Radicalisation, trust deficit biggest challenges to peace: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for a shared template to fight against radicalisation and extremism while virtually addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

Addressing the plenary session…

IAF chief calls to augment combat capability of force through innovation, self-reliance

New Delhi (IANS) There is a need to augment the combat capability of Air Force through innovation, self-reliance and indigenisation, Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria said during the Annual Commanders' Conference.

The…

Jaishankar likely to hold discussions with Chinese counterpart at SCO summit

New Delhi (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar is likely to hold discussions with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, being held at Tajikistan's Dushanbe…

NYT article on India's Covid response 'provocative', 'attention-seeking': Health Ministry

New Delhi (IANS) Addressing a media briefing on the prevailing Covid situation in the country, the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Balram Bhargava, on Thursday termed the recent New York Times article on India's…

'Khalistani-Kashmiri nexus in US could be detrimental for India'

New Delhi (IANS) As many as 55 interlinked Kashmiri and Khalistani groups, currently operating hand-in-hand within the US, could be detrimental for both India and America, a US-based think tank warned.

In its report, the Hudson Institute also…

Govt approves Rs 30,600 cr sovereign guarantee to operationise bad bank

New Delhi (IANS) The government has approved providing Rs 30,600 crore as state guarantee for the security receipts issued by the bad bank, National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL).

The government guarantee mechanism was approved by…

15 injured in blast at Barauni oil refinery, 8 in serious condition

Patna (IANS) Around 15 employees were injured, including eight seriously, in an explosion at a wing of the Barauni oil refinery in Bihar's Begusarai district on Thursday, officials said.

The injured persons are admitted in Barauni refinery…

Virat Kohli to quit as T20I captain after T20 World Cup

Dubai (IANS) Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli announced on Thursday that he will be stepping down as the T20I captain after the completion of the men's T20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE in October.

Kohli has taken this decision to…

Royal snub to Pakistan's drive for Taliban recognition

Kabul/New Delhi (IANS) Rhapsodising over the takeover of Afghanistan by medieval marauders, Pakistan has begun a hectic diplomacy campaign to seek recognition for the government in Kabul. And, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi suffered a snub…

ED raids activist & ex-bureaucrat Harsh Mander's residence, offices

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate is carrying out raids at the residence and offices of the retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Harsh Mander on Thursday in a financial fraud case.

The country's premier financial…