Report not given attention: SC panel member to SC on farm laws

New Delhi (IANS) As farmer groups continue to protest against the three contentious farm laws and scores gathered at a new grain mandi to attend the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Haryana's Karnal on Tuesday, one of the members on the Supreme Court constituted…

Pak Navy inducts spy plane to 'keep an eye' on Indian subs

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistan has inducted a new long-range spy plane to "keep an eye" on Indian submarines similar to what the Indian Navy is doing with China, The EurAsian Times said in a report.

A long-range maritime patrol aircraft, the 'Sea…

11-member farmers delegation meets Karnal DC, puts forth memorandum

Karnal (IANS) An 11-member farmers delegation from the kisan mahapanchyat presently going on here, has presented a memorandum of their demands to the Karnal Deputy Commissioner at the secretariat.

In the memorandum, the farmers have reiterated…

Pirates attack ship off Gabon, one Indian crew member missing, two injured

Chennai (IANS) The search for one Indian crew member of merchant vessel MV Tampen, thrown in the sea by pirates off the West African nation of Gabon, is going on while two other crew members, who were shot, are fine in a local hospital, a shipping…

Always have been ready to talk with farmers, says Centre

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government on Sunday reiterated its position that it has always been ready for talks with the farmers.

Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur's comment that the government has always been ready…

'Don't want confrontation, but we are upset', SC tells Centre on tribunal vacancies

New Delhi (IANS) A special bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana on Monday told the Centre that it is not keen "having a confrontation" with it but its patience is running out on delay in filling up vacancies at key tribunals.

The bench,…

Mobile Internet being restored in Valley barring Srinagar, Budgam

Srinagar (IANS) Authorities in Kashmir announced that mobile Internet facility is being restored from Monday night except in Srinagar and Budgam.

Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar told reporters that after reviewing the situation…

As glitches galore I-T portal, can govt's faceless scheme become its face saver

New Delhi (IANS) The faceless scheme was expected to give a facelift to the tax administration in the country providing taxpayers the convenience of filing returns online with least physical interface. As it turns out now that the automation drive…

BBC under fire after shutting down scholar for saying Pak supports Taliban

New Delhi (IANS) The BBC has come under fire after the network shot down C. Christine Fair, a scholar on South Asia, for speaking about Pakistan's jihad policy in Afghanistan during a programme.

"Really disappointing. @BBCWorld shutting…

Congress slams Panchjanya for linking Infosys with Maoists, ISI, China

Mumbai (IANS) The Congress' Maharashtra unit on Sunday slammed right-wing publication, Panchjanya, for suggesting that global IT giant, Infosys was allegedly funding Maoists, Leftists and the "tukde-tukde" gangs in the country, and must be "blacklisted".