CAG finds NDA deal for 36 Rafale jets 2.86% cheaper than UPA's

New Delhi (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found that the Rafale fighter jet deal signed by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was 2.86 percent lower than the price negotiated by the United Progressive Alliance government.

CAG: Delivery schedule in 2016 Rafale contract better by one month

New Delhi (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found that there was an improvement of one month in the delivery schedule of the 2016 contract for 36 Rafale fighter jets in flyaway condition than the one negotiated by the UPA government.

17 students injured in blast in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS):Seventeen students were injured on Wednesday in a mysterious explosion inside a tuition centre in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, triggering clashes between civilians and security personnel.

Six of the students with…

India's rise due to majority government, not Modi: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the achievements of his government in domestic as well as foreign policy fronts were not due to those who led the government but because it was a majority government with a clear mandate…

Rajasthan grants 5% quota to Gujjars, wants Centre to amend Constitution

Jaipur (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Wednesday passed the Reservation Amendment Bill 2019 in the Assembly, which promises 5 percent reservation to five communities, including Gujjars, in educational institutions and government jobs.

Besides…

9 dead in Delhi hotel blaze

New Delhi (IANS) Nine people died and three injured in a major fire that broke out in a central Delhi hotel early on Tuesday, a fire official said.

At least 35 others were rescued from the five-storey building. Most people jumped out of the…

Tribals protest in Ahmedabad demanding implementation of FRA, MNREGA

Ahmedabad (IANS) Hundreds of tribals from six districts of Gujarat gathered here at the Sabarmati riverfront and took out a rally demanding implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA), Food Security Act (FSA) and MNREGA.

They…

CBI's Nageswara Rao held guilty of contempt

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday held former acting- chief of CBI M. Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt of court, sentencing him till the rising of the apex court for the day and fined him Rs 1 lakh for transferring…

Vajpayee's portrait unveiled in Central Hall of Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday unveiled a life-size portrait of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Central Hall of Parliament.

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…

Indefinite curfew imposed in Imphal

Imphal (IANS) Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Manipur's Imphal West and East districts on Tuesday amid an ongoing strike against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

The orders for the curfew were issued on…