Alternatives to single-use plastic: Delhi government to urge Centre to reduce GST rates on...

New Delhi, 3 Jul: Environment minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said the Delhi government will request the Centre to reduce GST on raw materials...

India’s panchayati raj provides invaluable insights on advancing women’s leadership: Kamboj

UNITED NATIONS, 4 May: Describing India's panchayati raj as a "sterling example" of direct democracy, India's envoy at the UN has said that women...

India in talks with Pak on modalities for sending wheat to Afghanistan

New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) India on Thursday said it was in touch with Pakistani authorities to finalise the modalities for transportation of 50,000...

Reports of China respiratory illness surge: Haryana civil surgeons directed to review readiness

CHANDIGARH, 29 Nov: The Haryana government has issued directions to all civil surgeons "to strengthen surveillance on influenza-like illnesses and severe acute respiratory infections"...

3 suspected JeM terrorists killed in gunfight with security forces in J&K’s Doda

Bhaderwah/Jammu, Jun 26 (PTI) Three terrorists, suspected to be affiliated with the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit, were killed in a gunfight that lasted for...

ONGC Videsh enters development stage of Budiao discovery in Brazil

New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI): ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas investment arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has declared a 2019...

Maldives supports India’s candidature for UNSC non-permanent membership

Male, 23 Jan: The Maldives will support India's candidature for a non-permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council for the 2028-2029 term, the...

Pakistan issues 112 visas to Indian pilgrims

New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) The Pakistan high commission on Tuesday said it has issued 112 visas to Indian pilgrims to visit Shree Katas...

Cruelty against woman: SC asks Centre to consider making changes in BNS

NEW DELHI, 3 May: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider making necessary changes in Sections 85 and 86 of the...

10 dead, 13 rescued as landslide hits Hiamachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur

Shimla, Aug 11 (PTI) Ten people were killed, 13 rescued and several others feared buried under debris after a landslide trapped a bus and...

OneWeb inks pact with ISRO commercial arm for launching satellites

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) Bharti group-backed OneWeb and New Space India Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation, have entered into...

3 illegal Bangladeshi migrants arrested with weapons: UP STF

Noida, Jan 15 (PTI) Three men claimed to be illegal Bangladeshi migrants were arrested by the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police...

Trade settlement in INR between India-Bangladesh to boost bilateral commerce: CII EXIM committee chairman

New Delhi, 6 Aug : India and Bangladesh commencing cross-border trade settlement in Indian rupee (INR) would promote two-way commerce by reducing transaction cost,...

US Ambassador meets Home Minister Amit Shah

New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah during which they discussed ways...

Student from Punjab’s Barnala dies of stroke in Ukraine

CHANDIGARH, 2 Mar: A 22-year-old student from Punjab's Barnala district who had suffered an Ischemia stroke and was undergoing treatment for about a month...

CAA will be implemented in West Bengal: BJP’s Suvendu

Kolkata, 26 Nov: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday dared Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop implementation of the...

Home Minister Shah using casteist terminology in electioneering: RLD chief

Aligarh, 31 Jan: Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary on Monday accused Union Home minister Amit Shah of consistently using "caste-based terminology" during his...

Bengal: Four Children Injured as Crude Bombs Explode in Malda

ENGLISH BAZAR, Apr 24 (PTI): Four children were injured as crude bombs, which they started playing with thinking to be balls, exploded in West...

Special CBI Court Convicts Five In 2003 Coal Scam Case

New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI): A CBI special court in New Delhi on Tuesday convicted five persons in connection with a coal scam case...

SC seeks replies on plea for national health plan on lumpy skin disease

New Delhi, 31 Oct: The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and six states on Monday on a plea that has sought the...