Bharat Biotech seeks nod for phase-3 trials of intranasal COVID-19 vaccine as booster dose
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI): Bharat Biotech has sought the Drug Controller General of India’s approval to conduct phase-3 trials of its COVID-19 intranasal...
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...
Rajnath Singh to visit Vietnam from June 8-10, to hand over patrol boats
New Delhi, 5 Jun: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hand over 12 high-speed guard boats to Vietnam during a three-day visit to the Southeast...
India gets consular access after flight carrying mostly Indians detained in France
Paris, 23 Dec: The Indian embassy in France has received consular access to its citizens after a Nicaragua-bound flight carrying 303 people, mostly Indians,...
Indo-Tibetan Border Police Team Conquers Balbala Peak In Uttarakhand
Dehradun, Sep 7 (PTI): An ITBP team from Uttarakhand conquered the 21,050-feet-high Balbala peak in the Garhwal Himalayas in Chamoli district on September 4.
It...
Soybean yield should be incrased to make India self-reliant on edible oils front: Gadkari
Indore, Oct 13 (PTI) Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday underlined the need to increase the per-acre yield of soybeans to achieve self-sufficiency for...
SC asks Centre to setup panel to safeguard domestic workers’ rights
NEW DELHI, 29 Jan: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre for a legal framework to provide a safeguard to domestic workers observing...
Ayushman cards will be co-branded, to include names of state schemes, says Health Ministry
New Delhi, 24 Aug: Ayushman cards will be co-branded with state logos and names of state-specific health schemes along with the Centre's flagship health...
3 Delhi Police officials held for abducting NGO manager, demanding Rs 5 lakh ransom
New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) Three Delhi policemen have been arrested for allegedly
abducting the manager of an NGO and demanding Rs 5 lakh from his...
Central team visits north Sikkim to assess damages
GANGTOK, 10 Oct: An inter-ministerial central team, led by Home Affairs Joint Secretary Anant Kishore Saran, on Tuesday left for north Sikkim by helicopter...
Farmers’ Delhi Chalo march
SKM leader seeks release of 'detained' farmers
CHANDIGARH, 12 Feb: Farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Monday alleged that many agriculturists, who were coming from...
Rs 27,000 cr invested in WB power sector in 11 yrs: State Power Minister
Kolkata, 13 Jun: The West Bengal government has pumped in Rs 27,000 crore into the power sector since 2011 for developing generation, transmission, and...
CM Eknath Shinde wins floor test in Maharashtra Assembly
Mumbai, 4 Jul: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday won the floor test in the state Assembly on the last day of the...
HM Shah announces 3 major schemes worth Rs 8000 cr for disaster management
New Delhi, 13 Jun : Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday announced three major schemes worth over Rs 8,000 crore that would cover the...
Less govt interference will make startup ecosystem grow: Piyush Goyal
Pune, 12 Dec: The less the government interferes in the startup ecosystem, the more potential it will have to become successful, Union minister Piyush...
NHRC calls for eradication of ‘nata pratha’
NEW DELHI, 6 Jun: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday called for eradication of 'nata pratha' and issued notice to the Centre...
It’s As Easy To Get Acid As Vegetables, Says Delhi Women’s Panel Chief
New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI): Acid is as easy to get as vegetables despite a ban on its retail sale, Delhi Commission for Women...
China ready to work with India to find acceptable solutions: Envoy
BEIJING, 10 May: China is ready to work with India to "accommodate" each other's concerns and find a mutually acceptable solution to "specific issues"...
There should be no politics over terrorism: Azad
Jammu, 7 May: DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said there should be no politics over terrorism and that terror in any part...
Private member’s bill on uniform civil code introduced in RS
NEW DELHI, 9 Dec: A controversial private member's bill that seeks to provide for a panel to prepare a uniform civil code was introduced...