Modi pays tribute to soldiers on 50th anniversary of 1971 India-Pak war

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to the fallen soldiers on the 50th anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war and lit up the 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' at the National War Memorial.

Four 'Victory…

Govt's greed for revenue keeps petrol, diesel prices close to all-time high levels

New Delhi (IANS) Oil companies may have provided relief to consumers by keeping the pump prices of petrol and diesel static for the past nine days even on rising global oil prices, but it is the heavy load of taxes that has kept the two auto fuels…

Muslim voters are not your 'jagir': Owaisi to Mamata

Hyderabad (IANS) A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP is giving money to a party from Hyderabad to divide votes in the ensuing Assembly elections, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi hit back at her on Wednesday saying…

No Winter Session due to Covid, Budget Session in Jan 2021

New Delhi (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi in his letter to Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury made it clear that no winter session of Parliament will be convened due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Budget Session…

AAP will contest UP Assembly polls in 2022, says Kejriwal

New Delhi (IANS) After forming the government in the national capital thrice and emerging as the main opposition party in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday announced it will contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election in 2022.

AAP's…

Rahul describes govt Rs 20 lakh crore package as 'Covid rhetoric'

New Delhi (IANS) Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a swipe at the Modi government over the financial package of Rs 20 lakh crore announced during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, describing it as "Covid rhetoric".

In a tweet,…

2 J&K Ghaznavi Force terrorists killed in Poonch encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) terrorists were killed during an encounter that took place in Poonch district. One terrorist was captured by the security forces.

IANS received confirmation from its sources through…

Govt intentions clear, farm leaders will find way: Tomar

New Delhi (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said he is confident of a consensus between the government and protesting farmers on the issue of the new agricultural laws and that the farmer protest movement would end soon.

Mumbai Police nabs Republic TV CEO in TRP scam

Mumbai (IANS) In another swoop, the Mumbai Police arrested the CEO of Republic TV Vikas Khanchandani in connection with the ongoing probe into the TRP scam case, officials said here on Sunday.

He is the 13th person to be arrested in the alleged…

J&K DDC polls 6th phase: 42.79% votes polled in 6 hours

Jammu (IANS) The sixth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded a voting percentage of 42.79 in six hours across different constituencies in several districts.

The Kashmir Division recorded…