Indian police detain hundreds amid violence in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India, 10 Oct (AP) — Government forces have detained at least 500 people in a sweeping crackdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, local officials said...
10 lakh people got smart cards for Odisha health scheme since August: CM
Bhubaneswar, Oct 9 (PTI) The Odisha government has distributed around 10 lakh smart cards under its health scheme, Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), and...
Centre exploring new technologies to overcome geographical barrier in NE, expand telecom network: Minister
Dimapur, Oct 9 (PTI) Union Minister Devusinh Chauhan on Saturday said the Centre is exploring new technologies to overcome challenges of geographical barrier in...
ICAR-CIARI training programme on high yielding varieties of rice for Andaman farmers
Port Blair, Oct 9 (PTI) To help the farmers of Andaman and Nicobar Islands get high yield from rice cultivation, the Central Island Agricultural...
Infosys holds groundbreaking ceremony for upcoming software centre near Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 8 (PTI) IT services giant Infosys on Friday held a groundbreaking ceremony for its proposed software development centre in New Town near...
India staring at power crisis after rains hit coal movement, generation at pvt plants...
New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such...
Cabinet approves 7 mega integrated textile parks with Rs 4,445 cr outlay
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of seven Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel parks with a...
Kashmiri Pandits hold anti-Pakistan protests over killing of Bindroo by terrorists
Jammu, Oct 6 (PTI) Several organisations representing the Kashmiri Pandit community and some Jammu-based outfits staged anti-Pakistan protests here on Wednesday over the killing...
India for strengthening effectiveness of institutions like FATF, IMF
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) In the run up to assuming the G20 presidency in 2023, India is working towards identifying the "vacuum areas"...
Cabinet approves bonus equal to 78 days’ wage for over 11 lakh railway employees
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a productivity-linked bonus equivalent to 78 days' wage to eligible non-gazetted Railway employees,...
Experts call for mandatory food labels as per WHO-mandated thresholds on harmful ingredients
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Experts on Wednesday said that India should make it mandatory for manufacturers to put WHO-standard food labels on harmful...
Bharat Biotech submits clinical trial data of Covaxin in children to CDSCO
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): Bharat Biotech, which completed the Phase 2/3 trials of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin for use in children under 18 years...
Udyam portal completes 5 million registrations: MSME Secy
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): As many as five million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have registered on the Udyam portal and the...
845 kids orphaned during pandemic approved for benefits of PM-CARES for Children scheme: Official
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): A total of 845 children who were orphaned during the pandemic have been approved as eligible for benefits under...
Moody’s raises rating outlook to stable for 18 corporates, banks
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): Moody’s Investors Service on Wednesday raised the rating outlook for 18 Indian corporates and banks, including Reliance Industries, Infosys,...
Facebook outage gives Telegram unprecedented growth, founder Durov asks ’70 million refugees’ to stick...
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI): Facebook outage did not just cost Mark Zuckerberg millions of dollars, it also lost users making messaging app Telegram...
Govt hikes rates of procedures under Ayushman Bharat, black fungus management added under scheme
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) The government has revised the rates of around 400 procedures under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana...
‘Substantial’ increase in petrol, diesel on the cards as crude crosses $82 a barrel
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Petrol price on Tuesday was hiked by 25 paise a litre and diesel by 30 paise, sending retail rates...
Working conditions of teachers in Northeast, aspirational districts poor: UNESCO report
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) The working conditions of teachers in the Northeast and "aspirational districts" are poor and there is a marked rural-urban...
Fuel prices linked to global oil rates, Centre, states have to handle issue: Sitharaman
Raipur, Oct 5 (PTI) As fuel prices surged to all-time highs on Tuesday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said prices of petroleum products in...