Modi meets US Defence Secy, stresses commitment to partnership

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and stressed the commitment to the strategic partnership between the two countries amid rising tensions in the region and around the world with China.

Arrested Chinese tough spies: Intel officials

Kolkata (IANS) The two Chinese nationals arrested earlier this week from the Bagdogra airport in West Bengal appear to be "tough spies on a specific mission", Indian intelligence officials said.

Until late Friday, the two have not broken up…

4 dead in Maharashtra chemical factory fire

Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) (IANS) At least four workers were killed and one other person was injured in a fire that broke out at a chemical factory in Maharashtra, a police official said.

The blaze, the cause of which is not clear, was reported…

Centre to HC: Restrain WhatsApp from implementing privacy policy

New Delhi (IANS) The central government on Friday urged the Delhi High Court to restrain WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy.

"It is humbly prayed that the Respondent No. 2 [WhatsApp] may be restrained from implementing its new…

US Defence Secretary visiting India to deepen strategic ties

New York (IANS) US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is on his way to New Delhi for discussions on deepening strategic ties between the two democracies, affirming India's role as a key partner in President Joe Biden's focus on the Indo-Pacific…

SUV case: Vaze bypassed police hierarchy, reported directly to 'political masters'

Mumbai/Delhi (IANS) Crucial audio tapes in possession of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and interrogation of several police officers have revealed that disgraced "encounter specialist" Sachin Vaze had bypassed police hierarchy while handling…

'Khela' will end, 'vikas' start: Modi tells Didi

Kolkata (IANS) Countering Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress' popular slogan "Khela Hobe", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday trained guns at the West Bengal chief minister countering her with politics of developments, instead of unabated…

CBI books Cadbury India, searches several premises

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday carried out searches at 10 locations of Cadbury India Ltd, now known as Mondelez Foods Private Limited, in connection with a case it registered for alleged corruption and misrepresentation…

Now, pre-filed ITR forms with capital gains, dividend, other details

New Delhi (IANS) Transaction details of individual tax filers with respect of capital gains, dividend income and interest income will soon become a standard of the pre-filled Income Tax return (ITR) form as the government looks to make tax compliance…

Uddhav requested me to reinstate Sachin Vaze in 2018: Devendra Fadnavis

New Delhi (IANS) Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray had called him in 2018, requesting him to reinstate Sachin Vaze in the police.

Addressing a press conference, Fadnavis…