Sidhu likely to ditch Congress for AAP ahead of 2022 Punjab polls

New Delhi (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which debuted in the Punjab Assembly polls in 2017, is trying to woo cricketer-turned-politician and former Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu ahead of the assembly elections in the state in 2022.

While…

Plasma therapy safe, effective for severe Covid-19 patients: Study

New York (IANS) A new trial has found that convalescent plasma therapy is a safe treatment option for patients with severe Covid-19 symptoms, say researchers as globally the coronavirus infection has affected over 6 lakh people and at least half of…

India already called Bharat in the Constitution: SC

New Delhi (IANS) Hearing a petition seeking direction to the Centre to amend the Constitution and change the name of the country from India to Bharat, Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde told the petitioner on Wednesday that India is already called…

Govt releases Rs 29k cr to states to help clear dues under MGNREGA

New Delhi (IANS) The government has released Rs 28,729 crore to the states to liquidate pending dues of both wage and material under MGNREGA as part of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package upto June 2 in this financial year, said a finance ministry…

Mallya can be extradited anytime, all legalities done

New Delhi (IANS) Indian fugitive business tycoon and founder of the now defunct Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya can be extradited to India in the coming days "anytime" as all the "legal process" has been completed, top sources in the government said…

Modi accepts Trump's offer to be part of 'expanded' G7 to discuss China

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a telephonic conversation with the US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, accepted his offer to be part of the 'expanded G7', the group of most powerful nations to discuss the collective approach…

Sensex up 370 points, Nifty above 10,000-mark

Mumbai (IANS) Indian stock market continued its rally on Wednesday with the BSE Sensex rising over 300 points and the Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange trading above the 10,000-points mark.

Strong cues from the Asian markets and healthy…

Will initiate more reforms to get growth back: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that more policy reforms will be implemented to speed-up growth and remove structural bottlenecks in the economy.

Accordingly, the country will also implement measures to reduce…

PM rating remains unaffected despite Covid, economic crisis

New Delhi (IANS) The images of hapless migrant labourers walking long distances to get back to their native places may have given hope to the critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that at least now his popularity may wane. Or, the unprecedented…

Paddy cultivation in full swing in Kashmir amid corona fear

Srinagar (IANS) Despite restrictions and the absence of non-local workers, Kashmir's paddy transplantation season is going on full swing as locals are ensuring that the lands of their ancestors do not go barren because of the threat posed by the…