India has made "moderate" progress in reducing open defecation rates and has succeeded in providing access to improved drinking water, according to a UN report.
The report states that untreated sewage from nearby apartments and heavy industries is being dumped into the lake - which is also contaminating nearby borewells.
In the petition, the Ministry argued that the High Court passed the judgement and made observations without hearing its view, an official said.
The Indian Army has named the aid to Nepal 'Operation Maitri' or friendship, a day after it started extending help to the neighbouring country that was hit by a massive earthquake.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is leaving for the US on Tuesday night to attend the IMF-World Bank Spring meetings in Washington.
The study is aimed at finding out ways to keep astronauts healthier and safer when they spend a long time in space.
A major fire broke out on Monday evening in one of the Bowbazaar's plywood store in Kolkata. Although no casualty was reported but the nearby area came under the fire influence.
Arvind Kejriwal declared movable assets at Rs 2.26 lakh while his wife has a total of Rs 15.28 lakh including 300 gm of gold worth Rs 9 lakh and 24 gm silver worth Rs 24,000.
Ford said it was writing to customers and asking them to contact their local Ford dealer so that "a new design, waterproof Glow Plug Control Module can be installed free of charge".
The Indian men's hockey team bounced back in style against Australia, beating the World Champions 2-1 to level the four-match test series at 1-1.
In "Kill Dil", he has teamed up with Parineeti Chopra and Govinda and says that the latter inspired him to be an actor.
For West Ham manager Sam Allardyce, preserving the team's Premier League status won't be enough to keep him in a job this season.
Produced by T-Series and Freeway Pictures, the film is expected to release next year.
Close friend Shabina Khan asked her to do an item song in 'Gabbar', which stars Akshay Kumar and Shruti Haasan
BSP candidate Kadir Rana's car was on Wednesday attacked by some stone pelting protesters while the leader was canvassing for the Lok Sabha polls in Muzaffarnagar district.
