R.K.S. Bhadauria to be the next IAF chief

New Delhi (IANS) Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, who was extensively involved in the flights of the LCA Tejas' initial prototypes and has over 4,250 hours of 26 different fighter and transport aircraft, was on Thursday named as the next…

Jolt to Akhilesh: 3 more SP MLCs set to join BJP

Lucknow (IANS) Three more Samajwadi Party (SP) members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council are likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soon.

These three MLCs -- Ramesh Misra, Ravi Shankar Singh Pappu and C. P. Chand -- met Chief…

New Jersey Governor 'sells' his state to India Inc.

Mumbai (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US later this week, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy on Thursday made a passionate appeal here to Indian businesses for making investments in his state.

Flew the Tejas since it's indigenously developed: Rajnath

New Delhi (IANS) Following his maiden sortie on a Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), fully dressed in a G-Suit in Bengaluru on Thursday, Rajnath Singh, who became the first Defence Minister to fly the aircraft, said he was thrilled with the flight…

Madhya Pradesh seeks Rs 11,861 cr flood relief package

Bhopal (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has sought a financial package of Rs 11,861 crore from the Central government for relief and rehabilitation work in the flood-affected areas of 36 districts in the state.

Public Relations Minister…

Cabinet approves blanket ban on e-cigarettes

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a blanket ban on e-cigarettes in the country with complete suspension of its manufacturing, import, export, distribution and storage.

Addressing the media after the cabinet meeting, Finance…

Key GoM meet on Air India to take up 10 major disinvestment issues

New Delhi (IANS) A Home Minister Amit Shah-led ministerial panel will discuss as many as 10 major issues, including further dilution of FDI rules, transfer of debt to the SPV and fixing reserve price as it holds its first meeting to decide almost…

Infighting plagues the grand old party

New Delhi (IANS) Turf war and infighting continue to plague the Congress, posing a major challenge for Sonia Gandhi who took over as interim party president over a month back amidst despondency in the party following the Lok Sabha poll debacle.

Oil Cos. maintain check, petrol-diesel prices may not spike

New Delhi (IANS) Consumers in India are unlikely to be overburdened with high retail price of auto fuels - petrol and diesel - following a spike in international crude prices that rose 19 per cent on Monday.

Global oil prices are on the boil…

Pak to remain challenge till it addresses terror 'successfully': Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) India on Tuesday made it clear that Pakistan will remain a "unique challenge" until it "successfully" addresses the problem of cross-border terrorism and "becomes a normal neighbour".

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