Pakistan objects to Kiru hydro plant design; India says project fully compliant with Indus...

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI): Pakistan has raised objections to the design of India’s Kiru hydroelectric plant, a mega 624 MW project over the...

India among most exciting markets globally, to grow to USD 1 trillion by 2025:...

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Indian retail segment has its own uniqueness and the country is one of the most exciting markets globally...

Narrated 26/11 attack from lens of doctors, nurses: Nikkhil Advani on ‘Mumbai Diaries’

Mumbai, Aug 25 (PTI) Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani on Wednesday said his upcoming medical drama series "Mumbai Diaries 26/11" is a fictional retelling of the...

Harsimrat seeks changes in CAA for ‘rehabilitation’ of Sikhs, Hindus from Afghanistan

Chandigarh, Aug 25 (PTI) Former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday urged the Centre to make changes in the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)...

Gadkari urges vehicle makers to discourage diesel engines, asks them to promote alternative tech

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday asked vehicle manufacturers to discourage production and sale of...

Aviation employees to be tested for drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy: Draft DGCA...

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Aviation personnel, including flight crew members, air traffic controllers and aircraft maintenance engineers, will be tested by their employers...

Centre hikes sugar FRP to Rs 290/quintal; rules out raising sugar selling price

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Centre on Wednesday hiked the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers by Rs 5...

Edible oil, pulses main contributors to inflation; price rise to slow once crops come:...

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI): Major contributors to inflation are edible oil and pulses, and to boost their availability in the market, the supply...

Tata Consultancy Services’ market valuation crosses Rs 13.5 lakh cr

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI): The market capitalisation of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday breached the Rs 13.5 lakh crore mark — the...

FM asks banks to work with state govts to push ‘one district, one product’...

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said she has requested banks to work with all state governments to push...

Two militants killed in shootout with police in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug 23 (PTI) In a swift operation, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday eliminated two top commanders of The Resistance Force (TRF),...

Parents with adopted child moving abroad have to intimate Indian diplomatic missions: New rule

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) The government on Monday introduced a new clause in the adoption regulations, according to which when parents with their...

Navies of India and Philippines conduct military drills in South China Sea

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) India on Monday carried out a naval exercise with the Philippines in the South China Sea, five days after...

FM announces Rs 6 lakh cr asset monetisation pipeline

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a Rs 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) that will look...

National Security Act Slapped On Man For Anti-India Slogans, Say Police

Ujjain, Aug 23 (PTI): The stringent National Security Act (NSA) was invoked against a 21-year-old man arrested for allegedly writing anti-India slogans and posting...

Bengal Forest Department Celebrates 25th Birthday Of Royal Bengal Tiger ‘Raja’

Kolkata, Aug 23 (PTI): The 25th birthday of Raja, a male Royal Bengal Tiger currently lodged at South Khayerbari Animal Rescue Centre in north...

Baby Crocodiles Emerging From Eggs In Odisha Marks End Of Breeding Season

Kendrapara, Odisha, Aug 23 (PTI): Hatchlings of estuarine crocodiles have started emerging from eggs and making their way to water bodies in and around...

EAM Jaishankar speaks to German counterpart on evacuation challenges in Afghanistan

New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke to his German counterpart Heiko Maas on the latest developments in...

3 JeM terrorists killed in encounter in J&K’s Pulwama

Srinagar, Aug 21 (PTI) Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists, including one who was behind the killing of BJP worker Rakesh Pandita in June, were gunned...

India to add 100 more earthquake observatories by 2026: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) India will add 100 more earthquake observatories by 2026, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. Singh said...