Telcos to get relief in AGR payment

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a telecom relief package with relaxation in terms of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) payment, sources said.

According to people in the know, the Cabinet has approved the moratorium of four…

Baradar fled to Kandahar after brawl with Khalil Haqqani at Presidential Palace

New Delhi (IANS) A major row broke out between leaders of the Taliban over the make-up of the group's new government in Afghanistan last week, BBC reported.

The argument between the group's co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and…

Likely govt support measures, PLI schemes buoy equities

Mumbai (IANS) Hopes of government support measures for some beleaguered sectors along with provisions for PLI schemes for others buoyed India's key stock indices during mid-afternoon trade session on Wednesday.

However, gains were capped…

Delhi terror module busted, 14-day police remand for 6 suspects

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi Court has sent six suspects, accused of planning terrorist attacks in Maharashtra, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh during the forthcoming festival season, to a fourteen-day police custody, an official said here on Wednesday.

Very unhappy: SC on Centre's cherry-picking tribunals' appointments

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the sanctity of recommendations by panel headed by sitting top court judges for various tribunals, as the government has the last say on the matter.

The bench emphasized that it is…

11 days after pirate attack, no info still of kidnapped Indian sailor

Chennai (IANS) It is more than 10 days since an Indian sailor, Pankaj Kumar, believed to be kidnapped by sea pirates from the ship MV Tampen anchored in West African nation Gabon and there has been no information about his whereabouts, said a family…

Sputnik's single-dose vax gets DCGI nod for Phase-III trials in India

New Delhi (IANS) The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission for the conducting of the Phase III bridging trials of Sputnik Light on the Indian population. The Sputnik Light is a single-dose Covid-19 vaccine of the Russian…

Six students from Rajasthan top JEE main exams

Jaipur (IANS) Rajasthan has produced six toppers who ranked all India first in the coveted JEE Main exams after taking coaching from Kota.

The topper of the latest session whose results were announced on Tuesday night is Pulkit Goyal.

He…

Jharkhand government allows opening of religious places, classes from 6 to 8 in schools to commence

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Government on Tuesday decided to open all the religious places in state.

A decision in this was taken in the meeting of Jharkhand State Disaster Management Authority which was held at the project building under the chairmanship…

Tata Steel commissions India's first plant for CO2 capture from blast furnace gas

Jamshedpur (IANS) Tata Steel on Tuesday commissioned a 5-tonne per day (TPD) carbon capture plant at its Jamshedpur Works, making it the country's first steel company to adopt such a carbon capture technology that extracts CO2 directly from the…