Agreement on disengagement at Pangong Lake reached: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi (IANS) India and China have reached an agreement to disengage troops from north and south of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh region, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

The Defence Minister said, "The…

Action will be taken if Twitter, FB platforms are misused: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Thursday categorically cautioned social media platforms against spreading fake news or anything inciting violence, as Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said action will be taken if Indian laws were…

Equity indices gain after choppy start, RIL up 2%

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian equity market rose after a choppy start on Thursday morning, while the BSE Sensex rose by over 150 points.

Around 10.25 am, Sensex was trading at 51,468.81, higher by 159.42 points or 0.31 per cent from its previous…

If world manages to conquer Covid, it will be because of India: Trudeau

New Delhi (IANS) Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, requesting for Covid-19 vaccines, which India has generously gifted to 20 countries under its vaccine diplomacy.

An official statement…

IT Ministry replies to Twitter, via homegrown app Koo

New Delhi (IANS) The war between Twitter and the Indian government intensified on Wednesday after the IT Ministry went to the homegrown Twitter-like platform called "Koo" to reply to Jack Dorsey-led platform, saying this is unusual for the micro-blogging…

Thinning of Indian and Chinese troops from disputed LAC begins

New Delhi (IANS) The disengagement by Indian and Chinese frontline troops from the flashpoints at Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh began on Wednesday, with officials claiming that the process is taking place in a step-by-step manner.

Soldiers…

US to stand by India in face of China's aggressive action: Spokesperson

New York (IANS) In the face of China's aggressive actions against India, the US will stand with New Delhi, according to State Department spokesperson Ned Price.

"We are concerned by Beijing's pattern of ongoing attempts to intimidate…

Blinken discusses Myanmar situation with Jaishankar

New York (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the situation in Myanmar, where a military coup was staged on February 1, with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

Blinken reaffirmed "the strength of the US-India…

'More than full' economic recovery likely in FY22: FinMin report

New Delhi (IANS) As the economy emerges out of the pandemic-induced slowdown, a report by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) has said that the outlook for growth and inflation of the country in the upcoming financial year (2021-22) indicates…

Twitter acts on 500 Indian accounts, backs free expression

New Delhi (IANS) Twitter on Wednesday said that it has taken a range of enforcement actions, including permanent suspension in certain cases, against more than 500 accounts escalated across orders from the Indian government for the clear violations…