India-US friendship a force for global good, says PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India-US friendship is a force for global good.

Modi's remark was in response to a tweet by US President Joe Biden, who said: "The friendship between the United States and…

IndiGo flight briefly enters Pak airspace due to bad weather

New Delhi (IANS) Due to adverse weather conditions, a Srinagar-Jammu IndiGo flight momentarily entered Pakistan's airspace, according to sources.

Citing the inclement weather, the airline said that the diversion was necessary and subsequently,…

PM holds meeting with Cabinet Ministers, Manipur likely in focus

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting, with a likely focus on the prevailing situation in Manipur, with Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Hardeep Puri in attendance.

Sources in…

AFSPA will be removed from J&K after permanent peace returns: Rajnath

Jammu (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be removed in J&K after permanent peace returns here.

He was addressing a security conclave here in which he said, “While we have…

Crucial file sought by CBI in Bengal school recruitment case goes missing

Kolkata (IANS) A crucial file sought by the CBI in connection to the multi-crore school recruitment case in West Bengal has gone missing from the office of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC).

Sources said that the CBI had recently…

Mamata 'cautions' BSF of FIRs in case of firing at the border

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, without naming the Border Security Force (BSF), warned that FIRs will be registered against those resorting to firing at villages located near the India-Bangladesh border districts…

Manipur tribal body rejects any dialogue with CM Biren Singh

Imphal (IANS) In a major setback to the peace efforts of the governments, an influential tribal organisation -- Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF), which has been demanding imposition of President’s rule in Manipur, on Monday rejected any offer…

Passengers served non-veg food on Gatimaan Express, IRCTC suspends employee

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) announced on Sunday that it has suspended one of its employees following an incident where passengers who had ordered vegetarian meals were served non-vegetarian food.

'This is the moment' to invest in India, Modi tells US biz

Washington (IANS) In a direct appeal to the US business community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said "this is the moment" to invest in India as both the Indian and the US governments have done everything to prepare -- "plough" -- the ground for…

Pak-based hackers target Indian Army, education sector in new cyber attack

New Delhi (IANS) Indian security researchers on Saturday said they have detected a new wave of cyber attacks orchestrated by a notorious Pakistan-based group against the Indian Army and the education sector.

Transparent Tribe, a persistent…