Three Hizb militants killed near Amarnath Yatra route in J-K’s Anantnag

Srinagar, May 6 (PTI) Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including the oldest surviving ultra of the outfit, were killed in an encounter with security forces...

India and Italy agree to cooperate in areas of green hydrogen, biofuels, energy storage

New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) India and Italy on Friday called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and expressed concerns over the...

India and Qatar discuss issues relating to protection of labour rights

New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) Qatar has reaffirmed its commitment to the protection and promotion of rights of the Indian workforce in the country...

NGO seeks transparency law, regulator for social media

NEW DELHI, 5 May: To curb the flow of misinformation on social media, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Thursday demanded enactment of transparency laws...

Coronavirus particles found in air can infect humans, experiments show

Hyderabad, May 3 (PTI) A new study has confirmed the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, concurring with previous studies that suggest that the concentration of...

India is changing under leadership of PM Modi, says Nadda

New Delhi, May 3 (PTI) BJP chief J P Nadda on Tuesday said "India is changing" under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Payment of additional market value, interest are integral part of award for land acquisition:...

Chennai, May 3 (PTI) Payment of additional market value, solatium and interest are integral part of award for land acquisition proceedings and they must...

Aim to turn India into a top sporting nation by 2047: Union Minister Amit...

Bengaluru, May 3 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Central government intends to turn India into a sporting nation to...

82 lakh deaths in 2020 in India; 1.48 lakh due to COVID-19: RGI

New Delhi, May 3 (PTI) As many as 81.2 lakh people died in India in 2020, an increase of 6.2 per cent than 2019...

Three labourers die in blast at Zuari Agro Chemicals factory in Goa

Panaji, May 3 (PTI) Three labourers died in a blast in an under-maintenance ammonia tank at a plant of Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd (ZACL)...

Modi, CJI bat for local languages in courts

NEW DELHI, 30 Apr: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong pitch for use of local languages in courts, contending that it...

Assam CM should resign taking moral responsibility after police get court rap: Cong

New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) A day after an Assam court came down heavily on the state's police while granting bail to Gujarat MLA...

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Unit-3 reaches significant milestone

Chennai, Apr 30 (PTI) The Indo-Russian joint venture Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu achieved a significant milestone as the Reactor Pressure Vessel...

Over 189 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India so far, says govt

New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India crossed 189 crore on Saturday, the Union Health Ministry said. Over 23...

Gen Naravane contributed in strengthening India’s military preparedness: Rajnath

New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said Gen MM Naravane in his tenure as the Army Chief contributed in strengthening...

Defence ministry’s procurement order via e-market portal recorded at Rs 15,047 cr

New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Saturday said its procurement orders using the government e-Market (GeM) portal reached an...

Jammu records marginal dip in mercury; maximum settles at 40.4 degrees C

Jammu, Apr 30 (PTI) Jammu city recorded the maximum temperature of 40.4 degrees Celsius on Saturday, slightly lower than the season's high of 41...

Heroin worth Rs 450 crore recovered from Gujarat’s Pipavav port

Ahmedabad, Apr 29 (PTI) In a joint operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad(ATS) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have recovered nearly 90 kilogram...

INS Gharial delivers 760 kg of critical medicines to Sri Lanka

New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) Indian Naval Ship Gharial reached Colombo on Friday to deliver 760 kg of critical lifesaving medicines, an official statement...

US special coordinator for Tibet set to visit India in mid-May to meet Dalai...

New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya is set to visit India next month to hold talks with...