Navy, IAF get ready to evacuate stranded citizens from Gulf nations

New Delhi (IANS) The government has directed the Indian Navy to get their big sailing engines ready to bring back citizens stuck in the Gulf countries due to the coronavirus induced lockdown.

India has imposed a travel ban both within the country…

CBSE to conduct Class 10, 12 board exams after lockdown

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made it clear that it will conduct the board examination for Class 10 and 12 after the lockdown period is over.

The CBSE tweeted on Wednesday: "Recently there has been a lot…

India should ease lockdown from May 3, be fully operational by June end: Shaw

New Delhi (IANS) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Executive Chairperson of Biocon, feels that India should start opening its lockdown from May 3 and become fully operational by end of June.

In an exclusive interview with IANS, Shaw said that data indicate…

US body accuses India of violating religious freedoms, India calls it biased

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Tuesday strongly lambasted the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), for placing India among the list of countries which violate religious freedoms.

The USCIRF has designated…

Centre to give all help to states to combat COVID-19: Ashwini Choubey

New Delhi (IANS) Union Health State Minister Ashwini Choubey said that the Central government will leave no stone unturned in fighting against the novel coronavirus pandemic. For this, the Centre is constantly providing the PPEs, testing kits, masks,…

Direct transfers via Aadhaar saving India from queues, panic during COVID19: Arvind Gupta

New York (IANS) Direct money transfers via Aadhaar and the interoperable software layers called India Stack to India's financially vulnerable population have "saved" the country from long queues and panic during the ongoing COVID19 pandemic and…

CBDT charge sheets 3 IRS officers involved in controversial tax report 'Force'

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued charge sheets to three senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers and has divested them of their current responsibilities for their role and complicity in the preparation of the…

Pak Army's secret book reveals its new tactics for proxy war against India

New Delhi (IANS) Shaken by the two significant actions of the Modi government last year -- the air strike on terror camps in Balakot and the nullification of special status of Jammu & Kashmira -- the Pakistan Army has recalibrated its proxy war tactics…

Govt may set up groups to convert pandemic into opportunity

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Government plans to convert the current lockdown into an opportunity to substantially scale up its manufacturing prowess in targeted areas for world dominance.

The commerce ministry is looking to set up small groups…

Top agenda of Modi's 4th conference with CMs - what's next?

New Delhi (IANS) Just six days before the extended lockdown ends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kickstarted his interaction with Chief Ministers of all states and Union territories on Monday morning through a video link. The meeting started at 10 a.m.