Centre to waive interest on interest during moratorium on loan up to Rs 2 cr

New Delhi (IANS) In a major relief to thousands of individuals and MSME borrowers, the Centre in an affidavit informed the Supreme Court that it has taken a decision to waive "interest on interest" on loans up to Rs two crore during the six-month…

PM, Prez pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151 birth anniversary

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary and wished that the ideals of the Father of the Nation remain a guiding force helping in building a compassionate India.

The…

Rahul, Priyanka detained while marching towards Hathras to meet victim's family

Greater Noida (IANS) High drama prevailed on Thursday after Uttar Pradesh Police personnel pushed former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on the ground near the Yamuna Expressway and detained him along with his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka…

After Hathras, another woman raped, killed in UP

Balrampur (UP) (IANS) Even as the embers of the Hathras incident continue to smoulder, yet another incident of a Dalit woman being gangraped and killed in Balrampur district has taken place.

According to reports, a 22-year-old Dalit college…

Nepal, China security pact in offing, to irk India

New Delhi (IANS) Nepal and China will soon ink a bilateral military exchange mechanism on the lines of the India-Nepal security exchange framework, agencies have warned New Delhi.

The decision is to be taken by the Himalayan country when India…

SC declines to postpone Civils prelims from Oct 4

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to order the postponement of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020, scheduled for October 4.

A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar said that the Centre may however explore the…

All Babri accused acquitted by Special CBI court

Lucknow (IANS) A Special CBI court hearing the Babri mosque demolition case of December 6, 1992, has acquitted all 32 accused saying the act of demolition was spontaneous and not a planned move.

Those acquitted in the case include former Deputy…

Shia leader asks Modi to repeal Places of Worship Act

Lucknow (IANS) Former chairman of Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to scrap the Places of Worship Act, 1991 and said that it had been brought in by the then Congress government to appease the Muslims.

Rizvi…

SC to Centre on Mehbooba: Can detention be forever?

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said detention cannot be forever and asked the Centre whether former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's detention be extended beyond a year.

The remarks were made by a bench headed by Justice…

PM Modi invites Denmark to collaborate on alternative supply chains

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended an invitation to Denmark for joining India, Japan and Australia's joint effort at creating alternative supply chains to China's.

In a virtual bilateral summit hosted by…