Efforts on to comply with new norms, details in a week: Twitter to govt

New Delhi (IANS) Days after the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) sent its final notice to Twitter over the microblogging platforms compliance to the new IT norms, the US-headquartered company has told the government…

Two wanted Punjab gangsters gunned down in Kolkata shootout

Kolkata (IANS) Personnel of Kolkata Police's Special Task Force ( STF) on Wednesday gunned down two Punjab gangsters believed to be involved in gun running and responsible for killing two policemen. The deceased duo has been identified as Jaspreet…

CBI books Avantha Reality, Gautam Thapar in Yes Bank fraud case

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against industrialist Gautam Thapar of Avantha Reality and Oyster Buildwell Pvt Ltd among several others for allegedly cheating Yes Bank to the tune of Rs 466 crore.

The…

Congress gets big jolt, Jitin Prasada joins BJP

New Delhi (IANS) A former minister in Manmohan Singh government and a senior congress leader Jitin Prasada on Wednesday joined the BJP in presence of Union Minister Piyush Goyal at the BJP headquarters.

The development came just ahead of the…

Retired IAS Anup Chandra appointed Election Commissioner

New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed retired IAS officer Anup Chandra Pandey as Election Commissioner.

The appointment restores the three-member commission to its full strength, which will now oversee the next set of crucial…

Monsoon storms into Maha: Trains, traffic hit in Mumbai

Mumbai (IANS) The first monsoon rains hit Maharashtra and Mumbai with full fury on Wednesday, hitting local trains and road traffic, and flooding low-lying areas in the country's commercial capital, officials said here.

Large parts of Mumbai,…

Didn't meet Nawaz Sharif: Uddhav when asked about separate meeting with Modi

Mumbai (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday led a delegation of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss around a dozen important pending issues concerning the state,…

Massive global internet outage hits top news, tech websites

New Delhi/San Francisco (IANS) In a massive internet outage, several popular websites including leading news portals on Tuesday went off the grid globally, including Reddit, Spotify, Twitch, GitHub, Hulu, HBO Max, CNN, the Guardian, the New York Times,…

Fire breaks out in a chemical factory in Greater Noida

Greater Noida (IANS) A major fire broke out in a chemical company in Surajpur industrial area, Greater Noida on Tuesday morning. The fire quickly spread and became intense due to the presence of chemicals in the company.

At least 15 fire tenders…

Uddhav Thackeray to meet PM Modi today

New Delhi (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to discuss various issues including Maratha reservation and other issues concerning the state.

Sources said that a delegation led…