Jolt to MVA: ED raids top Sena leader, detains son

Mumbai (IANS) In a rude jolt to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi ahead of its first anniversary on November 28, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with a huge posse of CRPF troopers raided the home and around nine other premises of senior Shiv Sena leader…

Nifty crosses 13K as vax hopes boost markets globally

Mumbai (IANS) Optimism over the vaccine front against the novel Coronavirus and the continued flow of foreign funds have boosted the Indian stock market, as on Tuesday the Nifty50 crossed the 13,000 mark for the first time.

The Nifty50 on the…

PM-CM meet: Kejriwal blames Covid spike on pollution, Mamata demands GST dues

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the Covid-19 situation of the eight worst-hit states in his first leg of PM-CM meeting on Tuesday.

Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Gujarat…

Surprise performance as Nifty profits at highest level amid pandemic

New Delhi (IANS) Rather unexpectedly when the economic conditions looked challenging and visibility was low, India Inc has surprised with the Nifty companies delivering their highest-ever quarterly profits in September 2020 in the last 45 quarters.

'Frontline workers will be first to get Covid vaccine', PM tells CMs

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that health and frontline workers will get priority when it comes to getting the Covid vaccine when it arrives, while asking for better centre-state cooperation for a seamless and transparent…

India bans 43 Chinese mobile apps over national security concerns

New Delhi (IANS) Continuing with its ban orders on Chinese apps, the Indian government on Tuesday blocked 43 new mobile apps, including shopping website AliExpress owned by e-commerce behemoth Alibaba.

Other popular apps that have been banned…

India to build new dam in Afghanistan for over 2 million people

New Delhi (IANS) In a move that further strengthens India-Afghan relations, the government on Tuesday announced that it is building a new dam in Afghanistan that will provide clean drinking water to millions of people in Kabul.

External Affairs…

PLA's morale extremely low, China sets up recreation centres

New Delhi (IANS) The morale of Chinese's People Liberation Army (PLA) troops deployed along Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh under harsh weather and terrain conditions is extremely low, top intelligence agencies said.

To boost…

State exchequer became empty due to wrong policies of Hemant government: Jayant Sinha

Ranchi: Former Union Minister and Hazaribagh MP Jayant Sinha on Tuesday attacked the state government and blamed its wrong policies due to which the state exchequer had become empty.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here…

CM approves action against suspended IPS Anurag Gupta

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday approved a proposal to take necessary action against suspended IPS officer Anurag Gupta.

An official release issued here said Chief Minister Hemant Soren has approved the proposal of the Home Prison…