India, China Suffered Most From Extreme Weather Events: UN Report

United Nations, Oct 27 (PTI): India is estimated to have suffered an average annual loss of about 87 billion dollars from extreme weather events...

NewsClick case: Delhi Police names Purkayastha as accused

NEW DELHI, 31 Mar: The Delhi Police on Saturday filed its first chargesheet, spread across about 8,000 pages, in the UAPA case against NewsClick...

PM Modi lauds diaspora’s contribution in acting as brand ambassadors of India’s success

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the contributions of the diaspora in promoting India’s growth story and acting...

2 drone-dropped packets with explosives, cash seized near LoC in Jammu

Jammu, 24 dec: Two drone-dropped packets containing six battery-operated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), a pistol and some cash were seized in a joint operation...

Adani Wilmar to use Rs 450 cr from IPO proceeds to tap inorganic growth

New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI): FMCG major Adani Wilmar, which has grown to become the largest category leader through acquisitions, has set aside Rs...

3 cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, driving China’s Covid surge, detected in India

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: Three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain driving China's current surge of Covid cases, have been detected in...

4 CRPF jawans killed, 3 hurt as colleague opens fire with AK-47 in Sukma

Sukma/New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI): Four CRPF jawans were killed and three others injured after their colleague opened fire at them in a camp...

Very concept of offence of money laundering in PMLA is very wide: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI, 22 Feb: The Supreme Court Tuesday said the very concept of the offence of money laundering in the Prevention of Money Laundering...

IISc-led team develops ‘snapping’ footwear to help prevent diabetic foot complications

Bengaluru, 13 Jun: Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with the Karnataka Institute of Endocrinology and...

BJP criticises Nitish for predicting end of the world in 100 years

Patna, Aug 8 (PTI) The opposition BJP in Bihar on Tuesday charged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with having made the state a “laughing stock”...

Decided to keep central forces in some states to prevent post-poll violence: CEC

New Delhi, Jun 3 (PTI) In a bid to prevent post-poll violence, the Election Commission (EC) has for the first time decided to continue...

INDIA bloc will raise Manipur issue with full force: Gandhi

NEW DELHI, 11 Jul: The Congress and the INDIA bloc will raise the need for peace in Manipur with full force in Parliament to...

Modi puts India first, UPA ‘family’: BJP slams Cong after PM names Chandrayaan-3 touchdown...

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The BJP on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement naming the Vikram lander's touchdown spot on the Moon...

IIT Roorkee researcher develops technology for biodegradable polybags

Dehradun, Sep 20 (PTI): An Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee professor has developed a technology to make biodegradable polybags, the institute said in a...

Protect environment for future generations: President Kovind in his farewell message to nation

NEW DELHI, 24 Jul: Mother Nature is in deep agony and the climate crisis can endanger the very future of this planet, outgoing President...

Trust-based taxation system helping improve collections: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, 24 Jul: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the trust-based taxation system introduced by the government has resulted in improved...

Govt trying to intimidate us by suspending our MPs from Lok Sabha, we will...

New Delhi, 25 Jul (PTI): Soon after four of its MPs were suspended for rest of the session for disrupting proceedings in Lok Sabha,...

UNSC resolution should guide world’s response to Afghan crisis: India

New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) India on Tuesday said that the global approach to address the Afghan crisis must be guided by the recent...

Four militants killed in separate encounters in J-K’s Shopian

Srinagar, 5 Oct: Four militants were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, police said. Three...

Ahead of Gujarat polls, Rahul Gandhi promises loan waiver & free electricity ...

NEW DELHI, 5 Sep: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised loan waiver of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers of Gujarat, LPG...