Child rights NGOs disappointed with low budgetary allocation for children
New Delhi, 1 Feb: Child rights bodies on Monday expressed disappointed over the 'lowest' budgetary allocation for children in a decade and said they...
India bans 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including PUBG
NEW DELHI, Sep 2: India on Wednesday banned 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including popular game PUBG, citing data privacy concerns and...
Cong launches campaign against fuel price rise, Rahul says crony capitalists benefiting at cost...
New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) The Congress on Friday launched an online campaign attacking the government over the rise in fuel and cooking gas...
Two more bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel, disaster toll rises to 58
Tapovan, Feb 16 (PTI) Two more bodies were recovered early Tuesday from the Tapovan tunnel where intense rescue operations were underway for the 10th...
Government may give oilfield in lieu of $1.4 billion it has to pay Cairn,...
New Delhi, 31 Jan (PTI): The government may give Cairn Energy one of the surrendered oil fields such as Ratna R-Series in lieu of...
Tiktok shuts down India business but continues to engage with government
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) China's ByteDance will shut its India business and cut the 2,000-plus employees to a bare minimum over the uncertainty...
Delhi Police to probe role of UK-based woman in toolkit case; suspect Nikita Jacob...
New Delhi/Mumbai, Feb 17 (PTI) Delhi Police Wednesday said a UK-based woman based allegedly drafted the content of a "Twitter storm" campaign in February...
Disengagement in Pangong Lake area significant step forward for resolution of other remaining issues:...
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) The disengagement of troops in Pangong Lake area in Eastern Ladakh is a significant step forward for resolution of...
India, EU hold high-level dialogue, discuss ways to promote trade
New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI): India and the European Union (EU) have held the first high level dialogue (HLD) and discussed ways to promote...
J-K govt mulls use of drones, mobile apps for real-time surveillance for forest protection
Jammu, Feb 26 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday laid stress on the use of drones and mobile apps for real-time surveillance...
Ladakh standoff: India, China agree to handle ‘differences’ through talks
NEW DELHI, Jun 5: India and China on Friday held diplomatic talks over their military standoff in eastern Ladakh and agreed to handle their...
Greta Thunberg toolkit case: Court sends 21-year-old climate activist to 5-day custody
New Delhi, 14 Feb (PTI):A Delhi court on Sunday sent a 21-year-old climate activist to five days police custody in connection with allegedly being...
ONGC net falls 67 pc on drop in oil, gas prices
New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI): State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Saturday reported over 67 per cent fall in the December quarter...
India contributes nearly 24 pc to global pulses production: Narendra Singh Tomar
New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI): India is the largest producer and consumer of pulses in the world, contributing nearly 24 per cent to the...
Govt blocked 296 mobile apps since 2014, says Union minister Sanjay Dhotre
New Delhi, 4 Feb (PTI): As many as 296 mobile apps have been blocked by the government since 2014 in the interest of the...
No data generated with Covishield, Covaxin on ‘European’ strain of coronavirus, Rajya Sabha told
New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI): No data has been generated with Covishield and Covaxin vaccines specifically on the new “European” COVID-19 virus strain, Union...
IISC study identifies multiple mutations, finds unique proteins in SARS-CoV-2 genome
New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI): A study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has identified multiple mutations and unique proteins in isolates of...
Over 73.30 lakh healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19: Health Ministry
New Delhi, Feb 11 (PTI) The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 74.30 lakh on Thursday, the 27th day of...
Pune’s Serum Institute of India applies for permission to start trials of ‘Covovax’ vaccine
Pune, 30 Jan (PTI): Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Saturday said his company has applied to start the trials of...
Budget unveils mega health insurance, gives little to middle class
NEW DELHI, Feb 1: The government on Thursday announced the "world's largest" health insurance scheme for India's 50 crore poor in its last full...