Surge in Covid cases in 8 states: Govt

New Delhi(IANS) Eight states in the country are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases of Covid-19 over the last three weeks, said the union health ministry on Saturday.

These states are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh,…

BJP CEC to finalise names for April 6 polls

New Delhi (IANS) The BJPs Central Election Committee (CEC) will meet on Saturday later to finalise party candidates for assembly polls in four states and one union territory. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the CEC meeting.

India's startup ecosystem is today a world attraction: PM Modi

Gandhinagar (IANS) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India's startup ecosystem has become an attraction in the world and is a matter of discussion everywhere. The PM said that India's personality was getting echoed globally…

CBI calls Abhishek's sister-in-law's kin, TMC leader for questioning

Kolkata (IANS) Moving ahead with its probe into the illegal coal smuggling case and the ICore chit fund case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's sister-in-law Menka Gambhir's father-in-law…

NCLT/NCLAT can't interfere with 'commercial wisdom' of CoC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) or the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) cannot interfere with the "commercial wisdom" of the Committee of Creditors (CoC), except within the limited…

Independence of EC can't be compromised in democracy: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said the Central and the state governments should not appoint persons holding government office as election commissioners.

A bench headed by Justice R.F. Nariman said entrusting additional charge…

CFI national gen secy Rauf Sherif received over Rs 1.36 cr from foreign nationals: ED

New Delhi (IANS) K.A. Rauf Sherif, the national general secretary of the Campus Front of India (PFI), the student wing of Popular Front of India (PFI), received more than Rs 1.36 crore from the members of the group residing abroad, an Enforcement…

2 terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter between the terrorists and security forces at Bijbehara in South Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said on Thursday.

The gunfight took place after the…

To keep China out, DoT mandates trusted sources for telecom networks

New Delhi (IANS) Spelling the end of Chinese equipment in Indian telecom networks, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has mandated that from June 15 this year telecom operators will only use "trusted products" in their networks.

In…

WhatsApp CEO 'worried' about Indian govt promoting Koo

New Delhi (IANS) WhatsApp head Will Cathcart may not have anything to do with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey but when it comes to India, he is worried -- not only about the Union government's aim to break encryption but also the move to promote the homegrown…