88 students of IIT Roorkee test Covid positive

Dehradun (IANS) Nearly 88 students of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district have tested positive for coronavirus, an institute official said on Thursday.

Sonika Shirivastva, a spokesperson…

US urges India, Pak to hold table talks

Islamabad (IANS) The US Department of State has called on both India and Pakistan to hold direct talks and resolve pending issues with an aim to normalise relations.

Refraining to comment on the recent approval and then cancellation by Pakistan…

Criticism of armed forces punishable by law in Pak now

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistans National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior has approved a Bill that would punish those who intentionally criticise the countrys armed forces.

The committee has approved the Bill to amend the Pakistan Penal…

'Allegations serious': SC turns down Maha, Deshmukh's pleas against CBI probe

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain petitions by the Maharashtra government and former state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, challenging the Bombay High Court order directing a preliminary enquiry by the CBI into corruption…

CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas released by Maoists: CRPF

Raipur (IANS) CRPF commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who was held captive by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh for over 100 hours after the April 3 gun battle, was released on Friday evening, the CRPF said.

Manhas, a constable of the 210th CoBRA (Commando…

Policy support: RBI MPC retains accommodative stance, rates

Mumbai (IANS) To support a faster economic recovery amid the surge in Covid-19 cases, the Reserve Bank retained its key short-term lending rates along with the growth-oriented accommodative stance during the first monetary policy review of FY22.

CPI inflation for April-June seen at 5.2%: RBI

Mumbai (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has pegged retail inflation for the Apri-June quarter of the current financial year at 5.2 per cent.

Announcing the first Monetary Policy for FY22, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the consumer…

RBI Guv calls for coordinated action to give tax relief on petroleum products

Mumbai (IANS) Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday put the onus on both Centre and the States to ensure that through coordinated policy measures the cost build up in the petroleum products does not escalate further.

While…

BJP's big plan - 50 lakh Covid vaccinations daily

New Delhi (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to make vaccination against Covid-19 a grand success story. For this, the party is going to launch a mass campaign like last year when it provided relief packets to millions of distressed…

Administrative Reshuffle in Jharkhand: 10 IAS transferred and posted Arun Kumar Singh is new Development Commissioner

Ranchi: The state government on Wednesday executed a major administrative reshuffle in the state as part of which 10 senior IAS officials were transferred and posted in the state.

A notification in this regard has been issued by the Personnel…