China urges India to restore normal trade relations

New Delhi (IANS) Upset by India's latest ban on 43 Chinese mobile applications, China on Wednesday urged the government to restore the trade relations for mutual benefit.

"China and India are the opportunities of development to each other…

PLA's morale extremely low, China sets up recreation centres

New Delhi (IANS) The morale of Chinese's People Liberation Army (PLA) troops deployed along Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh under harsh weather and terrain conditions is extremely low, top intelligence agencies said.

To boost…

India bans 43 Chinese mobile apps over national security concerns

New Delhi (IANS) Continuing with its ban orders on Chinese apps, the Indian government on Tuesday blocked 43 new mobile apps, including shopping website AliExpress owned by e-commerce behemoth Alibaba.

Other popular apps that have been banned…

'Frontline workers will be first to get Covid vaccine', PM tells CMs

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that health and frontline workers will get priority when it comes to getting the Covid vaccine when it arrives, while asking for better centre-state cooperation for a seamless and transparent…

Nuclear power complex in Kalpakkam geared to meet Cyclone Nivar

Chennai (IANS) The atomic power complex in Kalpakkam about 70 km from here is geared up to meet Cyclone Nivar that is expected to cross the coast near Mamallapuram and Karaikal in Puducherry on Wednesday evening, said the top official of the Disaster…

Haridwar Kumbh to start on March 11: Akhara Parishad

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) The Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) president, Mahant Narendra Giri, has announced that the first 'shahi snan' (bathing day) of Haridwar Kumbh, scheduled next year, will be held on March 11 on occasion…

PM-CM meet: Kejriwal blames Covid spike on pollution, Mamata demands GST dues

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the Covid-19 situation of the eight worst-hit states in his first leg of PM-CM meeting on Tuesday.

Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Gujarat…

Jolt to MVA: ED raids top Sena leader, detains son

Mumbai (IANS) In a rude jolt to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi ahead of its first anniversary on November 28, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with a huge posse of CRPF troopers raided the home and around nine other premises of senior Shiv Sena leader…

Bank licences to corporates a 'bad idea: Raghuram Rajan

New Delhi (IANS) Days after an Internal Working Group (IWG) of Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) recommended allowing large Indian corporates to enter the banking sector, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and Deputy Governor Viral Acharya have hit…

RJD will hit the streets if NDA doesn't meet 19L job promise: Tejashwi

Patna (IANS) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said here on Monday that his party will hit the streets if the NDA doesn't meet its poll promise of providing 19 lakh jobs in the next one month.

Tejashwi, reached the Bihar assembly on day one to…