Scholarship scam in Bihar: 376 students fraudulently take money

Patna (IANS) While the Nitish Kumar government has been facing criticism over several scams in its 16-year tenure, the latest one has been detected in Darbhanga by the state minority welfare department involving scholarships to 376 students in the…

Indian Army Chief to embark on maiden Israel visit

New Delhi (IANS) Aimed at enhancing military cooperation, Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane will embark on his maiden visit to Israel on Monday.

During the five-day visit from Monday to Friday, Gen Naravane is slated to meet senior Israeli…

Mamata Banerjee shouldn't bring culture of violence in state: Goa CM

Panjim (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee is welcomed to contest the 2022 Assembly polls in the coastal state, but she should not bring the culture of post-poll violence.

Talking…

Trinamool Congress spent more money than BJP in Assembly polls

Kolkata (IANS) Although there have been widespread allegations that the BJP had spent a huge amount of money to de-throne the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, data has however revealed that the ruling party had coughed up more…

Major win for India in climate diplomacy with deal signed with 1.5C alive

Glasgow (IANS) In a major win in international diplomacy in the UN Climate Change Conference COP26, India on Saturday managed to convince the world to include coal to the 'phase down', instead of 'phase out' after days of negotiations.

Gadchiroli: 26 Maoists killed in gun-battle with police

Nagpur (IANS) In a major development, at least 26 Maoists were killed during a fierce encounter with the Maharashtra Police in the deep forests near Dhanora in Gadchiroli district, Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Ankit Goyal said.

"Around…

China launches compulsory recruitment drive for locals in Chumbi Valley

New Delhi (IANS) China has launched a "compulsory recruitment drive" for locals in Chumbi Valley between Sikkim and Bhutan as the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers from the mainland are unable to deal with the harsh winter situation.

43.7% voters in 5 poll-bound states see Modi as best PM candidate

New Delhi (IANS) As many as 43.7 per cent voters in the five poll-bound states of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand see current Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the best candidate for the posit, as per the ABP-CVoter-IANS 5-State…

Rising prices, economic issues biggest problems facing the country

New Delhi (IANS) Nearly 32.8 per cent of the people feel that rising prices and economic issues are the biggest problems the country is facing at the moment, while just 6.1 per cent of them are worried about corruption, as per the ABP-CVoter-IANS…

Xi, on historic high, to hold virtual summit with Biden

New York- (IANS) US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a virtual summit Monday evening, the White House said.

The high-stakes meet is set amid increasing hostility among the world's two largest economies.