Cultural extravaganza celebrates NE’s rich heritage

NEW DELHI, 17 Feb: The Rashtrapati Bhavan here was a spectacle of cultural vibrancy and unity as it successfully concluded the first chapter of...

‘Matured boy’ GSLV rocket successfully injects ISRO’s meteorological satellite into orbit

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), 17 Feb: Moving ahead on its mission to study the Earth and ocean surfaces, ISRO on Saturday successfully launched its next...

58 arrested across UP for impersonation, cheating in constable recruitment exam

Lucknow, 17 Feb: Fifty-eight people were arrested across Uttar Pradesh in the last two days for impersonating candidates in the police constable recruitment examination...

Farmer leader demands legal guarantee for MSP

CHANDIGARH, 17 Feb: Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Saturday demanded that the Centre should bring an ordinance on giving a legal guarantee to...

India sends relief material to cholera-affected Zambia

New Delhi, 17 Feb: India has sent relief material, including medicines, to Zambia to help it deal with an outbreak of cholera, External Affairs...

Can’t accept if someone says secularism is bad, democracy dangerous: Mamata

Kolkata, 17 Feb: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that she cannot accept if somebody says that secularism is bad or...

Jaishankar meets Bangladesh PM Hasina & thanks her for guidance in furthering bilateral...

Munich, 17 Feb: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here and appreciated her guidance in taking the...

IT dept freezes Cong’s accounts, appellate tribunal de-freezes later

NEW DELHI, 16 Feb: The Congress on Friday said that income tax (IT) authorities had frozen its main bank accounts, impacting all political activity....

CCPA seeks comments for draft to prevent misleading ads by coaching sector

NEW DELHI, 16 Feb: Consumer protection regulator CCPA has sought public comments by 16 March on draft guidelines for prevention of misleading advertisements in...

Declare PMCF as state & public authority: Group

KOLKATA, 16 Feb: Kolkata (WB)-based civil society group Bank Bachao Desh Bachao Manch on Friday wrote to Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud,...

Central govt doing injustice to farmers, claims Jairam Ramesh

Rohtas (Bihar), Feb 16 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over farmers' protest,...

SC scraps electoral bonds scheme; orders disclosure of donors, amount & recipients by 13...

NEW DELHI, 15 Feb: In a landmark verdict just months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped the Centre's...

RBI asks Visa, Mastercard to stop card-based commercial payments

MUMBAI, 15 Feb: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked international payments major Visa and Mastercard to stop card-based commercial payments made by...

EC seeks 3.4 lakh CAPFs for deployment in LS polls, Assembly elections in 4...

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) The Election Commission (EC) has sought 3.4 lakh Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel for deployment in a phased...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh roped in to assist in resolving farmers issue

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been roped in to assist in finding a resolution to the issues of farmers,...

Uttarakhand govt approves excise policy for 2024-25

Dehradun, Feb 14 (PTI) The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday approved the state's new excise policy setting a revenue target of Rs 4,440 crore for...

Prosperity, happiness of every section of society BJP govt’s guarantee: Adityanath

Gorakhpur (UP), Feb 14 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the prosperity and happiness of every section of the society...

PM Modi holds bilateral meetings with UAE counterpart, Madagascar president on the sidelines...

Dubai, 14 Feb: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met his Dubai counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to discuss a wide range...

Modi’s UAE visit raises hope for ahead of target USD 100 billion bilateral trade

Abu Dhabi, Feb 14 (PTI) Buoyed by the signing of the key Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, India and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday...

Only some people benefitting from ‘system’, others paying GST: Gandhi

UDAIPUR, 13 Feb: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Centre, claiming that only some people are benefitting from the "system" in...