Situation in Afghanistan matter of concern, India on alert: Rajnath

New Delhi (IANS) The deteriorating situation in neighbouring Afghanistan is of concern, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday.

Delivering the Balramji Das Tandon seminar on 'National Security', he said: "Whatever is happening…

Sensex soars 765 points, Nifty nears 17,000-mark

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian stock market surged on Monday with both Sensex and Nifty climbing new highs.

The BSE Sensex touched a new high of 56,958.27 points during the day while Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange inched closer to the landmark…

New Highs: Sensex up 500 points, Nifty crosses 16,800

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian stock market continued to scale new highs on Monday morning with the BSE Sensex soaring around 500 points and the Nifty50 crossing the 16,800-mark for the first time.

Sensex has touched a new high of 56,630.52, while…

Ahead of Harish Rawat's visit to Punjab, factionalism escalates in Cong

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of Congress General Secretary Harish Rawat's visit to Punjab to de-escalate tension between the two factions, the Navjot Singh Sidhu's camp has opened a front against Rawat and challenged his statement on Amarinder.

Ban on international passenger flights extended till Sep 30

New Delhi (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has extended the ban on scheduled international commercial passenger flights to and from India till September 30.

The ban was previously extended till the end of August.

In a…

US intel agencies split on Covid origins

Washington (IANS) The US intelligence community has failed to reach a consensus on the origin of Covid-19 disease, while ruling out the possibility that China developed the virus as a biological weapon, according to key takeaways from a classified…

Modi, Rahul congratulate Bhavina Patel for winning silver

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday congratulated Bhavina Patel for winning silver medal in Table Tennis at Paralympics games in Tokyo.

Modi tweeted, "The remarkable Bhavina Patel…

Bangladeshi terrorist held from Bengal's North 24 Parganas district

Kolkata (IANS) A Bangladeshi terrorist identified as Jahangir Biswas has been arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) from Ghojadanga sub- division under Basirhat sub- division in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district .

Biswas was…

Passion for sports greatest tribute to Major Dhyan Chand: Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' hailed the Olympic medal winners and said the passion for sports is the greatest tribute to Major Dhyan Chand.

He said, "After 40 years, we won a medal in hockey…

Once wanted terrorists, now prominent Taliban members of 2021 (Part I)

News Delhi (IANS) The Taliban in a shockingly rapid move took over Afghanistan after capturing Kabul on August 15. The world's best intelligence and security establishments were in awe with the quick takeover by the banned Islamist terror group,…