Prime Minister responsible for second wave of Covid: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a direct attack on the government, holding Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for the second wave of the Covid pandemic in the country.

Attacking the government…

International flights suspension extended till June 30

New Delhi (IANS) India on Friday extended the suspension on international commercial flight operations till June 30, 2021.

"In partial modification of circular dated 26-06-2020, the competent authority has further extended the validity of circular…

Bengal wants Rs 20K cr for Yaas relief, promised Rs 250 cr

Kolkata (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modis announcement of Rs 1,000 crore Cyclone Yaas relief -- 500 crore for Odisha and Rs 250 crore each for West Bengal and Jharkhand -- has left West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee fuming in what appears…

In 2019, SC suggested regime to find originators of messages, citing cases of violence, drugs

New Delhi (IANS) The Facebook-owned instant messenger, WhatsApp in the Delhi High Court has challenged the new IT rule over traceability of messages and termed it unconstitutional, as it breaches basic privacy of citizens. However in September 2019,…

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi captured in Dominica: Report

New Delhi (IANS) Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is wanted by the CBI and the ED in connection with the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan fraud case, has reportedly been taken into custody in Dominica, media reports said.

Impact & duration of Covid2.0 biggest risks to growth estimates: RBI

New Delhi (IANS) As India battles the pandemic and states undergo lockdowns, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that the impact and the duration of the second wave of Covid-19 are the biggest threats to its growth estimates for the country for…

Deporting Choksi to India directly may not be easy

New Delhi (IANS) Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who was captured in Dominica after going missing for three days "needs to return to India" where he can face the criminal charges levelled…

Twitter asks IT Ministry for 3-month extension on new rules

New Delhi (IANS) With WhatsApp suing the Indian government over the new IT rules for social media platforms, Twitter on Thursday requested the IT Ministry to consider a minimum of three-month extension in order for the company to implement the new…

R&AW chief, IB director get one-year extension

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Thursday extended the tenures of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) Chief, Samant Kumar Goel, and Intelligence Bureau Director, Arvind Kumar, by oner year.

Both Goel and Kumar are 1984-batch Indian Police Service…

Covid vax trials on children in India to begin soon: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) The Central government on Thursday announced that Covid-19 vaccine trials on children in the country would begin soon.

Member (Health) in NITI Aayog and the chair of National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19…