AirAsia India to give 50K free domestic flight tickets to doctors

New Delhi (IANS) Budget airline AirAsia India will give away 50,000 free domestic flight tickets to doctors under the 'AirAsia RedPass' initiative which acknowledges their contribution in handling the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Doctors have…

Monsoon to be 'normal': IMD pegs rain at 102% of average

New Delhi (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD), here on Monday, reiterated that the country would receive normal monsoon in June-September and the conditions were favourable for good monsoon.

Addressing the media, Madhavan Nair…

India in proposed UK alliance to curb telecom reliance on China

London (IANS) The UK has pitched for the 'D10', a grouping of 10 democratic countries comprising the G7 and India, among others, to create an alternate source for 5G technology and equipment, to curb reliance on China, reports said on Friday.

2 Militants killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two terrorists were killed on Saturday in an encounter underway between security forces and militants in South Kashmir's Kulgam district.

The gun battle was triggered when the militants fired at a Cordon And Search Operation…

No crisis can determine India's future

A year ago, a golden chapter was added to the history of Indian democracy. After decades, the people of the country gave a second opportunity to a government elected with a full majority. You have played a major role in writing this chapter. Today…

54 districts account for 50% migration, 44 in UP, Bihar

New Delhi (IANS) Just 54 districts account for half the male migration in the country and 44 of these districts are in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Of the 54 districts, 24 are in Uttar Pradesh and 20 in Bihar. To put the staggering numbers in perspective,…

Biggest spy network using illegal VoIP exchange in India busted

New Delhi/Mumbai (IANS) The biggest-ever spy network of Pakistan which was attempting to gather information about the Indian defence in Ladakh, using illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) exchange has been busted in Mumbai by the Military Intelligence…

Chinese Navy's forays spike amid Covid-19 pandemic

New Delhi (IANS) China, the first country to be affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, has started pushing its People's Liberation Army Navy's activities in South China Sea as well as the Indian Ocean Region to gain dominance in the areas, sources…

Lockdown 5.0: Night curfew between 9 pm and 5 am

New Delhi (IANS) As the Centre on Saturday adopted an exit step towards the 67-day long nationwide lockdown, declaring that the restrictions will be limited only to the containment zones up to June 30, it has also shortened the night curfew timings.

Trump says Modi not in good mood about China

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not pleased with the Xi Jinping regime over the ongoing border conflict while reiterating his offer of mediation between India and China.

Responding…