Chinese troops with spears, guns again near Indian position at LAC; fresh skirmish likely

New Delhi (IANS) Around 40 to 50 PLA soldiers, armed with spears and other sharp-edged weapons as well as guns, have come just a few metres from the Indian Army position on the heights north of Rezang La in eastern Ladakh, and are likely to make a…

China confirms 5 missing Arunachal youth found on their side: Rijiju

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) (IANS) Five persons from Arunachal Pradesh, who went missing on Friday, have been found in the Chinese territory, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday.

Rijiju, the Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister…

IED detected and defused in J&K's Kupwara district

Srinagar (IANS) A major tragedy was averted on Monday when the security forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Police said an IED planted by the militants…

Govt to launch nutrition drive for severely acute malnourished children

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre will launch a drive to identify severely acute malnourished (SAM) children and ensure their adequate nutrition and care during ongoing 'POSHAN Maah 2020', Union minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani…

'Think about our future', 12-year-old climate activist writes to PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) On the occasion of the first 'International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies', a 12-year-old environmental activist wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding clean air for all, cautioning that if nothing is done,…

India enters elite hypersonic missile club

New Delhi (IANS) India has successfully flight tested hypersonic technology that will pave the way towards development of missiles travelling at six times the speed of sound.

with this successful demonstration, the country enters an elite club…

Govt drops plan to provide choice of electricity suppliers to consumers

New Delhi (IANS) Consumers waiting for the big bang distribution sector reforms that would have allowed them to choose electricity suppliers offering the lowest tariff, are in for a big disappointment.

The government has dropped the plan to…

BJP's Ram Madhav attends Tibetan hero's funeral, but deletes tweet

Leh (IANS) Sending mixed signals, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav, who is in Ladakh for the party's first ever state executive meeting in the newly created Union Territory, attended Subedar Nyima Tenzin, Special Frontier Force, hero's funeral…

Legal opinion to be considered as due diligence for brand endorsements

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Consumer Protection Authority has issued draft guidelines for the prevention of false or misleading advertisements and the due diligence to be carried out for endorsements.

These guidelines will be called the Central…

Another letter 'bomb' in Cong, this time from UP

Lucknow (IANS) The Congress is all set to be bombarded with another 'letter bomb', this time it comes from Uttar Pradesh.

Nine senior Congress leaders, expelled from the party last year, have sent a letter to Congress interim president…