Immigration agent, charged with fake admission letters, arrested in Canada

Chandigarh (IANS) Indian immigration agent Brijesh Mishra, who is accused of cheating students of tens of thousands of dollars by issuing fake college admission letters to procure Canadian visas, has been arrested in the North American nation and…

Railway Ministry allots Rs 153.84 cr for new India-B'desh rly line in NE

Guwahati/Agartala (IANS) The Railway Ministry has allocated Rs 153.84 crores for the under-construction railway line between India's Tripura to Bangladesh, officials said here on Saturday.

The Rs 862.58 crore Agartala-Akhaura (Bangladesh)…

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…

'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…

India, US to develop small modular reactors for domestic and export markets

India, US to develop small modular reactors for domestic and export markets

Chennai, June 23 (IANS) India and the US are working together for developing next generation small modular reactor technologies for domestic and export markets.

CBI raids office of IL&FS, directors in Rs 100.03 cr loan fraud case

New Delhi (IANS) The CBI on Friday said that they carried out search operations at the office of IL&FS Energy Development Company Ltd (IEDCL) and the residential premises of its directors in New Delhi, Dehradun, and Mumbai in connection with a loan…

Assam flood situation remains grim, nearly 5 lakh people affected

Guwahati (IANS) The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said a total of 4,95,799 people have been affected by floods in the state, with one death recorded so far.

In its latest bulletin, the ASDMA said the fatality was reported…

PM's visit to US 'pathbreaking', says Foreign Secretary

New Delhi (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the US as "pathbreaking".

He said that technological cooperation was among the key points of discussion between India and US, describing…

Pray that all goes well in Oppn meeting: Mamata

Patna (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while leaving for CM Nitish Kumar's residence ahead of the opposition meeting in Patna on Friday, prayed to God for the "success" of the meeting.

While leaving the state guest house,…

Cong has 'Bharat Jodo' ideology, BJP-RSS have 'Bharat Todo' doctrine: Rahul

Patna (IANS) Ahead of the opposition meeting, Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday appealed to his party leaders to stay united in a fight with the BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, and that the BJP-RSS has 'Bharat Todo' ideology in contrast…