US offers to mediate between China, India on border row

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) The US on Wednesday revealed that it has offered to mediate in the ongoing standoff between India and China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

In his morning tweet, US President…

Private lab in UP wrongly diagnoses 6 as corona patients

Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) A private testing laboratory that gave a false report of six people testing corona positive in Meerut district, is likely to lose its licence.

Meerut District Magistrate Anil Dhingra has already recommended cancellation…

Govt has no choice, must listen to wise counsel: Chidambaram

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Congress, after rejecting the government's economic package announced to revive the economy, has said that sooner than later the government will accept the suggestions made by the Congress.

Former Finance…

Rajnath reviews Ladakh situation; road construction to continue

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and three service chiefs on Tuesday and reviewed the ground situation in Ladakh, where Indian and Chinese trops are locked in a face-off.

Transparency needed on India-China face-off at LAC: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Amid reports of a face-off between the Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army in eastern Ladakh at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi government…

Pawar meets CM, Maha govt firmly in saddle: Sanjay Raut

Mumbai (IANS) Scotching all speculation, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that senior leader Sharad Pawar met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, but there's nothing to worry about the stability of the Maha Vikas Aghadi which is firmly in…

Massive fire at Delhi slum, 250 shanties gutted

New Delhi (IANS) A massive fire broke out on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday in the slums of the Tughlaqabad area in south east Delhi in which over 250 shanties were gutted, however, no one was injured, fire officials said.

Atul…

Yogi nod needed before states re-employ UP migrant workers

Lucknow (IANS) Migrant workers who wish to return to their places of work after the lockdown is lifted, may no longer find the going easy now.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that his government will lay down stringent…

Dairy infra fund to add 5 cr litre more milk, 30 lakh jobs: Sodhi

New Delhi (IANS) India's iconic brand, Amul has been instrumental in ensuring uninterrupted supply of milk and milk products across the country during the Covid-19 lockdown in difficult times.

In an interview with IANS, Dr. R S Sodhi, Managing…

Army rejects reports on patrol party detention by Chinese forces

New Delhi (IANS) Rejecting reports on the detention of a joint patrol party detained by Chinese forces in Ladakh, the Indian Army said on Sunday that these were "inaccurate".

It was claimed that an Indian patrol party comprising Army and Indo-Tibetan…