TN politics heats up as Rahul, Nadda visit state on Pongal

New Delhi (IANS) On the occasion of Pongal, two prominent national leaders, BJP President J.P. Nadda and Rahul Gandhi were on tour in the state but the former Congress President Rahul Gandhi chose to target the BJP over an alleged invasion on Tamil…

Google purges hundreds of fake personal loan apps in India

New Delhi (IANS) Alarmed at the growing harmful financial services products on its Play Store in India, Google on Thursday said it has reviewed hundreds of personal loan apps in India and pulled down several of them found to be violating its app policies.

Indians not 'guinea pigs', stop Covaxin rollout till ph 3 trials over: Cong

New Delhi (IANS) As the government gears up for the Covid vaccination drive targeting health care and frontline workers, the Congress has cautioned the government that since the 'Covaxin' vaccine has not completed phase-3 trials, it should…

Grenade attack on CRPF party in Srinagar

Srinagar (IANS) Militants hurled a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party in the city on Wednesday but it exploded without causing any injury or damage, police said.

The attack occurred in Rainawari area.

"The grenade…

Govt okays purchase of 83 Tejas Mk1A fighter jets for Rs 48K cr

New Delhi (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the highest decision-making body for security issues headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the purchase of 83 Tejas Mark 1A fighter jets at a cost of Rs 48,000 crore,…

Jaishankar calls out China, Pak on terrorism, unveils 8-point plan

New York (IANS) Calling out Pakistan for its support for terrorism and China for providing terrorists cover against sanctions, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has unveiled an eight-point plan against the global scourge.

Before…

PMFBY completes 5 years; Modi says it benefited crores of farmers

New Delhi (IANS) Wishing the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) on completion of its five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the crop insurance scheme benefited crores of farmers and mitigated their risks against the…

Signal targets 100-200 mn users in India: Brian Acton

New Delhi (IANS) Elated at Indians, including top entrepreneurs and celebrities, rushing to join his encrypted messaging app Signal, Brian Acton, who co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum before selling it to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for $19 billion,…

Women to be inducted as Army pilots: Army Chief

New Delhi (IANS) Women will be inducted as pilots in the Army Aviation Corps from next year, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Tuesday.

Till now, women are only part of ground duties in the Army Aviation Corps.

Women…

SC stays 3 farm laws, forms panel to hear farmers' grievances

New Delhi (IANS) In a major decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of all three farm laws and also formed a committee comprising mostly agriculturists to hear the grievances of the farmer unions against the laws.

A…