BJP has captured India's entire institutional framework: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that the ruling BJP has made a "wholesale capture" of the entire "institutional framework" of the country, and this was preventing a "fair political fight".

"There is a wholesale…

China reacts to India, says shared all data with WHO to probe Covid origin

New Delhi (IANS) China said on Thursday that it has shared all data and analyses with the experts of the World Health Organization (WHO) tracing the origin of Covid-19, and it is ready to continue working with global experts to jointly study and analyse…

Massive fire engulfs 700 huts in Gurugram

Gurugram (IANS) Some 700 huts were gutted in a massive blaze that broke out at in Gurugram's Nathupur village.

The cause of the fire, which erupted in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, is suspected to be electrical short-circuit.

India overtakes US in daily Covid cases

New Delhi (IANS) India has overtaken the US to become the country with second-highest daily Covid-19 cases in the world. Brazil leads the chart with 91,097 cases recorded in the last 24 hours.

India recorded 81,466 new Coronavirus cases in…

India's biggest floating solar power plant coming up in T'gana

Hyderabad (IANS) India's biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 megawatt is expected to become operational in Telangana next month.

The project has been set up by the energy conglomerate National Thermal Power Corporation…

Video shows EVM in Assam BJP MLA's vehicle: Priyanka asks EC to act

New Delhi/Guwahati (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday asked the Election Commission (EC) to act 'decisively" after an EVM was found in the BJP MLAs vehicle in Assam.

In a series of tweets, she said, "Every time there is an election…

Mallika Srinivasan, Adil Zainulbhai get key roles in govt

New Delhi (IANS) In a major move, the Central government has brought in Tafe Chairperson Mallika Srinivasan, and Quality Council of India Chairman Adil Zainulbhai to head the Public Enterprises Selection Board and the Capacity Building Commission,…

3 terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter between the terrorists and security forces at Kakpora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday morning, officials said.

"Three unidentified terrorists…

Nuclear escalation between India-China unlikely, unthinkable: SIPRI report

New Delhi (IANS) Nuclear escalation between India and China was not only unlikely but also unthinkable, a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report on 'South Asia's Nuclear Challenges', released on Thursday, said.

Logistics key to future wars, need to step up tri-service integration: CDS

New Delhi (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat on Thursday stressed that all future wars will be conducted by the three services of the armed forces in an integrated manner, and will need sound logistics for success, as he operationalised…