India, central Asian countries pitch for boosting trade, connectivity

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) India and leaders of five central Asian countries on Thursday announced setting up of a joint working group to...

Home voting conducted for senior citizens, PWDs in four segments of Jammu

Jammu, 21 Apr: Home voting for senior citizens and PWDs was conducted in four segments of the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency, which goes to...

LPU’s 2025 batch final year student bags Rs 1.03 Crore placement package

JALANDHAR, 10 Feb: A final-year B.Tech student of LPU secured a whopping 1.03 crore ($1,18,000) placement package. Betireddy Naga Vamsi Reddy, who is pursuing...

Centre to consider revoking AFSPA, plans to pull back troops from J-K in place:...

New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the central government will consider revoking Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act...

Adopt whole-of-govt approach towards nat’l security: Shah

NEW DELHI, 19 Jul: Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting with various heads of security and law enforcement agencies to review...

‘India’s textiles exports can touch USD 100 bn from current USD 40 bn in...

New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI) India’s annual textiles exports can rise to USD 100 billion in the next five years from the current USD 40...

Over 300 cattle rescued as Yamuna water submerges land in Noida, advisory issued

Noida, 12 Jul: Over 300 cattle, including calves, living in two separate cowsheds were evacuated to safety as water from the Yamuna overflowed into...

Congress insulted OBCs, but BJP gave first PM from this community to country: Shah...

AHMEDABAD, 21 May (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the opposition Congress of harassing and insulting the Other Backward Classes during...

India-Japan discuss climate change, green hydrogen in high-level policy dialogue on environment

New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) India and Japan can explore strengthening bilateral cooperation in areas such as resource efficiency, low carbon technology and green...

UGC declares 21 universities as ‘fake’

NEW DELHI, 26 Aug: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Friday declared 21 universities as "fake" and not empowered to confer any degree, majority...

Afghan envoy meets Punjab guv, issues of mutual interest discussed

Chandigarh, Jan 11 (PTI) Afghanistan's Ambassador to India, Farid Mamundzay, on Tuesday called upon Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and both discussed issues of mutual...

Ministers from 35 countries to meet for G20 Climate Working Group in Chennai from...

Chennai, July 25 (PTI) Chennai will play host to the fourth Environment & Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) and Environment and Climate Ministers’ meeting,...

PSLV-C54 successfully places earth observation satellite into orbit

Sriharikota, 26 Nov: A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle of ISRO on Saturday successfully injected the earth observation satellite (Oceansat) into a sun-synchronous orbit, Indian...

INDIA bloc playing dangerous game, mulling ‘one year, one PM’ formula, says Modi

Harda (MP), Apr 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the opposition INDIA bloc is contemplating "one year, one PM" formula to...

Situation allowed to fester: Pilot slams Centre over Manipur

NEW DELHI, 9 Jul: Slamming the BJP-led Centre over its handling of violence-hit Manipur, Congress leader Sachin Pilot has alleged that the situation has...

342 proposals cleared till Nov 16 to complete stalled real estate projects: Govt

New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) The government approved 342 proposals till November 16 this year to complete stalled real estate projects, benefit more than...

Dictatorship in Cong’s DNA, it doesn’t have right to even touch Constitution: Shivraj Chouhan

New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Dictatorship is in the DNA of the Congress, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged on Wednesday as he recounted...

Singapore seeing new Covid-19 wave

SINGAPORE, 18 May: Singapore is seeing a new Covid-19 wave as the authorities recorded more than 25,900 cases from 5 to 11 May, even...

India extends first-ever rupee-denominated line of credit; Mauritius gets Rs 487 crore

New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) India has extended a new line of credit amounting to Rs 487.60 crore to the government of Mauritius for...

People’s casual attitude to blame for rising Covid infections, say medical experts

Kolkata, 20 Jun: The burgeoning COVID-19 infection in West Bengal, particularly in the city and its neighbourhood, is due to the casual attitude of...