Bengal polls: 31.71% turnout till noon, Mamata cries foul

Kolkata (IANS) Despite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee complaining of 'blatant' misuse of Central forces, 31.71 per cent voters turned out to exercise their franchise till 12 noon during the third phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal…

President appoints Justice N.V. Ramana as next CJI

New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday signed off on the appointment of Justice N.V. Ramana as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI).

Justice Ramana will be the 48th CJI.

He was appointed to the Supreme Court on February…

'Make in India' epitomises challenges to trade relationship: US

New Delhi (IANS) The United States has said that the recent Indian emphasis on import substitution through a "Make in India" campaign has epitomised the challenges facing the bilateral trade relationship.

These comments are part of the "2021…

Tarun Bajaj new Revenue Secretary in major bureaucratic reshuffle

New Delhi (IANS) In a major reshuffle at the Centre on Tuesday, senior IAS official Tarun Bajaj was appointed as new Secretary, Revenue, in the Finance Ministry, while Ajay Seth replaces him as Secretary, Economic Affairs.

Bajaj, a 1988-batch…

AgustaWestland deal 'middleman' sent money to ex-Army employee's daughter: CBI

New Delhi (IANS) Sushen Mohan Gupta, who is currently in the limelight for allegedly receiving one million euros from Dassault Aviation, had transferred money thrice into the account of the daughter of his employee, Lt Gen Balraj Singh Takhar (retd),…

BJP to form govt in Bengal, retain power in Assam: Shah

Guwahati (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government will be formed in West Bengal and the party would retain power for the second time in Asam.

Addressing a public gathering in Sarbhog in Barpeta…

Saudi newspaper says J&K youth responding positively to govt's developmental initiatives

New Delhi (IANS) Youth from the Jammu and Kashmir region have responded positively to the Modi government's development initiatives and have shown their desire to become a part of the progress and prosperity of New India, Saudi newspaper, Saudi…

Amit Shah leaves for Chhattisgarh to review Maoist attack

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday left for Chhattisgarh to review the security situation in the wake of the deadly Maoist attack in which 22 security personnel were killed. Shah will meet the security personnel injured in the…

New USTR slams India's high tariffs, equalisation levy

New Delhi (IANS) The US Trade Representative (USTR) in its latest report on Foreign Trade Barriers released on March 31 has highlighted major trade barriers to American exports, FDI and e-commerce.

This report has been issued by Joe Biden Administration's…

Centre, State unanimous on offensive against Maoists in Chhattisgarh

New Delhi (IANS) Unlike other issues, the BJP-led Central government in New Delhi and the Congress-headed state government in Chhattisgarh, are unanimous over their offensive against Maoists in the "red corridor" of India.

Union Home Minister…