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India unveils its very first drone policy, to be effective from 1 December

Permission for flying a drone needs to be applied via an app and digital permits will be given accordingly.

Housing ministry seeks three-fold hike in budget allocation for PMAY in urban areas

The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has sought a nearly three-fold increase in allocation of funds in Budget 2018 for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)

Disinterested babudom: Here's why PM Modi's grand intiatives are failing

When the NDA government took over, it did not transfer/ change key bureaucrats as it did not want to create a fear psychosis

Petroleum ministry leak: Eight documents were classified

The court on April 10 sought a response from the secretaries of petroleum and natural gas and home, specifying whether the documents allegedly recovered in the leak case were "classified".

Relief for SpiceJet: DGCA allows airline to accept bookings till October

The DGCA had earlier restricted SpiceJet to take advance bookings only up to 31 March.

Working to increase iron ore availability, says steel minister

Amid the domestic steel industry facing problems, Steel Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today said government is trying its best to increase iron ore supplies.

'BHEL facing alarming situation in absence of new orders'

State-run BHEL is facing an "alarming situation" in the absence of new orders from the much-delayed power projects, despite an existing order book of Rs 1.30 lakh crore, according to a government official.

Cargo ship sinks off Yemen killing 12 Indian crew

ADEN (Reuters) - A cargo ship sank off the coast of Yemen killing all 12 crew, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

Modi to expand council of ministers on Friday

Expansion of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers will take place on Friday and six new ministers of state will be inducted

Russia says downing of Turkish plane not provocation

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday said Syria's shooting down of a Turkish warplane should not be seen as a provocation and warned world powers against using the incident to push for stronger action against Damascus.