Modi in Kathmandu, will meet BIMSTEC leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Nepal on Thursday to attend the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit and is scheduled to meet leaders from the member countries.

Modi was received at Kathmandu airport by Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence…

Landslide kills three in Uttarakhand, five still trapped

Three people were killed and five others were feared trapped under debris after a landslide struck Uttarakhand's Tehri district on Wednesday, police said.

Heavy rains have been pounding several parts of the hill state, triggering multiple…

Lynching bad for India's reputation: Alphons in China

Union Tourism Minister K.J. Alphons has acknowledged that incidents of lynching have affected India's image, while asserting that the controversy over beef consumption has not significantly impacted the country's tourism industry.

Speaking…

Food grain output to be record 284.83 million tonnes

India's foodgrain production is estimated to reach a record 284.83 million tonnes in the 2017-18 crop year, according to the fourth advance estimates released by the Agriculture Ministry on Tuesday.

Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan…

Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao held, police link him with plot to kill PM

The Maharashtra Police on Tuesday arrested revolutionary writer and Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao in Hyderabad in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A family member quoted investigators as saying that…

Centre signs MoU with 6 states for Lakhwar Yamuna basin project

Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with six states for construction of the Lakhwar multipurpose project in the upper Yamuna basin to address the region's water crisis.

The…

China welcomes India, Pakistan participation in anti-terror drill

China on Monday welcomed the joint participation of India and Pakistan in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) ongoing counter-terrorism military exercise in Russia.

Around 3,000 soldiers from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,…

2 killed in Uttarakhand rains

Dehradun, Aug 27 (IANS) At least two people were killed as incessant rains continued to batter Uttarakhand, an official said on Monday.

The victims were a woman from Pithoragarh and a 65-year-old man, who was washed away in Roorkie…

We stand by Muslim women in quest for social justice: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the entire country stood with Muslim women in their fight for social justice, while expressing disappointment that the proposed triple talaq legislation could not clear the Rajya Sabha during Parliament's…

Modi congratulates Indian players for medals at Asian Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian athletes for their strong performance at the Asian Games in Jakarta, saying the country's medal tally reflected progress not only in traditional sporting disciplines but also in events…