Modi, Xi agree to intensify efforts towards disengagement alongside LAC

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to direct relevant officials to intensify efforts at expeditious disengagement and de-escalation alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC), official sources…

Madras HC lashes out against Special courts, says court is not for rich and affluent

Chennai (IANS)  Madras High Court Judge Justice Anand Venkatesh on Wednesday lashed out at the Special courts in Tamil Nadu saying that a court is not for rich and affluent.

He was responding to the Special courts letting off Ministers in the…

ED raids Chhattisgarh CM Baghel’s OSD residence

Bhopal (IANS) Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted raids at the premises of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s Political Advisor Vinod Verma and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Raipur.

Reacting to the raids, the Chhattisgarh…

Maha: 82 Yavatmal farmers end life in 83 days, 2023 Vidarbha toll 1,567

Nagpur (IANS) As the country looks skywards at the moon-landing this evening, a disturbing development has hit the Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra with virtually one farmer committing suicide daily since June 1, in the Yavatmal district, activists…

Mizoram: 17 killed after under-construction railway bridge collapses

Aizawl, (IANS) At least 17 workers were killed on Wednesday after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram, officials said.

According to railway and police officials 17 bodies have been recovered so far.

Amid crisis, Raj govt to cut power of industries and give it to farmers, common people

Jaipur (IANS) In wake of increasing power crisis in Rajasthan, the state government will cut power supply to industries and give it to farmers and common men, said officials on Wednesday.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot called a meeting…

PM Modi holds bilateral discussions with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held bilateral discussions with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, where they discussed matters related to trade, defence and investment.

The meeting took place on the sidelines…

Article 370 case: No intention to interfere with other special provisions of the Constitution, Centre tells SC

New Delhi (IANS) During hearing on pleas pertaining to Article 370, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday submitted before the Constitution Bench that the Union government has absolutely no intention to interfere with the special provisions…

LCA Tejas successfully test-fires indigenous ASTRA air-to-air missile

New Delhi (IANS) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas LSP-7 successfully test-fired the ASTRA indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile on Wednesday.

The test was carried out at the coast of Goa.

According to the Defence Ministry,…

Board exams twice a year, Class 11 & 12 students to study 2 languages: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) Board examinations will be conducted twice a year with students having the option to retain the best score, and Class 11 and 12 students will need to study two languages, of which one must be Indian, Ministry of Education said on…