Jaishankar meets Kyrgyzstan Prez, discusses ways to boost bilateral ties

Bishkek, 25 Oct: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov on Wednesday and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation...

Five arrested DRDO employees received foreign money, court told

Cuttack, Dec 7 (PTI) The five DRDO employees, arrested in an espionage case, were receiving money in their bank accounts from foreign countries, police...

Ban BS III, BS IV diesel buses in NCR areas of Haryana, UP, Rajasthan:...

New Delhi, 29 Oct (PTI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday demanded the Centre impose a strict ban on buses operating with poor-quality...

Rs 1,300 cr cashback on UPI, Rupay transactions; govt OKs reimbursement of merchant charges

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 1,300-crore incentive scheme to promote digital transactions using UPI and Rupay...

Justice Thangkhiew appointed acting chief justice of Meghalaya HC

New Delhi, 1 Nov: Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew was on Wednesday appointed as the acting chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court as incumbent...

Congress gave NE “insurgency, instability, inequality”: Nadda

Imphal, 30 Dec: The Congress gave the Northeast the three 'I's of "insurgency, instability and inequality" while the BJP came forth with a plan...

Lay down national model for providing toilets to girl students: SC

NEW DELHI, 6 Nov: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to lay down a national model for building toilets commensurate with the...

India will support Sri Lanka in these difficult times: Jaishankar

New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) India on Thursday assured Sri Lanka of its support to tide over "difficult times" even as it welcomed the...

India procuring Igla-S anti-aircraft missiles from Russia

New Delhi, 14 Nov: India is in the process of procuring a batch of Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles from Russia to bolster the combat...

Study shows booster dose of Covaxin has neutralising effect on Omicron, Delta variants: Bharat...

New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) Bharat Biotech on Wednesday said a study has demonstrated that a booster dose of Covaxin has a neutralising effect...

India crushing terrorism with all its courage PM Modi

New Delhi, 26 Nov: On the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described it as the most dastardly...

Narendra Modi to host first India-Central Asia Summit virtually on 27 January

New Delhi, 19 Jan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the first India-Central Asia Summit in a virtual format on January 27, the Ministry...

Manipur: Kuki Zo community organises rallies for separate administration

IMPHAL/CHURACHANDPUR, 29 Nov: Thousands of Kuki Zo people on Wednesday hit the streets in several districts of Manipur, demanding separate administration for the community. In...

SBI’s Formosa Bond issuance reflects India’s acceptability among international investors: Dinesh Khara

New Delhi, 28 Jan (PTI): The State Bank of India’s recent fundraising of USD 300 million through issuance of Formosa Bonds is a testimony...

Over 13,600 SC, ST and OBC students dropped out of central varsities, IITs, IIMs...

New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Over 13,600 reserved category students dropped out from central universities, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of...

Over 400 death row prisoners in Indian jails till 2020, shows data

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI): As many as 413 prisoners, who have been awarded the death sentence, were lodged in jails across the country...

Surrogacy ‘Industry’ Should Not Be Encouraged In India: Delhi High Court

New Delhi, 13 Dec (PTI) : The Delhi High Court today observed "surrogacy industry" should not be encouraged in India, where if left unchecked, it...

Heroin worth Rs 5 crore seized from Vasai in Maharashtra ATS raid; Two arrested,...

MUMBAI, 6 Feb: Heroin worth over Rs 5 crore was seized and two people arrested in an operation carried out by the Maharashtra Anti...

Par panel recommends special provisioning for troops in high altitude areas

New Delhi, 15 Dec: A parliamentary panel has recommended to the Centre to have "separate budget heads" for clothing, equipment, ration and housing for...

Central govt responsible for unemployment emergency: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday held the Union government responsible for the "unemployment emergency" in the country and...