Coronavirus quarantine camps set up with Army, ITBP help

New Delhi (IANS) India has set up a Coronavirus quarantine facility at Haryana's Manesar, with the help of the Army, for around 300 students arriving from China's Wuhan.

Another quarantine facility for approximately 600 Indian families…

Big diplomatic win for India in EU Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) In a diplomatic victory for India, there will be no voting on the resolution on CAA in the European Parliament on Thursday.

Official sources said Indian lobbyists prevailed over Pakistani lobbyists in the European Parliament…

Over 1,500 NDFB ultras lay down arms in Assam

Guwahati (IANS) Over 1,500 members of all four factions of the separatist National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) laid down arms before Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal here on Thursday.

State Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma…

Altaf Bukhari-led team to call on Modi-Shah over statehood, domicile rights

Jammu (IANS) An informal meeting of some of the senior political leaders, academicians, legal luminaries, social activists and some like-minded people took place in Jammu on January 29, 2020.

The meeting took stock of the present socio-economic…

Jamia students' march to Rajghat stopped after firing

New Delhi (IANS) The long march towards Rajghat by Jamia Millia Islamia students to protest against the new citizenship law (CAA), here on Thursday, was stopped by the police near the Holy Family Hospital after a man opened fire on the protesters.

Cong-led opposition blocks Kerala Guv inside assembly

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) The Congress-led opposition on Wednesday blocked Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as he arrived in the Assembly for the budget session. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also accompanying the Governor.

Khan arrived…

IIT-Bombay bans 'anti-national' activities on Powai campus

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay) has banned what it terms "anti-national activites" and all types of activism on its Powai Campus and also sought "good manners" from its students.

Students at the IIT-Bombay…

Nirbhaya case: SC dismisses mercy rejection plea of Mukesh

New Delhi (IANS) With three days remaining in the scheduled execution of death penalties in the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed convict Mukesh Singh's plea seeking judicial review of the rejection of his…

Is Saina Nehwal BJP's trump card for Telangana, Andhra?

New Delhi (IANS) Badminton star Saina Nehwal took the political plunge here on Wednesday as she joined the ruling BJP, sparking off speculation over the role she may play in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for the BJP in the coming months.

While…

Railways to electrify entire network by 2024: Chairman

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to provide more services to the passengers and its emphasis on zero emission, the Indian Railways will complete the work of doubling and tripling of the 17,000 km of tracks and also complete the electrification of its entire…