Ordinances brought to extend tenures of CBI, ED Directors up to five years

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has brought in ordinances to extend the tenure of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) chiefs up to five years.

Currently, the tenure of directors of both central investigation agencies…

CGST officials unearth Rs 34 cr input tax credit fraud involving 7 firms

New Delhi (IANS) Based upon specific intelligence, officers of the Anti Evasion Branch of Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi (East) have unearthed a case of availment/utilisation and passing on of inadmissible input tax credit…

At 0.1 degree, Srinagar records coldest night

Srinagar (IANS) As the mercury continued to dip, Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far at 0.1 degree Celsius, as Ladakh's Drass town remained frozen at minus 12.7 degrees, the Met Department said on Saturday.

"The minimum…

Rising prices, economic issues biggest problems facing the country

New Delhi (IANS) Nearly 32.8 per cent of the people feel that rising prices and economic issues are the biggest problems the country is facing at the moment, while just 6.1 per cent of them are worried about corruption, as per the ABP-CVoter-IANS…

43.7% voters in 5 poll-bound states see Modi as best PM candidate

New Delhi (IANS) As many as 43.7 per cent voters in the five poll-bound states of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand see current Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the best candidate for the posit, as per the ABP-CVoter-IANS 5-State…

Gadchiroli: 26 Maoists killed in gun-battle with police

Nagpur (IANS) In a major development, at least 26 Maoists were killed during a fierce encounter with the Maharashtra Police in the deep forests near Dhanora in Gadchiroli district, Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Ankit Goyal said.

"Around…

Bahrain approves Covaxin for emergency use

New Delhi (IANS) The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) of Bahrain on Friday approved Covaxin, India's first indigenous vaccine against Covid-19, for emergency use.

Covaxin, manufactured by the Hyderabad-based pharma major Bharat…

Baghel, Pilot to meet Sonia Gandhi on Friday

New Delhi (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Rajasthan's former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot are scheduled to meet Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi here on Friday, sources said, adding that the agenda for discussion…

Terrorists killed in Kashmir gunfight refused to surrender: J&K Police

Srinagar (IANS) The two terrorists killed in an encounter in the Chawalgam area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district had refused to surrender that triggered the encounter, officials said on Friday.

The Army said on Thursday an input was received…

After SC warning, Army agrees to grant permanent commission to eligible women officers

New Delhi (IANS) After warning from the Supreme Court, the Army on Friday agreed to grant permanent commission (PC) to 11 women officers within 10 days, in accordance with its judgment, and also those women officers, who haven't moved before the…