India needs $100 billion FDI annually to become $5 trillion economy: Mukesh Aghi
New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI): India needs at least USD100 billion of foreign direct investment every year to reach its target of a USD5...
IT dept freezes Cong’s accounts, appellate tribunal de-freezes later
NEW DELHI, 16 Feb: The Congress on Friday said that income tax (IT) authorities had frozen its main bank accounts, impacting all political activity....
Electoral fortune in Darjeeling hinges on permanent political solution to Gorkhaland demand
Darjeeling (WB), Apr 17 (PTI) Amid a new political alignment in Darjeeling, the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland is back in focus...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissions INS Sandhayak, warns pirates
Visakhapatnam, Feb 3 (PTI) INS Sandhayak, the first of four Survey Vessel Large (SVL) ships, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Saturday at...
Fear created by PM Modi ‘history’ now: Gandhi
WASHINGTON, 10 Sep: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the results of the general elections in India this summer destroyed the "idea of...
Govt approves 40% risk allowance for NDRF rescuers: Amit Shah
New Delhi, 29 Jun (PTI): The Union government has approved a 40 per cent hardship and risk allowance for NDRF rescuers, keeping in mind...
Rajnath holds talks with UK defence secretary with focus on Indo-Pacific
New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held a telephonic conversation with his British counterpart Grant Shapps, focusing
on ways to...
Cultural heritage both pillar of past and pathway to future: Reddy at G20 ministerial...
Varanasi, 26 Aug: Each of the four priorities for culture, articulated under India's G20 presidency, are a "piece of a larger puzzle" that forms...
Recruitment of Gorkhas from Nepal to continue under Agnipath scheme: MEA
NEW DELHI, 25 Aug: India on Thursday said that the Indian Army has been inducting Gorkha soldiers from Nepal for a long time and...
Centre taking significant steps to boost startup ecosystem, says Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, 21 Jan: The government is taking significant steps such as resolving the angel tax issue, simplification of tax procedures, and self-certification, in...
Former TCS CEO Ramadorai joins as Assam RGU’s governing board member
GUWAHATI, 4 May: Former CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), S Ramadorai has joined the governing board of the Assam Royal Global...
Will ask states for heavy compensation for dog-bite: SC
NEW DELHI, 13 Jan: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will ask states to pay a "heavy compensation" for dog-bite incidents as it...
Over 2,000 Children Adopted By Indians, 224 By Foreigners This Year: Centre
New Delhi:
More than 2,000 children have been adopted by Indians in the financial year 2023-24 so far while 224 children have been adopted by...
Indian Navy received over 3 lakh applications under Agnipath scheme so far
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) The Indian Navy has received 3.03 lakh applications under the Agnipath military recruitment scheme till Friday, the Defence Ministry...
TMC takes out peace rally in violence-hit Bhangar
Bhangar (WB), 25 Jan: The ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday took out a peace rally in Bhangar area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas...
‘India will come out of current global turmoil, move on path of sustained growth,’...
WASHINGTON, 14 Oct: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has exuded confidence that India will come out of the current global turmoil and move on the...
US issued record 1.4 million visas to Indians in 2023, visitor visa appointment wait...
New Delhi, 29 Jan: The US processed a record 1.4 million visas to Indians in 2023, bringing down visitor visa appointment wait times by...
World can still return below 1.5 deg C by 2100 with urgent action:...
NEW DELHI, 6 Nov: The world can still bring long-term average global temperature rise back to well below 1.5 degrees Celsius this century but...
China wants to reduce India’s influence in Indian Ocean region, say papers submitted...
NEW DELHI, 23 Jan: Chinese activities and influence in India's extended neighbourhood have grown increasingly with the sole purpose of keeping New Delhi constrained...
Amit Shah releases ‘report card’ of Madhya Pradesh BJP Government
Bhopal, 20 Aug: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released the Madhya Pradesh Govern-ment's 'report card' from 2003-2023 and said the BJP Government...