India steps up military diplomacy, engages neighbourhood

New Delhi (IANS) More officers from neighbouring counties will be trained at India's prestigious strategic leadership institution - National Defence College (NDC) - as New Delhi increases its engagement with neighbours to counter the growing influence…

Polling underway for 94 seats in Bihar amid tight security

Patna (IANS) Polling was underway amid tight security arrangements for 94 constituencies in 17 districts of Bihar from 7 a.m. on Tuesday for the second phase of Assembly elections.

Foolproof security arrangements have been made for voting as…

Average voter turnout in UP bypolls

Lucknow (IANS) With leaders across all parties appealing to voters in the seven Assembly constituencies where polling is being held for by-elections on Tuesday, to vote in large numbers, the polling percentage hovered around an average of 18.4 per…

'India to spend $500B on infra to accommodate population by 2030'

New Delhi (IANS) India is likely to spend around $513 billion on infrastructure by the year 2030 to accommodate its growing population, according to a report by Mace.

A report titled 'INSIGHTS 2020: Blueprint for Modern Infrastructure Delivery'…

Indian Army chief visit to Nepal to improve strained ties

New Delhi (IANS) The much-delayed Pancheshwar dam project on the Mahakali river that originates from the Kalapani region near Lipulekh and military and medical cooperation will be on top of the agenda during Army Chief General MM Naravane's visit…

PM's global investor meet on Thursday; Tata, Ambani to take part

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the Virtual Global Investor Roundtable (VGIR) on Thursday.

The VGIR will be organised by the Union Ministry of Finance and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund. It is a dialogue…

Schools reopen in Andhra after 5 months

Amaravati (IANS) Schools started reopening after a gap of five months in Andhra Pradesh in a phased manner from Monday amid the Covid pandemic, several Class 12 and 10 students attended classes across the state.

Classes will be held from 9.15…

SC turns down Babri judge's plea to continue his security

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday denied extending the personal security of special judge S.K. Yadav, who retired after delivering the verdict in the Babri demolition case.

A bench headed by Justice R.F. Nariman, after a brief hearing…

What guidelines needed to bail out sexual crime accused, SC asks AG

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked Attorney General KK Venugopal and other lawyers to recommend ways to improve gender sensitivity and the kind of bail conditions that need to be set while giving bail to those accused of sexual crimes.

IAF to receive three more Rafale combat aircraft on November 4

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force will receive three Rafale combat aircraft on November 4 from the manufacturer French company Dassault Aviation, sources said on Monday. The three Rafale jets will arrive in India flying non-stop from France.