Massive fire at Delhi slum, 250 shanties gutted

New Delhi (IANS) A massive fire broke out on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday in the slums of the Tughlaqabad area in south east Delhi in which over 250 shanties were gutted, however, no one was injured, fire officials said.

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Pawar meets CM, Maha govt firmly in saddle: Sanjay Raut

Mumbai (IANS) Scotching all speculation, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that senior leader Sharad Pawar met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, but there's nothing to worry about the stability of the Maha Vikas Aghadi which is firmly in…

Transparency needed on India-China face-off at LAC: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Amid reports of a face-off between the Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army in eastern Ladakh at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi government…

Glenmark to start trial combining 2 anti-viral drugs on India Covid patients

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals announced on Tuesday that it will commence another new Phase 3 clinical trial on a combination of two anti-viral drugs Favipiravir and Umifenovir in hospitalized patients of moderate COVID-19 in India.

Rajnath reviews Ladakh situation; road construction to continue

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and three service chiefs on Tuesday and reviewed the ground situation in Ladakh, where Indian and Chinese trops are locked in a face-off.

Yogi nod needed before states re-employ UP migrant workers

Lucknow (IANS) Migrant workers who wish to return to their places of work after the lockdown is lifted, may no longer find the going easy now.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that his government will lay down stringent…

Deja vu, Pak army chief Bajwa rakes up Kashmir again

Islamabad (IANS) On Sunday, on the occasion of Eid, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited the Line of Control in Puna Sector and as is his wont raked up Kashmir once again. This visit comes against the backdrop of Indian security…

Army rejects reports on patrol party detention by Chinese forces

New Delhi (IANS) Rejecting reports on the detention of a joint patrol party detained by Chinese forces in Ladakh, the Indian Army said on Sunday that these were "inaccurate".

It was claimed that an Indian patrol party comprising Army and Indo-Tibetan…

Dairy infra fund to add 5 cr litre more milk, 30 lakh jobs: Sodhi

New Delhi (IANS) India's iconic brand, Amul has been instrumental in ensuring uninterrupted supply of milk and milk products across the country during the Covid-19 lockdown in difficult times.

In an interview with IANS, Dr. R S Sodhi, Managing…

Immense suffering, say migrants to Rahul in Cong documentary

New Delhi (IANS) Emphasising on the plight of the migrant workers, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday released a documentary of his meeting with the migrant workers walking back to their native place in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi from…