Nine killed in gelatin stick explosion in Andhra

Amaravati (IANS) At least nine workers were killed and some others injured in gelatin sticks explosion in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district on Saturday, police said.

The incident occurred near Mamillapalle village in Kalasapadu mandal when…

Jaishankar boycotts high-level, ministerial Security Council meeting China convened

United Nations (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has boycotted a high-level Security Council meeting at the ministerial level that was convened by China, which is the body's President for this month.

Foreign Secretary…

Fire breaks out onboard INS Vikramaditya

Mumbai (IANS) A minor fire broke out onboard the Indian Navy aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya on Saturday, an official said here.

The duty staff observed smoke emanating from the part of ship having accommodation for the sailors.

The…

PM reviews Covid situation in three NE states

Agartala/Imphal (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Chief Ministers of Tripura, Manipur and Sikkim on the Covid situation in these three northeastern states.

Officials said that the Prime Minister took stock of the situation…

UNSC must include India for credible global leadership: Govt

New Delhi/New York (IANS) The government on Friday reiterated that India should be included in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) if the international body wants to be seen as a credible global leader.

In his statement at the high-level…

Air Force, Navy step up efforts to ferry oxygen, medical supplies

New Delhi (IANS) The C-17 aircraft of Indian Air Force have conducted 400 sorties from within the country, including 351 to airlift 252 oxygen tankers of a total capacity of 4,904 Metric Tonnes (MT), till Friday.

Both the Air Force and the…

Hemant Soren's tweet targeting PM Modi draws flak

New Delhi (IANS) A tweet by Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not gone down well with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and some others in the political circles.

In a tweet on Thursday night,…

My values not in consonance with EC: Poll panel counsel resigns in SC

New Delhi (IANS) Advocate Mohit D. Ram, who was on the Panel Counsel for the Election Commission before the Supreme Court has tendered his resignation from the position.

According to the letter sent to the Election Commission, Ram said: "It…

Congress' poll performance unfortunate, disappointing: Sonia

New May (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday termed her party's performance in the state assembly elections "unfortunate, disappointing and unexpected".

In the recently concluded assembly elections, results of which were declared…

Covid crisis poses economic risk in Q1 FY22; 'muted impact' likely: FinMin

New Delhi (IANS) As states take to lockdowns amid the severe Covid crisis, the Finance Ministry in a report has said that second wave of the Covid-19 poses downside risk to economic activities during April-June, although the impact is expected to…