Monsoon advances into south Bengal, heavy rainfall predicted in northern dists

KOLKATA, 19 Jun: The southwest monsoon set in in several districts of south Bengal on Monday - an area which has been reeling under...

Boosting India-France defence cooperation to be focus of PM Modi’s 2-day visit to Paris

New Delhi, 12 Jul: Expansion of bilateral defence ties is expected to be a key focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to...

Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter detects solar proton events: ISRO

Mumbai, Feb 23 (PTI) A Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS), a payload on-board Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter, has detected solar proton events (SPEs) which significantly...

Putting ED against Jharkhand CM Soren, forcing him to quit blow to federalism: Kharge

New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said "forcing" Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to resign after putting the Enforcement...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to hand over patrol vessel, landing craft to Maldives

New Delhi, 30 Apr: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hand over a fast patrol vessel and a landing craft to the Maldives as India's...

India’s emergence as hard power to help expand soft power: Anurag Thakur

New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said India has the potential to become the content subcontinent, backed by talent...

Congress Launches Campaign To Appoint Media Team In UP

Lucknow, Sep 18 (PTI): Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Congress has launched a campaign to appoint party spokespersons and media coordinators...

Offences under POCSO Act cannot be set aside on basis of compromise: Allahabad HC

Prayagraj, 9 Apr: Declining to quash the proceedings initiated under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Allahabad High Court has...

PM Gati Shakti national master plan will help prevent cost overruns and save taxpayers’...

Gandhinagar, Aug 20 (PTI) The Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti National Master Plan will help develop the future infrastructure in a planned manner, prevent cost...

ISI considered ULFA’s Paresh Baruah prize catch: Book

NEW DELHI, 11 Feb: The ISI, which trained a batch of Assam's ULFA militants in 1991-'92, considered the rebel group's chief Paresh Baruah a...

4 students killed, over 60 injured in stampede at Cochin University tech fest

Kochi, 25 Nov: Four students were killed, and over 60 were injured in a stampede during Cochin University's annual festival here on Saturday night,...

Government kept same rules for Indian, foreign firms while procuring Covid vaccines: Health...

New Delhi, 25 Jun: Foreign-made vaccines were not procured during the Covid pandemic as the firms were demanding indemnity, which was not made available...

No plans to import wheat into India: Government sources

NEW DELHI, 21 Aug: The government has no plans to import wheat as it has sufficient stocks to meet the country's requirements, official sources...

Govt violating democratic rights of people by not conducting mayor elections: Jai Ram Thakur

Shimla, Oct 31 (PTI) Hitting out at the Himachal Pradesh government for not conducting mayor and deputy mayor elections in four municipal corporations, Leader...

72% study-abroad aspirants willing to choose hybrid programmes to save money post-pandemic: Survey

New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI): Over 70 per cent of Indian students who aspire to study abroad are willing to choose hybrid programmes to...

PM Modi lauds diaspora’s contribution in acting as brand ambassadors of India’s success

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the contributions of the diaspora in promoting India’s growth story and acting...

Farmers’ national convention to mark 9 months of protest begins at Singhu border

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The national convention by farmers to mark completion of nine months of their agitation against the three contentious farm...

3 CRPF personnel killed in Maoist attack in Odisha’s Nuapada

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Jun 21 (PTI) Three CRPF personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in Odisha's Nuapada district on Tuesday, police said. The incident happened...

‘Bail not likely to improve Goyal’s health, he is getting best possible treatment’

Mumbai, 13 Apr: Medical reports did not indicate that Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal's health would improve if he was released and he was...

Sunak, Trudeau underscore need for de-escalation of India-Canada row

London, Oct 7 (PTI) British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau have underscored the importance of de-escalation of the India-Canada...