Lockdown 5.0: Night curfew between 9 pm and 5 am

New Delhi (IANS) As the Centre on Saturday adopted an exit step towards the 67-day long nationwide lockdown, declaring that the restrictions will be limited only to the containment zones up to June 30, it has also shortened the night curfew timings.

Chinese Navy's forays spike amid Covid-19 pandemic

New Delhi (IANS) China, the first country to be affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, has started pushing its People's Liberation Army Navy's activities in South China Sea as well as the Indian Ocean Region to gain dominance in the areas, sources…

Biggest spy network using illegal VoIP exchange in India busted

New Delhi/Mumbai (IANS) The biggest-ever spy network of Pakistan which was attempting to gather information about the Indian defence in Ladakh, using illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) exchange has been busted in Mumbai by the Military Intelligence…

54 districts account for 50% migration, 44 in UP, Bihar

New Delhi (IANS) Just 54 districts account for half the male migration in the country and 44 of these districts are in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Of the 54 districts, 24 are in Uttar Pradesh and 20 in Bihar. To put the staggering numbers in perspective,…

Covid-19 vaccine could be ready by October, claims Pfizer CEO

New York (IANS) Global pharmaceutical major Pfizer believes that a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 could be ready by the end of October, the company's CEO Albert Bourla said.

Pfizer is conducting clinical trials in the US and Europe for the…

No crisis can determine India's future

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2 Militants killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Two terrorists were killed on Saturday in an encounter underway between security forces and militants in South Kashmir's Kulgam district.

The gun battle was triggered when the militants fired at a Cordon And Search Operation…

India in proposed UK alliance to curb telecom reliance on China

London (IANS) The UK has pitched for the 'D10', a grouping of 10 democratic countries comprising the G7 and India, among others, to create an alternate source for 5G technology and equipment, to curb reliance on China, reports said on Friday.

Cash handout to poor, workers if situation evolves: FinMin sources

New Delhi (IANS) The government may consider direct cash transfers to the poor and migrant labourers if the current crisis deepens and a situation evolves where this exercise emerges as the best solution, a top Finance Ministry source said on Friday.

Pak chicanery on Indian 'Islamophobia' checkmated at OIC meet

Islamabad (IANS) In a massive reverse for Pakistans Machiavellian manoeuvres, the UAE and Maldives slammed the door on a Pakistani attempt to set up an informal group of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) envoys at the United Nations on Islamophobia.