Smriti Irani slams Cong for missing poster campaign

Amethi (IANS) Union minister Smriti Irani, in a series of tweets, has slammed the Congress for questioning her 'absence' from her constituency Amethi.

Unsigned posters of 'missing' Smriti Irani had appeared in Amethi on Monday…

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…

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…

Southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala: IMD

New Delhi (IANS) The Southwest Monsoon has arrived over Kerala, exactly on the day it was predicted to hit the coastal state, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.

The weather bureau earlier this week said that monsoon rains were…

Rail services resume partially

New Delhi (IANS) Train services partially resumed on Monday as several trains left for their destination according to timetable after an unprecedented break in train movement since March 25. According to ministry officials, more than 1.45 lakh passengers…

3 Pak militants killed during infiltration bid

New Delhi (IANS) Three Pakistan-based terrorists were killed while attempting to infiltrate into Indian territory across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

Defence sources said: "In an ongoing counter-infiltration operation…

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.

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…

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…

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,…