DRDO conducts successful demo flight of SFDR tech

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out a flight demonstration based on Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from Integrated Test Range Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Friday.

The…

Mamata to contest from Nandigram, take BJP head on

Kolkata (IANS) After announcing Trinamool Congress' list of 291 candidates for the high octane Assembly polls beginning this month, party supremo Mamata Banerjee made her intention clear on Friday that she will only contest from Nandigram in East…

Rajnath discusses formation of theatre commands

New Delhi (IANS) Going forward with the modernisation process of the armed forces, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday discussed the creation of integrated theatre commands and infusion of modern technology at the Combined Commanders Conference…

SC: New OTT rules lack teeth, 'mere guidelines'

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said the governments new rules for OTT platforms have "no teeth, as there is no provision for prosecution of those who do not abide by these rules".

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said:…

Modi stresses on lesser govt intervention in business

New Delhi (IANS) Stressing on the need for lesser government intervention and ease of doing business, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Centre was of the view that the government interventions into businesses tend to create more problems…

Metroman, our CM candidate,is symbol of development: Kerala BJP

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Hours after E.Sreedharan, 88, often referred to as Metroman on Thursday said it will be his last working day with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) since work at the Palarivattom flyover was complete ahead of schedule,…

India Inc asks Hry to reassess reservation in private sector

New Delhi (IANS) India Inc is against restrictions on the industry and has asked Haryana to reassess the legislation on 75 per cent jobs reservation for locals in the private sector.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said that…

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…

'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.…

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.