It's a lie that not a single inch of land occupied, China has taken Indian land: Rahul in Kargil

Kargil (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday once again trained his guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the statement that not a single inch of land has been occupied by anyone, saying "it is a lie as China has occupied thousands of…

Centre refutes China's claim of Modi-Xi meeting taking place at India's initiative

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Friday refuted China's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg happened at New Delhi's request, saying that there was a "pending…

SC adjourns hearing on CBI’s pleas seeking cancellation of RJD president Lalu Prasad's bail

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing on pleas filed by CBI seeking cancellation of bail granted to RJD president Lalu Prasad  in connection with multi-crore fodder scam.

“Will hear this on a non-miscellaneous day,”…

MoD inks contract with HSL for five fleet support ships for Indian Navy

New Delhi (IANS) Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday has signed a contract with Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam for acquisition of five Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy.

MoD said that the overall cost of the project…

Putin not coming to India to attend G20 summit: Kremlin

New Delhi (IANS) The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be coming to India to attend the G20 summit to be held in Delhi next month.

Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the media in Moscow said that…

Adani-Hindenburg case: 22 out of 24 probe reports final, SEBI tells SC

New Delhi (IANS) In a fresh status report filed before the Supreme Court, the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said on Friday that it will take appropriate action based on the outcome of the investigations into the Adani-Hindenburg matter. 

India lands on moon, triggers talks on global space race

New Delhi (IANS) It's not bravado or pat on the back by any political leader. Experts around the world are now saying the obvious -- India has joined the global space race.

"India becomes the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s…

Incredible feat: Top US leaders celebrate India's lunar success

Washington (IANS) From Vice President Kamala Harris to Ambassador Eric Garcetti, top American leaders congratulated India for the historic touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 on the southern polar region of the moon, calling it an 'incredible feat'.

PM Modi thanks world leaders for their wishes on successful landing of Chandrayaan-3

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked world leaders for their congratulatory messages on the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon.

Several leaders from Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal…

'UCC unacceptable', All India Muslim Personal Law Board tells Law Commission

New Delhi (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has told the Law Commission of India that even a minute change in the basic format of Sharia will not be acceptable, as the Indian Constitution mentions freedom of religion as a fundamental…