On return from first India visit, Maldives President Muizzu hopes for strengthened bilateral relations

Male, 11 Jun: Describing his first official visit to India as a “success” for the Maldives and the region, President Mohamed Muizzu on Tuesday...

Centre’s move to recruit 10 lakh employees: BJP hails announcement, Oppn dubs it as...

New Delhi, 14 Jun (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s directive to various government departments and ministries to undertake the...

Amit Shah takes swipe at Cong’s ‘Italian culture’ over Kharge’s Article 370 remarks

New Delhi, 7 Apr: The BJP hit out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday over his swipe at the ruling party for raising...

ONGC seeks minimum $17 price for Bokaro coal gas

New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI): State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is seeking a minimum USD 17 price for the gas it plans...

17 Indians onboard Israeli-linked ship seized by Iran; Delhi says release efforts on

New Delhi, : India is in touch with Iran to secure the release of 17 Indians on board an Israeli-linked cargo ship that was...

15-20 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs in touch, urging us to bring them back...

Karjat (Maharashtra), 27: Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday claimed 15 to 20 Shiv Sena MLAs who have joined the rebel camp are...

Over 70 civil society groups urge citizens to vote for clean environment, stable climate

NEW DELHI, 17 Apr: More than 70 environmental and civil society organisations on Wednesday urged citizens to evaluate India's performance with respect to environment...

Russia appreciates India for not supporting attempts to isolate it

New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Russia appreciates India for not supporting attempts to isolate it in multilateral forums and that bilateral trade between the...

Oil, LNG prices to shoot up if Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz amid conflict

New Delhi, 21 Apr (PTI): Oil and LNG prices are likely to shoot up if Iran is to block Strait of Hormuz, through which...

India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023: UN report

United Nations, 11 Jul: India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, according to a report by the...

Urgent reforms imperative to make UN reflective of current geopolitical realities: India

United Nations, 26 Apr: India has said that the revitalisation of the UN General Assembly must be seen in the wider context of the...

ITBP creates mountain-warfare trg school in NE

NEW DELHI, 17 Jul: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has created its first mountain-warfare training centre in Northeast India, its second overall, to skill...

Modi govt has diluted reservations through privatisation: Cong

NEW DELHI, 6 May: The Congress on Monday alleged that the Modi government has "diluted" reservations through privatisation and claimed that the BJP's "willy-nilly"...

GST on essential items after states sought levy, aimed to check evasion: Official

NEW DELHI, 24 Jul: GST on pre-packaged goods/food packets was levied after some states gave feedback of losing revenues they previously earned from levy...

Ram Rajya will begin in country now, doesn’t mean theocratic state: Rajnath Singh

Lucknow, May 14 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he felt that Ram Rajya will begin in the country now that the...

India reacted swiftly to help Sri Lanka: USAID administrator Samantha Power

New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI): India reacted “really swiftly” with an absolutely critical set of measures to help Sri Lanka tide over its economic...

Nepal bans sale of Indian spice-mix products

KATHMANDU, 18 May: After Singapore and Hong Kong, Nepal has also banned the sale and import of certain spice-mix products manufactured by Indian brands...

India extends 100 million USD line of credit to Maldives; Greater Male connectivity projects...

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (PTI): India and Maldives on Tuesday inked six agreements to expand cooperation in a range of areas including cyber security,...

Misuse of ED, CBI will not help BJP: Lamba

MANDI, 27 May: The misuse of the ED, the CBI and electoral bonds will not help the BJP retain power and its slogan of...

5G mobile services likely to be rolled out in about a month: MoS Telecom

New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI): The long-awaited high-speed 5G services are expected to be rolled out in about a month, Minister of State for...