Weeks before assembly polls, D-company's fake currency operatives active on Indo-Bangla border

New Delhi (IANS) Several operatives of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, involved in smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), have shifted base from Kathmandu to Dhaka in a bid to push 'Pakistan-printed Indian fake currency' into India.

'Emergency' was a mistake, admits Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi (IANS) Speaking about the Emergency during a conversation with economist Kaushik Basu from the Cornell University in the US, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that it was a "mistake".

"I think that (Emergency) was a mistake.…

MCD bypoll results: AAP wins 4 wards, BJP nil

New Delhi (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday won four out of five seats in the municipal bypolls in Delhi. The Congress managed to win one seat, while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to get any.

The AAP secured two…

34 countries in queue to receive Covid vaccines: Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) The coronavirus vaccine - one of the world's most in-demand commodities - has become a new currency for international diplomacy, in which India seems to be having an upper hand over its competitor China.

With an unmatched…

BJP leads in majority areas in Gujarat polls

Gandhinagar (IANS) As counting of the votes cast in Gujarat's local body polls was underway on Tuesday, trending figures showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in majority of the areas.

In the first two hours of counting,…

Modi receives his 1st Covid vaccine dose at AIIMS

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first dose of Covid vaccine here at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday, leading the country in the third phase of the inoculation drive as a massive chunk of population…

Hackers hit SBI users with text phishing scam

New Delhi (IANS) Several users of the State Bank of India (SBI) have been targeted with a phishing scam where hackers have flooded them with suspicious text messages, requesting them to redeem their SBI credit points worth Rs 9,870.

The link…

Yogi to lead BJP's attack in Bengal on Tuesday

Lucknow (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will join the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections from Tuesday.

The BJP is preparing to launch a monumental attack on West Bengal…

Army plans skiing trips in high altitude areas to counter China

New Delhi (IANS) To counter expansionist China's habit of creeping forward by making small incremental moves, the Indian Army has planned mountaineering expeditions and research studies at high-altitude areas in the northern borders of the country.

'Mann Ki Baat': Modi stresses on water conservation

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to the people to start a 100-day 'Catch the Rain' campaign to conserve water ahead of the summer.

Addressing the country in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat',…