India reports 1.65L Covid cases, lowest since April 12

New Delhi (IANS) India reported less than 2 lakh Covid-19 cases third day in a row, with 1,65,553 fresh cases recorded in the last 24 hours. In the same time span, 3,460 patients succumbed to the coronavirus, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry…

Pak increases infiltration bids along border amid 2nd Covid wave

New Delhi (IANS) Infiltration bids have increased along India-Pakistan borders this year compared to previous year's corresponding four-and-half months with the neighbouring country pushing militants and smugglers into Indian territory to spread…

New pictures of Mehul Choksi emerge, show injury marks

New Delhi (IANS) Pictures of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi have surfaced on social media which showed several marks of bruises on his face and shoulders, even as a private jet landed in Dominica from Qatar.

Antigua News Room, a news outlet…

Bengal Chief Secy Alapan Bandopadhyay might not go to Delhi on Monday

Kolkata (IANS) In the midst of the tug-of-war between the Centre and the state over the issue of his central deputation, West Bengal Chief Secretary, Alapan Bandopadhyay, is left with a day to decide his future course of action. Indications are that…

India's forex reserves rises by over $2.8 bn

Mumbai (IANS) India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.865 billion during the week ended May 21.

According to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) weekly statistical supplement, the reserves increased to $592.894 billion from $590.028…

India records 1.73L new Covid cases, lowest spike since April 13

New Delhi (IANS) India on Saturday reported 1,73,790 fresh Covid-19 cases while 3,617 patients succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said.

This is for the third time since April 13 that…

Mehul Choksi to remain in Dominica, next hearing on June 2: Court

New Delhi (IANS) The High Court of Dominica on Friday once again "restrained" the extradition of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, who is wanted in India in Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.

Justice M.E. Birnie Stephenson,…

Jaishankar meets Blinken, affirms strong US ties

New York (IANS) Amid the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging India and the rising global tensions, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has capped two days of whirlwind diplomacy in Washington by meeting Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary…

Wrestler murder case: Court sends Sushil to another 4 days of police custody

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday sent Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar to four more days of police custody in the murder case of a 23-year-old wrestler.

The Delhi police had sought seven more days of police custody, after Kumar was…

Mamata wants Centre to withdraw letter recalling Chief Secy

Kolkata (IANS) A Day after the Central government recalled West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay for central deputation, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the decision was a result of political vendetta of the Centre.