Sterling Biotech: ED questions Ahmed Patel at his residence

New Delhi (IANS) In more troubles for senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is a close aide of party chief Sonia Gandhi, a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday reached his residence here to record his statement in connection with the…

Monsoon showers happiness, kharif sowing increases 104%

New Delhi (IANS) Sowing of crops in the current kharif season has gained momentum due to good monsoon. The area under sowing of all kharif crops increased by 104 per cent over the previous year.

While the area under oilseeds increased by 525…

L'Oreal to drop 'fair' and 'white' from skincare brands

London/New Delhi (IANS) Global skincare brands are doing away with "fair" and "white" from their labels. L'Oreal, the world's biggest cosmetics company, said it will remove words "white", "fair" and "light" from its skincare products.

India's economy is in deep trouble: S&P

New Delhi (IANS) S&P Global Ratings said on Friday that the Indian economy is in deep trouble with growth likely to contract by 5 per cent this financial year.

"India's economy is in deep trouble. Difficulties in containing the virus, an…

US lists 20 companies controlled by Chinese regime

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) The US has identified and listed 20 Chinese companies, including Huawei Technologies, which are controlled by the military regime in Beijing.

The listed companies are now prone to potential sanctions as part of the…

Pompeo cites China's Ladakh attack as factor in US reprioritising defence

New York (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cited Chinese Peoples Liberation Army's (PLA) "deadly" confrontation with India as one of the reasons for Washington recalibrating its defence commitments in Europe and looking at countering…

RGF got Rs 100 cr funds from Union Budget when Manmohan was FM

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress government while in power was doling out largesse to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister in 1991 allocated Rs 100 crore over 5 years.

The disclosures came to light as the RGF…

Water supply from Bhutan was blocked naturally: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Friday said that the water supply from Bhutan to India for irrigation purposes in Assam, had been blocked naturally and not out of any tension between the two countries.

On Thursday, IANS had reported that…

SC accepts CBSE notification cancelling Class 10, 12 Boards

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday accepted the draft notification issued by CBSE in connection with the assessment scheme for the Board examination cancelled for Class 10 and Class 12.

The Central Board of Secondary Education filed…

After Pakistan & Nepal, China's another ally Bhutan hassles India

New Delhi (IANS) After China, Pakistan and Nepal, now Bhutan has also started hassling India. Thimphu has stopped releasing channel water for irrigation along its border with India near Assam, affecting thousands of farmers in 25 villages of the region.