J&K LG clears resolution for statehood restoration

SRINAGAR, 19 Oct: Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has cleared a resolution passed by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led cabinet, urging the...

Ensure quality power supply at reasonable rates to industries: FM tells state govts

CHENNAI, 10 May: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday appealed to the states to build infrastructure and conduct "energy planning," so that uninterrupted,...

India resumes issuance of tourist visas to Chinese citizens

BEIJING, 23 Jul: India has announced resuming issuance of tourist visas to Chinese nationals from this week, a move that comes as part of...

Congress gave NE “insurgency, instability, inequality”: Nadda

Imphal, 30 Dec: The Congress gave the Northeast the three 'I's of "insurgency, instability and inequality" while the BJP came forth with a plan...

Oil price spike brings back subsidies but India wins at crude diplomacy

New Delhi, 2 Jan: A wild swing in international oil prices in 2022 brought back indirect fuel subsidies in India in a setback to...

Developer fined Rs 100 crore for violating environmental laws in Gurugram residential project

New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI) The Central Pollution Control Board has imposed a fine of Rs 100 crore on real estate conglomerate Ansal Properties...

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...

1,621 people died in rain, lightning strikes in Apr-July: Govt

NEW DELHI, 6 Aug: More than 1,600 people died due to rain and lightning during the four-month period from April to July this year,...

INDI alliance leaders will question EVMs, blame each other after LS poll results: Vijayvargiya

Indore, Jun 3 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Monday said leaders of the opposition INDI alliance will blame...

SmartIDEAthon: Blower to cut pollution, menstrual hygiene product for visually challenged among innovations featured

Hyderabad, Aug 26 (PTI) A menstrual hygiene product for the visually challenged, a cart to help vendors retain the freshness of vegetables and a...

India, US need to work jointly in reforming global health architecture: Mandaviya

New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Both India and the US are global partners and need to work collaboratively in reforming the global health architecture,...

India’s nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant carries successful launch of ballistic missile

NEW DELHI, 14 Oct: India's nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant on Friday carried out a successful launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in the...

India aiming to close FTA negotiations with Australia in 2 months: Report

New Delhi, 16 Oct: India is looking at expediting the free trade agreement talks with Australia in the next two months to bridge differences...

Yamuna’s water level in Delhi declines marginally, Old Railway Bridge shut for traffic

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) The Yamuna river in Delhi continued to flow over a metre above the danger level of 205.33 metres on...

Health ministry issues interdepartmental referral guidelines

NEW DELHI, 16 Jun: Citing significant inconsistencies and lack of accountability in the referral process, the union health ministry has for the first time...

UK minister meets corporate honchos in Kolkata to boost bilateral trade

Kolkata, Jul 4 (PTI) Visiting UK International Trade Minister Nigel Huddleston on Tuesday met with a host of corporate bigwigs and top officials here,...

India, China moving in ‘positive direction’: EAM

NEW DELHI, 9 Apr: India and China are moving towards a "positive direction" in their ties and work needs to be done to normalise...

India leading the world in field of start-ups: PM Modi

New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI): Asserting that this is an era of start-ups, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India is leading the...

Govt ran away from debate on China, inflation, unemployment: Cong

NEW DELHI, 23 Dec: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the government of running away from a debate on issues such as Chinese...

India’s monsoon season ends with ‘below-average’ rain in El Nino year

New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The southwest monsoon season concluded on Saturday with India receiving "below-average" cumulative rainfall -- 820 mm compared to the...