Direct transfers via Aadhaar saving India from queues, panic during COVID19: Arvind Gupta

New York (IANS) Direct money transfers via Aadhaar and the interoperable software layers called India Stack to India's financially vulnerable population have "saved" the country from long queues and panic during the ongoing COVID19 pandemic and…

CBDT charge sheets 3 IRS officers involved in controversial tax report 'Force'

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued charge sheets to three senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers and has divested them of their current responsibilities for their role and complicity in the preparation of the…

Pak Army's secret book reveals its new tactics for proxy war against India

New Delhi (IANS) Shaken by the two significant actions of the Modi government last year -- the air strike on terror camps in Balakot and the nullification of special status of Jammu & Kashmira -- the Pakistan Army has recalibrated its proxy war tactics…

Car companies go online to get back customers

New Delhi (IANS) Numerous automobile companies have come out with new online platforms to once again attract customers. The move is expected to drive sales going forward as customers might not be inclined to use the traditional sales channels due…

RBI writes off over Rs 68K cr. loans, Choksi among 50 top wilful defaulters: RTI

Mumbai (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has admitted to writing off a staggering amount of Rs 68,607-crores due from 50 Top Wilful Defaulters, including absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi, according to a reply under RTI.

Prominent RTI…

Govt may set up groups to convert pandemic into opportunity

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Government plans to convert the current lockdown into an opportunity to substantially scale up its manufacturing prowess in targeted areas for world dominance.

The commerce ministry is looking to set up small groups…

Top agenda of Modi's 4th conference with CMs - what's next?

New Delhi (IANS) Just six days before the extended lockdown ends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kickstarted his interaction with Chief Ministers of all states and Union territories on Monday morning through a video link. The meeting started at 10 a.m.

3 terrorists killed in Kulgam, J&K

Srinagar (IANS) Three terrorists were killed in an encounter between security forces and militants at Lower Munda in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday morning.

"Op Lower Munda (Kulgam). Three terrorists killed. Joint Operation in…

Big bureaucratic reshuffle in Modi govt; A.K Sharma, Tarun Bajaj move out from PMO

New Delhi (IANS) In a major reshuffle in top bureaucracy of the Narendra Modi government, senior IAS officers A.K. Sharma and Tarun Bajaj were on Sunday moved out of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

Bajaj, a 1988-batch Haryana cadre officer,…

Delhi's COVID-19 patient recovers after plasma therapy

New Delhi (IANS) A 49-year-old man who was administered convalescent plasma therapy at a private hospital in the national capital has fully recovered and was discharged on Sunday.

The man had tested positive on April 4 and was admitted at a…