Ayodhya to get Rs 500 crore worth of projects on Aug 5

Ayodhya (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government is preparing to roll out development projects worth nearly Rs 500 crore for Ayodhya. The projects are likely to be announced on the day of the 'bhumi pujan' (ground breaking ceremony) for the Ram…

Will examine statements on restoring 4G in J&K, Centre to SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it will verify reported statements made by BJP leader Ram Madhav and Jammu and Kashmir's Lt Gov G.C. Murmu in connection with restoration of 4G internet services in the Union…

R'sthan Govt sends 3rd proposal to Guv on special Assembly session

Jaipur (IANS) The Rajasthan cabinet met at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's residence on Tuesday to discuss the objections of Governor Kalraj Mishra to calling a special Assembly session. The meeting lasted for two and a half hours.

The Gehlot…

Congress leader targets Rajasthan Guv with series of tweets

Jaipur (IANS) Amid the ongoing political controversy in Rajasthan, All India Congress Committee General Secretary Avinash Pandey on Tuesday had Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on his radar with a series of tweets with the hashtag #GetWellSoonGovernor.

Zaitoona Begum's mention in 'Mann Ki Baat' brings sleepy J&K village to life

Ganderbal (J&K) (IANS) The sleepy foothill village of Waliwar in Jammu and Kashmirs Ganderbal district started buzzing with activity on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Zaitoona Begum, the village sarpanch, in his monthly 'Mann…

Five Rafale jets to be operational soon with HAMMER missiles

New Delhi (IANS) As integration and trial of Israeli-developed SPICE 2000 bombs with the newly-acquired Rafale fighter jets were demanding a lot of time, India has decided to fit HAMMER missiles on the aircraft in view of ongoing border problems with…

No Raj assembly session as of now as Guv returns file again

Jaipur (IANS) The stand-off between the Governor and Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan continues as Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday returned the file sent by the state government which requested him to allow the special assembly session in the…

Indian creators welcome 2nd 'digital strike' on Chinese apps

New Delhi (IANS) Indian app creators on Monday welcomed the decision by the government to ban 47 more Chinese apps, most of those operating as clones of the 59 apps banned last month.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)…

Pak backstabbed India in Kargil, but India triumphed: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reminded the nation of what he called the backstabbing by Pakistan during the Kargil war in 1999, and paid tribute to the Indian armed forces for their valour in defending the country's territory…

Indian spy satellite passes over Tibet, China mobilises troops

New Delhi (IANS) India's premier intelligence-gathering satellite EMISAT, operated by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has taken a good look at the positions of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in occupied…