress seeks dismissal of three Punjab ministers


The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw, within 10 days, security provided to 288 people with criminal antecedents.


UP told to axe security to 288 people


Russian Investigative Committee (IC) issued an arrest warrant Monday for Dmitry Yarosh, leader of Ukraine's radical Right Sector movement.


Russia seeks arrest of Ukraine's ultra-nationalist leader


An umbrella group of sex workers Monday requested the Election Commission to register the entire community as voters, and also urged political parties to clarify their stand on pension rights for sex workers.


Sex workers demand basic rights, inclusion in voters list


Nearly 157 years after they were killed and pushed into a well to die, the remains of 282 Indian soldiers from the 1857 revolt against the British were taken out in Punjab's Ajnala town.


1857 martyrs: Digging ends in Punjab


Corruption and Lokpal are likely to be the two decisive factors on which young people are going to vote in the Lok Sabha polls, search engine Google has said.


Corruption, Lokpal to be key poll issues: Google survey


The Supreme Court Monday said India was a mature democracy and there was space for all shades of opinion during the election campaigning before people make a final choice.

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