Dry run for Covid vax admin in 4 states next week

New Delhi (IANS) The central government on Friday said that it has planned a dry run for administration of the COVID-19 vaccine in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab next week as a step to prep up before the actual thing takes off.

According…

India major player in environment protection: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India was playing a major role in leading the world in environmental protection through international solar alliance as it was the only country which was on the right path to achieve Paris…

Congress to seal alliance with Left for Bengal polls

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress high command has given its nod for an alliance with Left parties for the West Bengal Assembly election next year.

Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhry said, "Today the Congress High command has formally…

PM will not let farmers' interests to be hurt: Rajnath

New Delhi (IANS) Paying tribute to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asserted that PM Narendra Modi drew inspiration from the late leader and would not let interests…

Indian Army chief visits forward locations at LAC with China

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Wednesday met troops deployed in harsh winter conditions at forward locations at the Line of Actual Control and reviewed the prevailing tense situation with China. General Naravane…

3 promoters of Agri Gold Group arrested in Rs 6,830Cr ponzi scam

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has arrested three promoters of the Agri Gold Group of Companies in a Ponzi Scheme Fraud Case worth Rs 6,380 crore.

Those arrested have been identified as Avva Venkata Rama…

India test-fires medium-range missile off Odisha coast

Bhubaneswar (IANS) India successfully test-fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) off the Odisha coast on Wednesday, defence sources said.

The missile was fired from a ground mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in…

JeM terror module busted in Kashmir, 6 held

Srinagar (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir police along with the army and the CRPF have busted a terror network of proscribed outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) involved in grenade lobbing incidents in Tral in Pulwama district and Sangam in Anantnag district…

PM to release PM-KISAN instalment worth Rs 18K cr on Dec 25

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the ongoing farmers' agitation against the recently enacted Central farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the next instalment of financial benefit amounting to Rs 18,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan…

Don't panic, mutated Covid variant not more severe, lethal: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) In view of a mutated variant of coronavirus detected in the UK and elsewhere, the NITI Aayog clarified on Tuesday that there is no need to panic.

Niti Aayog's Member, Health, Dr V.K. Paul said that the mutated variant of…