Angry tribesmen torch Assam Rifles post in Manipur after civilian's death

Kolkata (IANS) Angry Kuki tribesmen torched an Assam Rifles outpost in Manipur and burnt down two vehicles on Saturday after a local man was allegedly killed by the troops on Friday night.

The police said that tension prevailed in the Twilang…

Believed to be Indians, 17 still languishing in Pak jails

New Delhi (IANS) Believed to be Indian nationals, Gullo Jan, Naqaya, Hasina and Ajmeera are among 17 "mentally unsound persons" who are still lodged in Pakistani jails as they have not been able to give any other particulars about themselves except…

'Twitter' Dorsey on wrong side of Indian hurricane, 'Koo' Aprameya says he is ready

New York (IANS) India on Saturday slammed a notice to billionaire Jack Dorsey's Twitter, giving the microblogging platform one last chance to "immediately" comply with her new information technology rules which came into effect from May 26, 2021.

Assam gets sixth national park, another to come up

Guwahati (IANS) Diverse wildlife rich Raimona in western Assam's Kokrajhar district has been notified as the state's sixth national park on the occasion of the World Environment Day on Saturday.

Attending the World Environment Day programme…

Railways delivered over 25K MT of LMO to 15 states so far

New Delhi (IANS) The Railway Ministry said on Saturday that it has transported more than 25,000 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to several states in over 1,500 tankers.

A ministry official said that the Oxygen Express trains have crossed…

Southwest monsoon advances into many coastal states

New Delhi (IANS) Southwest monsoon, which hit Kerala two days ago, has further advanced into more parts of the central Arabian Sea and many coastal states in the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

On Saturday,…

CVC tightens rules for employing retired govt officials, days after Alapan saga

Kolkata (IANS) The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has directed the secretaries of all the Central government ministries and departments, chief executives and chief vigilance officers of all public sector undertakings to get vigilance clearance…

HC junks plea by Juhi Chawla against 5G, imposes Rs 20 lakh cost

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor-environmentalist Juhi Chawla against the setting up of 5G wireless networks in the country, and also imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh for the abuse of the process of…

Choksi slips away from India's clutch again

New Delhi (IANS) After a Dominican High Court adjourned the hearing in fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi's case, the eight member team of CBI, ED and MEA are now en route to India, without the diamond jeweller that duped millions in the PNB multi-crore…

Defence Ministry clears Navy's mega deal for submarine procurement

New Delhi (IANS) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Friday cleared the issuing of a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the Indian Navy's mega deal to procure six submarines under Project-75I through a strategic partnership route worth over Rs…