Congress supports truckers’ stir

NEW DELHI, 2 Jan: The Congress on Tuesday came out in support of truckers' protest against a new law on stricter punishment in hit-and-run...

No plans to import wheat into India: Government sources

NEW DELHI, 21 Aug: The government has no plans to import wheat as it has sufficient stocks to meet the country's requirements, official sources...

Defence Minister Rajnath to begin 5-day visit to Mongolia, Japan on Monday

New Delhi, 4 Sep (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday with an aim...

“India’s Partition Was A Historical Mistake”: AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Hyderabad, 16 Oct (PTI): AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said the partition of India should never have happened and called it a 'historical...

Trust Between Government, Industry Up After Scrapping Retrospective Tax: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI): The trust between the government and the industry has increased following the scrapping of the retrospective taxation regime, Defence...

Hamas-Israel conflict: Modi, Egypt’s El-Sisi for early restoration of peace

NEW DELHI, 29 Oct (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi discussed the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation arising out...

Two CoBRA personnel killed in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district as Naxals blow up truck

Sukma, 23 Jun: Two personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force’s jungle warfare unit CoBRA were killed after Naxalites blew up a truck with...

Centre approves Unified Pension Scheme, govt employees to get 50% of salary as pension

New Delhi, 24 Aug (PTI): The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an assured 50 per cent of salary as pension for 23 lakh government...

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...

IMA demands central law on violence against docs

NEW DELHI, 31 Aug: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to the National Task Force (NTF), which has been mandated to formulate protocol...

FTP 2023 pragmatic, will pump country’s share in global trade: India Inc

New Delhi, 31 Mar: India's new foreign trade policy is pragmatic and positive, and has set a stage for exporters to increase the country's...

Pandemic caused prolonged decline in global life expectancy: Study

London, 18 Oct: COVID-19 has caused a prolonged decline in life expectancy levels, leading to global mortality changes unprecedented in the last 70 years,...

India strives for relationship with China based on mutual respect, interest: Jaishankar

WASHINGTON, 29 Sep: India strives to have a relationship with China that is built on mutual sensitivity, respect and interest, External Affairs Minister S...

7.43 lakh ‘Fake Job Cards’ deleted under rural job scheme MNREGA last year: Centre

New Delhi, 9 Dec: More than 7.43 lakh "fake" job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme were deleted in 2022-23,...

Cybercrimes pose a major threat to security of citizens globally: Amit Shah

New Delhi, 12 Jul: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday (July 12) said cybercrimes pose a major threat to the security of citizens...

India puts spotlight on complex web of security challenges facing Indo-Pacific

New Delhi, 26 Sep: India on Tuesday called for concerted efforts by like-minded nations to realise the shared vision for a free, open and...

Leaves 99 Per Cent In Limbo: Shashi Tharoor On NMC Scheme For MBBS Students...

New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI): MBBS students who returned to India due to Covid or Russia-Ukraine war and got degrees by June 30 will...

EAM Jaishankar speaks to Iranian counterpart, discusses regional issues

New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday spoke to his newly-appointed Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian, and discussed the situation...

NEET-PG exam likely in first week of July; no NExT this year

NEW DELHI, 6 Jan: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test -Postgraduate (NEET-PG) examination is likely to be held in the first week of July, and the...

Student outreach initiative drives school students onto Namo Bharat trains, says NCR transport body

New Delhi, 21 Apr: The National Capital Region Transport Corporation’s (NCRTC) student outreach programme drives school students onto Namo Bharat trains in order to...