AGR: Vodafone Idea pays Rs 3,000 cr, says principal amount paid

New Delhi (IANS) Vodafone Idea on Friday has said that it has cleared the principal amount towards AGR dues as it paid Rs 3,354 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday.

The payment comes a day ahead of the Supreme Court's…

Social stigma forcing corona patients to avoid screening in India

New Delhi (IANS) With several reports now emerging that people suspected of coronavirus infection are fleeing from quarantine facilities in India owing to isolation and social stigma fears, this can lead to unnecessary panic and spread of the deadly…

Promising remdesivir drug against COVID-19 in 5 clinical trials

San Francisco (IANS) The most promising drug to potentially treat coronavirus -- Gilead Sciences' remdesivir -- is being given a second shot at clinical trials after three seriously-affected patients in the US treated with remdesivir recovered…

MP Guv asks Assembly Speaker to conduct floor test on Monday

Bhopal (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon late on Saturday asked the Assembly Speaker Narmada Prasad Prajapati to conduct the floor test on Monday, days after 22 Congress MLAs resigned from pushing the Kamal Nath's 15-month-old government…

Karnataka Bank allays fear and panic about safety of deposits

Mangaluru (IANS) The Karnataka Bank has reached out to its shareholders to allay any fear and panic about the safety of deposits and health of the Bank, and not to be carried away by any misleading and concocted reports on India Today channel about…

4 terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Four unidentified terrorists were killed in a shootout with security forces on Sunday morning in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, a CRPF official said.

The encounter took place in the Dayalgam residential area around…

Amit Shah chairs meet with J&K's Apni Party delegation

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired a meeting with a delegation from Jammu and Kashmir's Apni Party and discussed issues like concerns on demographic changes in the erstwhile state, delimitation exercise and grant…

Stock indices expected to bounce back next week

New Delhi (IANS) The key Indian stock indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 -- might get a reprieve from the massive bouts of volatility that have been witnessed lately, as market observers predict a temporary bounce back.

The two key…

Akhilesh claims SP will win 351 seats in 2022

Lucknow (IANS) Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Sunday that his party would win 351 seats in the next state Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

"The BJP can win 300 seats on a false propaganda, then we will win more than 350 seats…

MP: Rebel Congress MLAs seek protection of central forces

Bhopal (IANS) The rebel MLAs of Madhya Pradesh Congress have released videos demanding deployment of central security forces for their security. Several rebel MLAs present in Bengaluru issued a video message to the Speaker.

The Congress has…