Cong’s OBC wing chairman Ajay Yadav demands immediate implementation of women’s quota in polls
Chandigarh, Oct 2 (PTI) Days after Parliament passed the women's reservation bill, the Congress' OBC wing chairman Ajay Singh Yadav Monday demanded its immediate...
India’s position on Gaza crisis ‘remarkable’ from day one: Israeli envoy
New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) Israeli defence forces have completely destroyed Hamas's infrastructure in northern Gaza except the underground tunnels and the focus at...
Education ministry advises caution to parents, students in engaging with ed-tech firms
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) The Education Ministry Thursday issued an elaborate advisory to parents and students dealing with ed-teach firms asking them, among...
Razorpay raises $375 mn from Lone Pine Capital, others; valuation more than doubles to...
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI):
Razorpay has raised USD 375 million (about Rs 2,850 crore) in fresh funding from Lone Pine Capital and others at...
Over 70,000 child marriages prevented across 265 districts in 17 states and UTs: NGO’s...
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) More than 70,000 child marriages have been prevented across 265 districts in 17 states and Union Territories by civil...
AR commander conference held in Shillong
SHILLONG, 25 Mar: The Assam Rifles (AR) Commander Conference-2025 was held at the AR directorate general headquarters in Laitkor here in Meghalaya on Tuesday.
The...
‘Triple-dip’ La Nina behind unusual air quality trend: Study
NEW DELHI, 18 Feb: An unprecedented 'triple-dip' La-Nina event, extended by climate change, triggered a peculiar trend in the 2022-'23 winter season when air...
People of India stand firmly with Israel in this difficult hour: PM Modi as...
New Delhi, 10 Oct: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that people of India stand firmly with his...
Meiteis-Kukis – A divide like no other in Manipur
In the pitch darkness of a quiet night, our bus was stopped by a couple of men who got in, took a quick look, ensured there...
India needs tech-savvy young armed forces: Lt Gen Arun
New Delhi, 15 Jun (PTI): A modern battle field is more about having a young workforce, which is tech-savvy, claimed Lt Gen A Arun,...
Centre slams criticism of CAA
NEW DELHI, 15 Mar: India on Friday strongly trashed the criticism against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), including by the United States, and said...
Coronavirus particles found in air can infect humans, experiments show
Hyderabad, May 3 (PTI) A new study has confirmed the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, concurring with previous studies that suggest that the concentration of...
India jumps 6 places to 37th rank on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index; Denmark tops...
New Delhi, 15 Jun (PTI): India has witnessed the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a six-position jump from 43rd to 37th rank...
India’s relations with neighbours much better than earlier, says Jaishankar
Thiruvananthapuram, 4 Apr: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India’s ties with all neighbours, except China and Pakistan, have improved significantly...
Rajnath Singh ‘lied’ in Parliament on compensation to families of martyred Agniveers, alleges Rahul
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh "lied" in Parliament...
SC directs police commissioner to grant adequate protection to scribe probing corporate fraud &...
NEW DELHI, 18 Oct: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Gautam Buddh Nagar commissioner of police to grant adequate and effective protection to a...
MP govt to provide land to homeless people, promises CM Chouhan
Bhopal, Oct 13 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday promised to provide plots of land to the homeless people in...
NHPC looks to start commissioning process of 3 units under Subansiri project in Jun
NEW DELHI, 26 May: State-owned NHPC is looking to start the process of commissioning 3 units (250 mw each) of the Subansiri Lower HE...
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...
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...