Bengal polls: 31.71% turnout till noon, Mamata cries foul

Kolkata (IANS) Despite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee complaining of 'blatant' misuse of Central forces, 31.71 per cent voters turned out to exercise their franchise till 12 noon during the third phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal…

Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas has changed meaning of secularism: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Attacking the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas" has changed the meaning of secularism.

Addressing BJP workers on the occasion of its 41st foundation day,…

Centre, State unanimous on offensive against Maoists in Chhattisgarh

New Delhi (IANS) Unlike other issues, the BJP-led Central government in New Delhi and the Congress-headed state government in Chhattisgarh, are unanimous over their offensive against Maoists in the "red corridor" of India.

Union Home Minister…

New USTR slams India's high tariffs, equalisation levy

New Delhi (IANS) The US Trade Representative (USTR) in its latest report on Foreign Trade Barriers released on March 31 has highlighted major trade barriers to American exports, FDI and e-commerce.

This report has been issued by Joe Biden Administration's…

DRDO's chaff technology to safeguard naval ships from missile attack

New Delhi (IANS) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an advanced chaff technology which will protect naval ships against enemy missile attack.

Defence laboratory Jodhpur (DLJ), a DRDO laboratory, has indigenously…

Amit Shah leaves for Chhattisgarh to review Maoist attack

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday left for Chhattisgarh to review the security situation in the wake of the deadly Maoist attack in which 22 security personnel were killed. Shah will meet the security personnel injured in the…

Sensex tanks 1,300 points; banking, auto stocks plunge

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices fell on Monday morning with heavy selling in banking, finance and auto stocks.

The night curfew and weekend lockdown announced in Maharashtra amid the rising number of Covid cases has weighed on the…

Saudi newspaper says J&K youth responding positively to govt's developmental initiatives

New Delhi (IANS) Youth from the Jammu and Kashmir region have responded positively to the Modi government's development initiatives and have shown their desire to become a part of the progress and prosperity of New India, Saudi newspaper, Saudi…

EC rubbishes Mamata's claim of voting discrepancies in Nandigram

Kolkata (IANS) Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged discrepancies during voting at the Boyal polling booth in Nandigram, the Election Commission on Sunday issued a point-by-point response refuting all the allegations.

Maoist attack: Shah cuts short Assam visit, returns to Delhi

Guwahati (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah cut short his campaigning in Assam and returned to Delhi in wake of the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh that left at least 22 security personnel dead, BJP sources .

Ahead of the third and final phase…