Foreign e-commerce companies violated Indian laws: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has hit out at foreign e-commerce companies which are violating Indian laws.

"Unfortunately, many of these large e-commerce companies have come into India and very blatantly violated…

'Fake news': FinMin on reported resumption of DA/DR from July

Mumbai (IANS) The government has clarified that it has issued no directive on resumption of Dearness Allowance for Central government employees and Dearness Relief for Central government pensioners from next month.

Citing a picture of an "office…

Archery World Cup: Das, Deepika win mixed recurve team gold

Paris (IANS) India's husband-wife duo Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari won gold medal in the mixed recurve team event at the archery World Cup Stage 3 here on Sunday.

Das and Deepika combined well to score a 5-3 win over the Netherlands to…

Congress buzz: Priyanka to camp in Lucknow now

Lucknow (IANS) For the third time in a year, there is a strong buzz in the UP Congress that party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will now camp in Lucknow and work for the party from ground zero.

The reason behind the buzz is the fact…

NIA team reaches Jammu Air Force Station

Jammu (IANS) A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) reached the Air Force Station Jammu on Sunday while all flight operations took place normally from Jammu airport except for two earlier flights which were cancelled due to operational…

'Mann Ki Baat': PM urges people to overcome vaccine hesitancy

New Delhi (IANS) In his 78th edition of the monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to people to shun Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy and ensure jabs to them and their family members to protect themselves…

2 low intensity blasts at Jammu Air Force Station, use of drones suspected

Jammu (IANS) Two low intensity explosions took place early Sunday morning in the technical area of Jammu Air Force Station. Security agencies suspect that drones were used to drop bombs at the Air Force station, however, there was no confirmation…

India exports first consignment of dragon fruit to Dubai

New Delhi (IANS) In a major boost to agri export, India has exported the first consignment of 'Dragon Fruit' to Dubai.

Accordingly, a consignment of 'Dragon Fruit' also referred as Kamalam has been exported from Maharashtra.

Indian economy poised for recovery in FY22: SBI Chairman

Mumbai (IANS) Although the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic again brought businesses and economic activities to a standstill, Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI), Dinesh Kumar Khara has expressed hope that the country's economy would…

RBI bars MPs, MLAs from holding MD post in urban cooperative banks

New Delhi (IANS) In a crackdown on political interference, the Reserve Bank of India has barred MPs, MLAs and members of municipal corporations or other local bodies from holding the office of managing director (MD) or whole-time director (WTD) in…