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…

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…

BJP's Ram Madhav attends Tibetan hero's funeral, but deletes tweet

Leh (IANS) Sending mixed signals, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav, who is in Ladakh for the party's first ever state executive meeting in the newly created Union Territory, attended Subedar Nyima Tenzin, Special Frontier Force, hero's funeral…

Govt drops plan to provide choice of electricity suppliers to consumers

New Delhi (IANS) Consumers waiting for the big bang distribution sector reforms that would have allowed them to choose electricity suppliers offering the lowest tariff, are in for a big disappointment.

The government has dropped the plan to…

India enters elite hypersonic missile club

New Delhi (IANS) India has successfully flight tested hypersonic technology that will pave the way towards development of missiles travelling at six times the speed of sound.

with this successful demonstration, the country enters an elite club…

'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,…

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…

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…

Another letter 'bomb' in Cong, this time from UP

Lucknow (IANS) The Congress is all set to be bombarded with another 'letter bomb', this time it comes from Uttar Pradesh.

Nine senior Congress leaders, expelled from the party last year, have sent a letter to Congress interim president…

Legal opinion to be considered as due diligence for brand endorsements

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Consumer Protection Authority has issued draft guidelines for the prevention of false or misleading advertisements and the due diligence to be carried out for endorsements.

These guidelines will be called the Central…