UP fully prepared for possible third wave of Covid-19, says CM

Lucknow, 12 Dec: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the government is fully prepared to tackle COVID-19 in case there is...

Either Kharge or Rahul likely to be PM pick, feels Shashi Tharoor

Thiruvananthapuram, 16 Oct: Congress Working Committee member Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he feels the possibilities of the party nominating either its president Mallikarjun...

Thales looking at providing cyber security solutions for Indian armed forces

New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI): Leading French defence major Thales Group is planning to focus significantly on addressing requirements of the Indian armed forces...

Cong to hold flag-off events at all state headquarters against ‘vote chori’ on Nov...

NEW DELHI, 6 Nov: The Congress will hold flag-off events at all state headquarters across the country on 8 November to mark the culmination...

Like PM, ED is BJP’s star campaigner: Kharge

GWALIOR, 7 Nov: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that, like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is the Bharatiya Janata...

Cong leaders will find way to resolve Rajasthan infighting: Jairam Ramesh

Jhalawar (Raj), 6 Dec: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said the party leadership will come up with a way to resolve the...

SC directs NIOS to fix examination centres within 10 kilometres from accredited institutions

NEW DELHI, 31 May: The Supreme Court has directed the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to fix the examination centres within a distance...

Defence Ministry approves acquisition of arms, military equipment worth Rs 7,965 crore

New Delhi, Nov 2 (PTI) The Defence Ministry on Tuesday approved the procurement of arms and military equipment worth Rs 7,965 crore, including 12...

Covid-19: Active cases cross 4,000 mark

NEW DELHI, 3 Jun: India's active Covid-19 cases have crossed the 4,000 mark, with Kerala remaining the most affected state, followed by Maharashtra, Gujarat,...

Commercial LPG rate cut by Rs. 39.50 per 19-kg cylinder

New Delhi, 22 Dec: Commercial cooking gas (LPG) prices were on December 22 cut by ?39.50 per 19-kg cylinder in line with softening international...

Centre plans to develop 75 lighthouses as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Union...

Alappuzha, Oct 30 (PTI) The Centre plans to develop 75 lighthouses as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate and commemorate 75...

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...

CJI administers oath to new SC judges

NEW DELHI, 19 May: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Friday administered the oath of office to Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and...

India to pitch for permanent solution to food stockholding at WTO meet next month

New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) India will make a pitch for finding a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security...

Centre hikes sugar FRP to Rs 290/quintal; rules out raising sugar selling price

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Centre on Wednesday hiked the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers by Rs 5...

India maintains strong, friendly relations with all neighbours, says Rajnath Singh

Kolkata, 15 Jul: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that India is trying to help Sri Lanka as appropriately as possible to deal...

Excise scam: Court extends judicial custody of four accused till Jan 7

New Delhi, 2 Jan: A Delhi court on Monday extended till January 7 the judicial custody of four accused, arrested in a money laundering...

World not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030 UN report

New Delhi, 13 Jun: Noting that the world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030, a new UN report flagged that...

Hindustan Aeronautics developing long-endurance drone for vigil over LAC

New Delhi, 7 Aug: State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is working on an AI-driven multi-role, advanced and long-endurance drone for strategic missions...

Home Minister misled Parliament on Nagaland: Cong

NEW DELHI, 9 Dec: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday claimed that Home Minister Amit Shah had misled the Lok Sabha when he...