India stops import of 2,851 components used in defence platforms

New Delhi (IANS) India has decided to stop import of 2,851 components used in defence equipment manufacturing with the expectation of saving foreign exchange worth approximately Rs 3,000 crore every year.

The defence ministry on Wednesday notified…

Indian Army sets up Quantum, Artificial Intelligence Lab

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Army with the help of National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) has established a Quantum and Artificial Intelligence Lab at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow to spearhead…

ED charge sheets Anil Deshmukh, sons, in bribery, money-laundering case

Mumbai (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet against former state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and has named his two sons, Hrishikesh and Salil, in the alleged bribery case lodged against him, officials…

Defer GST rate hike on textiles, footwear: CAIT to FM

New Delhi (IANS) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to defer the implementation of GST rate hike on textiles and footwear.

The proposal is to increase the rate of tax from 5 per cent…

Will India-China relations take a different turn in the coming year?

New Delhi: Will the new year bring in new dimensions to India-China relations? The two neighbours have not had the best of relations since the Galwan clash in 2020. But despite that bilateral trade between the two have grown in the last one year.…

Key conspirator of Ludhiana court blast arrested in Germany

New Delhi (IANS) Jaswinder Singh Multan, a top member of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), has been arrested in Germany for allegedly being the main conspirator of the December 23 blast in the Ludhiana district court complex which killed one person and injured…

Excel in technology but remember human element: Modi

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the students and the youth to excel in technology but not to forget the human element.

Speaking at the 54th convocation of IIT Kanpur, the Prime Minister said, "Technology…

Mumbai: 40 rescued from burning building, 5 hurt

Mumbai (IANS) In another heroic effort, the Mumbai Fire Brigade rescued more than 40 persons trapped on the terrace of a building which caught fire here on Tuesday morning, officials said.

The conflagration is said to have erupted in the electric…

Power Minister R K Singh asks Coal Minister to act against officers for giving wrong info

New Delhi (IANS) Union Power Minister R.K. Singh has asked Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi to take action against concerned officers who gave him wrong information on coal dispatches.

In a letter to the Coal Minister dated December 9,…

Swift troops movement at China and Pakistan borders, India constructs 24 bridges,3 roads

New Delhi (IANS) To ensure swift movement of troops at borders with China and Pakistan, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed 24 bridges and three roads, including at the height of over 19,000 feet in Ladakh, in four states and two union…