PM to launch most expensive fishery scheme, e-Gopala app

New Delhi (IANS) Come tomorrow, PM Narendra Modi will digitally launch the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). On Thursday, the Prime Minister will also launch e-Gopala App, a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and information portal…

India, China military talks on LAC tension still inconclusive

New Delhi (IANS) Indian and Chinese military representatives met on Wednesday to amicably de-escalate tension on the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh but the talks were "inconclusive". The militaries of both countries will again meet for further…

China claims India fired warning shots on LAC

New Delhi/Beijing (IANS) China on Tuesday claimed that Indian troops had fired warning shots, in retaliation of which the People's Liberation Army (PLA) took "countermeasures to stabilise the situation on the ground" along the Line of Actual Control…

India, China accuse each other of firing warning shots, escalating tension

New Delhi (IANS) India and China accused each other of indulging in a fresh skirmish at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, where troops fired warning shots in the air to scare and push back each other.

China accused Indian…

Indian media also needs to go global: PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that at a time when India's voice and local products are going global, the country's media industry also needs to go global.

Inaugurating the Patrika Gate in Jaipur via video…

Chinese troops with spears, guns again near Indian position at LAC; fresh skirmish likely

New Delhi (IANS) Around 40 to 50 PLA soldiers, armed with spears and other sharp-edged weapons as well as guns, have come just a few metres from the Indian Army position on the heights north of Rezang La in eastern Ladakh, and are likely to make a…

China confirms 5 missing Arunachal youth found on their side: Rijiju

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) (IANS) Five persons from Arunachal Pradesh, who went missing on Friday, have been found in the Chinese territory, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday.

Rijiju, the Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister…

IED detected and defused in J&K's Kupwara district

Srinagar (IANS) A major tragedy was averted on Monday when the security forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Police said an IED planted by the militants…

Govt to launch nutrition drive for severely acute malnourished children

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre will launch a drive to identify severely acute malnourished (SAM) children and ensure their adequate nutrition and care during ongoing 'POSHAN Maah 2020', Union minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani…

'Think about our future', 12-year-old climate activist writes to PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) On the occasion of the first 'International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies', a 12-year-old environmental activist wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding clean air for all, cautioning that if nothing is done,…