PM flags off 8 trains to Statue of Unity in Gujarat

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off eight trains connecting major destinations in various states of the country with the Statue of Unity in Gurjarat's Kevadiya, via video-conferencing.

The eight trains will…

If vaccine is reliable, why no govt functionary took shot: Manish Tewari

New Delhi (IANS) Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's biggest vaccination drive in the country, the Congress launched its attack on the Centre saying vaccines were being allowed to be used without the mandatory trials…

PIB slams NDTV for 'erroneous' reporting on paddy procurement

New Delhi (IANS) The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Friday slammed the NDTV news channel for erroneous and malafide news reporting regarding procurement of rice and demanded it retract the news whose sole purpose seemed to be that of spreading…

Ex-minister Mahesh Sharma becomes first public representative to get Covid vax

Noida (IANS) BJP Lok Sabha MP from Gautam Buddha Nagar and former Union minister Mahesh Sharma on Saturday became the first public representative to get the Covid vaccine shot as a medical practitioner here at Kailash Hospital.

Sharma was also…

CAIT moves SC against WhatsApp, Facebook

New Delhi (IANS) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court with the prayer to direct WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy which is encroaching upon various fundamental rights of the citizens…

Health workers at Delhi hospital suffer mild reaction post vaccination

New Delhi (IANS) A healthcare staff at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in the national capital, Anivesh Kumar, suffered a mild reaction right after taking the jab of Covid vaccine on Saturday.

Vinesh Kumar, a nursing officer at the…

Farmer leader Sirsa won't appear before NIA on Sunday

Amritsar (IANS) Farmer leader Baldev Singh Sirsa on Saturday said he will not be able to appear before the counter-terror task force, National Investigating Agency (NIA), on Sunday owing to his pre-occupations relating to the wedding of his granddaughter…

If Centre is adamant, we'll come out in 15 minutes: Tikait

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of the commencement of the ninth round of talks between farmer leaders and the Centre here on Friday, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait warned that they would walk out of the meeting in case the government remained stuck on its earlier…

Forget Telegram, Signal, IS terrorists in India, abroad using much more secure Threema

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the debate over privacy concerns, several people are switching to Telegram and Signal from WhatsApp, but the terrorists in India and abroad are using a much more advanced secure messaging platform to communicate with their counterparts…

Offensive drones now part of Indian Army's autonomous weapon systems

New Delhi (IANS) From artificial intelligence to autonomous weapon systems to quantum block chains and now robotics, the Indian Army is now into offensive technology.

For the first time, the force demonstrated use of offensive drone technology…