'Ramdroh', money siphoned off in name of Lord Ram: Congress

New Delhi (IANS) After second land deal in Ayodhya surfaced, the Congress was quick to attack the government for allowing such loot and profiteering and termed it a "Ramdroh" and those involved "chandajeevi."

Addressing a press conference on…

Our democratic credentials recognised, IT rules framed post talks with stakeholders: India to UN

New Delhi (IANS) The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office has responded to the concerns raised by Special Procedures Branch of the Human Rights Council regarding India's new IT norms, wherein the Permanent Mission has stressed…

Sale of government lands in Telangana kicks up row

Hyderabad (IANS) Desperate to mobilize resources to tide over the financial crisis aggravated by the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the Telangana government is set to begin sale of government lands to raise Rs 20,000 crore while the move has drawn…

'NHRC notice to J&K govt over writer gunned down by Pak militants in 1990'

New Delhi (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the J&K government in connection with the case of a writer and poet gunned down by the Pakistani militants in 1990.

Daily Excelsior reported that the notice…

New Indian IT Rules do not conform with international norms: UN Special Rapporteurs

New Delhi (IANS) Experts at United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a report that it is concerned that Indias Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, in their current…

FinMin refutes reports of alleged black money held by Indians in Switzerland

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Finance Ministry on Saturday said that increase in deposits of Indians in Swiss Banks could be on account of increase in business of Swiss bank branches located in India and raised Inter-bank transactions, rather than due…

All J&K parties being invited for June 24 meeting with PM

Srinagar (IANS) Amid reports that New Delhi is extending invitation to all mainstream political parties in J&K, former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti confirmed on Saturday that she has received the invitation while NC patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah said…

Security challenges led to monumental changes in force: IAF chief

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force has gone through monumental transformation with unprecedented and rapidly evolving security scenario in the neighbourhood, said Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, on Saturday, pointing out that this has led to…

Calcutta HC snubs Mamata govt on post-poll violence

Kolkata (IANS) Four days after West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar wrote to chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleging that the state government has been inactive and indifferent about the sufferings of the people due to post-poll violence, the Calcutta…

Hiked again, petrol nears century mark pan-India

New Delhi (IANS) Fuel prices increased again across the country on Friday adding more misery to common man's woe, as he already grapples with rising food prices amid shrinking income.

Petrol prices have reached very close to hitting the…