Centre should be ashamed of its ‘inaction’: Vadra on killing of 2 Manipur students

NEW DELHI, 26 Sep: With photographs of the bodies of two Manipur students who had been missing going viral, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra...

Employment rose by 22% in 7 years since 2013-14: Union Labour Minister

New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI): Employment in the country has increased by 22 per cent in the past seven years since 2013-14, as per...

EAM Jaishankar meets Singapore’s deputy PM, defence minister, discusses bilateral ties & global developments

Singapore, 6 Jul: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met two key leaders of Singapore, including Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence...

India Among World’s Top 10 For Climate Tech Investment: Report

London, Oct 26 (PTI): India ranks ninth in the list of top 10 countries for climate technology investment over the past five years and...

Union Minister Piyush Goyal calls for reducing import dependence of India’s textile machinery segment

New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal has called for developing 100 Indian textile machinery champions recognised across the world and reducing...

Cong finalises names of 40 candidates, including Gandhi, for LS polls

NEW DELHI, 8 Mar: The Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) on Thursday finalised the names of 40 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections,...

BJP has given political hue to Ram temple consecration ceremony: Nath

BHOPAL, 22 Jan: Congress veteran Kamal Nath on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given a political hue to the idol...

India’s import of Russian oil less than 1% of total, share from US to...

New Delhi, 21 Mar (PTI): India buying more volumes of crude oil from Russia is still less than 1 per cent of the total...

Ladakh standoff: India, China agree to handle ‘differences’ through talks

NEW DELHI, Jun 5: India and China on Friday held diplomatic talks over their military standoff in eastern Ladakh and agreed to handle their...

Heavy rains lash several parts of India, 5 killed in U’khand; red alert for...

New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Heavy rains on Monday lashed several parts of north India, including Uttarakhand, where five people were killed in rain-related...

Rajnath Singh to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Cambodia on Nov 23

New Delhi, 20 Nov: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Cambodia from November 22-23 to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus and India-ASEAN Defence...

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...

Pakistan: Areas cleared after militant attacks kill 9 troops

QUETTA, Pakistan, Feb 6 (AP): Pakistan's military said security forces cleared two areas in a southwestern province of separatist militants after they attacked two...

Sonowal expresses gratitude to PM Modi for promoting yoga globally

New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI) On International Day of Yoga, Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Airline industry to record USD 25.7 billion net profit in 2024: IATA

Geneva, Dec 6 (PTI) The airline industry is projected to register a net profit of USD 25.7 billion in 2024 as more normal growth...

Malegaon blast case: Court issues bailable warrant against ATS officer for skipping summons

Mumbai, Sep 26 (PTI) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Monday issued a bailable warrant against an officer of the Anti-Terrorism...

Work underway for construction of viewpoints in NE

NEW DELHI, 19 Feb: Work has started on construction of nearly 40 viewpoints along highways in the Northeast to promote tourism in the region,...

US recognises McMahon Line as int’l boundary between China and Arunachal

WASHINGTON, 15 Mar: The United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh, according to a bipartisan Senate...

Schools in Nepal demand reopening as virus cases decline

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 6 (AP) Schools in Nepal on Sunday demanded the government open up physical classes that were shut down for weeks as...

Union minister rejects TMC’s allegation of ‘non-release’ of MGNREGA funds

Kolkata, Jul 13 (PTI) Union Minister Kapil Moreshwar Patil on Wednesday rubbished the TMC's allegation of 'non-release' of MGNREGA funds by the Centre to...