India can add $20 billion to GDP if import dependence on China is halved:...

New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI): India can add USD 20 billion to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if the country can reduce by 50...

India Sends 40,000 Metric Tonnes Of Fuel To Sri Lanka To Help Ease Crisis

Colombo, Feb 15 (PTI): India on Tuesday delivered 40,000 metric tonnes of fuel to Sri Lanka to help ease the energy crisis faced by...

HUA Ministry gives nod for construction of 60,000 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI): The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has approved the construction of over 60,000 houses in five states under...

“Rs 60 Crore Wasted”: Bombay High Court On CCTVs In Police Stations

Mumbai, Feb 15 (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said the whole process of installation of CCTV cameras inside police stations across Maharashtra...

“Hidden Powers” Behind PM Modi, Arvind Kejriwal: Rahul Gandhi In Punjab

Chandigarh, Feb 15 (PTI): Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked voters in Punjab not to look at the face of leaders but their actions to...

India hits out at OIC for ‘misleading’ comments on dress code row

New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI): India on Tuesday hit out at Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its "misleading" comments in the wake of...

Delhi one step closer to data on real-time pollution sources: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI): A project to identify real-time sources of pollution in Delhi has moved one step closer towards operationalisation, Delhi Chief...

Govt blocks 54 more Chinese apps over security threat, privacy risks

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) India on Monday blocked 54 more apps with Chinese links, including Tencent Xriver, Nice Video baidu, Viva Video Editor,...

India, Maldives hold dialogue to expand defence cooperation

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar has held "very productive" talks with the top military brass of the Maldives to further...

Revocation of MediaOne license a clampdown on broader press freedom in India: Eminent persons

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) Several parliamentarians, lawyers, editors and rights activists came out in support of Malayalam news channel MediaOne on Monday, saying...

ED busts money laundering ring linked to human hairs smuggling to China

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday claimed to have busted a hawala and money laundering racket linked to the...

Countdown for ISRO’s first launch mission of 2022 commences

Bengaluru, 13 Feb: The 25-hour countdown for Indian Space Research Organisation's first launch mission of 2022, to orbit earth observation satellite EOS-04 onboard PSLV-C52,...

‘Budget allocation a boost to postal dept’s financial inclusion goals’

New Delhi, 13 Feb: The Budget provisions and allocation will strengthen the postal department's financial inclusion goals and help bring in banking industry best...

Government to tighten MGNREGA scheme to plug ‘tremendous leakages’

New Delhi, 13 Feb: The government is working to tighten the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme as "tremendous leakages" have...

Devika rejuvenation project in J&K’s Udhampur to be completed by June: Union minister

Jammu, 13 Feb: The work on the river Devika Rejuvenation project in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir will be completed by June, Union...

J-K special status revocation only complicated issue, dialogue with Pak necessary: PDP chief

Srinagar, Feb 13 (PTI) Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir was a political issue and the revocation of...

Children of man declared Pakistani by court and languishing in detention centre for 7...

New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) The children of a man, who was declared a Pakistani national by a court here and has been languishing...

Over 70 pc children in 15-18 age group administered first dose of Covid vaccine:...

New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) Over 70 per cent of India's adolescents in the 15-18 age group have received the first dose of COVID-19...

No outsiders in poll bound areas prior to polling: SEC

Bhubaneswar, 12 Feb; The State Election Commssion, Odisha Saturday issued a new circular for the coming panchayat election prohibiting the presence of outsiders and...

NE is not part of Rahul’s idea of India: Rijiju

NEW DELHI, 12 Feb: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi over his 'Gujarat to West Bengal' remark,...