Centre working on second indigenisation list in defence sector

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre is working on a second 'positive indigenisation list' in the defence sector to boost the Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India) mission.

The Centre said it is pursuing initiatives to achieve higher levels…

Arrest of Trinamool youth leader's brother may spell fresh trouble for party

New Delhi (IANS) The arrest of Trinamool Congress youth leader Vinai Mishra's brother Vikas Mishra by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) may spell more trouble for the ruling party in the poll-bound West Bengal, as the agency's probe has put…

SUV case: Mumbai Police chief shunted, Nagrale new CP

Mumbai (IANS) In a huge fallout of the mystery SUV case, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday shunted out Mumbai Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh and replaced him with current Director-General of Police Hemant Nagrale, Home Minister Anil…

Fight against Covid: India achieves over 3 crore vaccinations

New Delhi (IANS) India has crossed an important milestone in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In the world's largest vaccination programme, the cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed the 3 crore…

India to get dedicated infra lender, Cabinet clears proposal

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a budgetary proposal to set up a dedicated infrastructure lender.

To give a push to infrastructure creation a Development Financial Institution (DFI) will be set up accordingly. The DFI…

Hackers can get access to your SMSes for just Rs 1,160

New Delhi (IANS) In what could put smartphone users at a new privacy and security risk, text-messaging management services are now being misused for as little as Rs 1,160 (nearly $16) to covertly redirect text messages from users to hackers, giving…

Principal advisor in PMO PK Sinha resigns on personal grounds

New Delhi (IANS) Former Cabinet Secretary and Principal Advisor in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), P.K. Sinha, has resigned from his post on personal grounds.

Sources said the retired 1977-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre…

UPA privatised taxpayers' money, nationalised corruption: Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS) In a strong counter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the government's privatisation policy, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that the previous UPA regime was the epitome of corruption,…

NIA searches 10 locations across India in terror probe

New Delhi (IANS) In a major action against the Islamic State (IS) modules, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches in at least 10 locations across the country, including one in Delhi.

An NIA source related to…

Right to Reject may disrupt Parl; SC seeks Centre, EC reply

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking direction to give voters the right to reject a candidate in an election, if maximum votes are polled in favour of NOTA.

The…