SBI stops transactions related to Russian entities under sanctions

NEW DELHI, 3 Mar: State Bank of India (SBI), the nation's largest lender, has stopped processing transactions of Russian entities that have been sanctioned...

Rights group terms broadcasting bill attempt to silence broadcasters, social media users

NEW DELHI, 12 Jan: The India Freedom of Expression Initiative (IFEI) - a platform of action of NGOs - in a submission on Friday...

India’s evacuation programme most active among all nations: Govt sources

New Delhi, 1 Mar: The central government on Tuesday compared its response to help Indian citizens in war-hit Ukraine with those of several other...

BJP has given political hue to Ram temple consecration ceremony: Nath

BHOPAL, 22 Jan: Congress veteran Kamal Nath on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given a political hue to the idol...

India is a bit shaky in terms of dealing with aggression of Vladimir Putin,...

New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI): India is a bit shaky in terms of showing support against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe...

US issued record 1.4 million visas to Indians in 2023, visitor visa appointment wait...

New Delhi, 29 Jan: The US processed a record 1.4 million visas to Indians in 2023, bringing down visitor visa appointment wait times by...

Government Says ₹ 95.86 Crore Recovered From 11 Cryptocurrency Exchanges For GST Evasion

New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI): Government on Monday said ₹ 95.86 crore has been recovered from 11 cryptocurrency exchanges for evasion of Goods and...

9,218 Gujarat teachers fined Rs 1.54 crore for committing errors in board exam assessment

Gandhinagar, Feb 6 (PTI) More than 9,000 schoolteachers in Gujarat were slapped with cumulative fine of Rs 1.54 crore over a period of two...

Rajnath Singh arrives in Hawaii to visit US Indo-Pacific Command HQ

New Delhi, 13 Apr (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived in Hawaii for a brief visit to the Headquarters of the United States...

Education system based on Indian values is need of the hour: PM Modi

Tankara (Gujarat),11Feb(PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 11 said an education system based on Indian values is the need of the hour. He was...

“Desire Peaceful, Cooperative Ties”: Shehbaz Sharif In Letter To PM Modi

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has written a letter to his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, pitching for "meaningful" engagement...

‘Triple-dip’ La Nina behind unusual air quality trend: Study

NEW DELHI, 18 Feb: An unprecedented 'triple-dip' La-Nina event, extended by climate change, triggered a peculiar trend in the 2022-'23 winter season when air...

India’s oil import bill doubles to USD 119 bn in FY22

New Delhi, 24 Apr (PTI): India’s crude oil import bill nearly doubled to USD 119 billion in the fiscal year that ended on March...

PM lays foundation stone for redevelopment of 21 train stations in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Feb 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for several railway projects, including redevelopment of...

IndiGo bars specially-abled child from boarding flight at Ranchi airport for ‘panicking’; DGCA begins...

New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) IndiGo barred a specially-abled child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in "a state...

ECI officials review poll preparedness in Assam

Guwahati, 6 Mar: A team of officials of the Election Commission of India on Wednesday held a review meeting with all district election officers...

‘Cold virus’ behind 100,000 child deaths globally in 2019: Lancet study

New Delhi, May 20 (PTI): A common virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in children under the...

Google, ECI tie up to prevent spread of false information

NEW DELHI, 12 Mar: Alphabet Inc-owned Google has joined hands with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prevent spread of false information, promote...

SC directs NIOS to fix examination centres within 10 kilometres from accredited institutions

NEW DELHI, 31 May: The Supreme Court has directed the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to fix the examination centres within a distance...

Congress accuses BJP-led govt of corruption, nepotism

GUWAHATI, 20 Mar: The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP-led government of misrule, corruption and nepotism, and claimed that the opposition alliance will win...