Will comply with India ban, not sharing users' data with China: TikTok

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese short-video making app TikTok on Tuesday said it is in the process of complying with the Indian government order to ban 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, and is not sharing any data of Indian users with the Chinese government.

UP STF arrests imposter from Jharkhand

Lucknow (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested an imposter from Jharkhand who ran an extortion racket in several states.

The STF said that the accused Ranjan Kumar Mishra, arrested on Monday, has been duping government…

Petrol, diesel prices go for pause, relief likely ahead

New Delhi (IANS) Fuel prices have gone for a pause after rising on 22 of the past 24 days as oil marketing companies (OMC) kept the pump prices of petrol and diesel unchanged on Tuesday.

In the national capital, petrol price on Tuesday stood…

China's biggest gold fraud, 4% of its reserves may be fake: Report

New York (IANS) China is at the centre of the discovery of what may be one of the biggest gold counterfeiting scandal in recent history.

According to a report in Zero Hedge, not only does it involve China, but it emerges from a city that has…

BJP promotes Make in India, but buys from China: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the growing demand to boycott Chinese products in the wake of India-China stand-off, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious programme -- Make in India, saying imports…

Now China opens new border dispute with Bhutan

New Delhi (IANS) Continuing with its expansionist agenda, China has now created a new border dispute with Bhutan, one of India's traditional ally.

At a virtual meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in the first week of June,…

Free ration scheme extended till Nov, 80 cr to benefit

New Delhi (IANS) PM Narendra Modi on Thursday made two big announcements during his address to the nation -- extension of the current free ration scheme for 80 crore Indians for another five months till the festive season gets over in November, besides…

India's core industrial output plunges by over 23% in May

New Delhi (IANS) Output pace of India's eight major industries plunged in May 2020 by over 23 per cent, official data showed on Tuesday.

However, the rate of fall in the Index of Eight Core Industries decelerated on a sequential basis on…

Economic activities to be increased while taking precautions: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that economic activities in the country will be increased further while observing all precautions to combat the coronavirus crisis.

In his address to the nation, Modi said that as…

Concerned over ban on Chinese apps, Xi govt reaches out to India

New Delhi (IANS) China on Tuesday reached out to India, expressing anxiety about the ban imposed by the Indian government on popular Chinese mobile applications like TikTok and WeChat, among others.

During a daily news briefing on Tuesday,…