Pak PM likely to send minister in his place to SCO meet in India

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to send a member of his government in his place to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in New Delhi later this year.


The government in New Delhi…

Group B Streptococcus: Hilleman Labs to make affordable vaccine

New Delhi (IANS) Aiming to develop affordable vaccines in this healthcare sector, a research and development organisation Hilleman Laboratories on Thursday announced its expansion into the area of maternal and child health.

The vaccine, once…

Lalu Prasad's statement recorded in fodder scam case

Ranchi (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday recorded his statement in an ongoing fodder scam case in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here.

Lalu Prasad was earlier brought from the Rajendra…

Sensex tops 42,000 for the first time

Mumbai (IANS) India's benchmark equity index, Sensex, on Thursday touched a record high of 42,000. This came after the US and China signed the first phase of the trade deal.

However, Sensex turned flat after hitting 42,000 mark. At 11.54…

Lalu Prasad appears before CBI court in Ranchi

Ranchi (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday appeared before a special CBI court here to record his statement in another fodder scam case.

Lalu Prasad was brought to the CBI court from paying ward of Rajendra Institute…

India supports US-Taliban negotiated peace deal: CDS

New Delhi (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said that he supported a negotiated peace deal between the US and Taliban in Afghanistan.

Gen. Rawat was speaking along with other world leaders at Raisina dialogue…

Train derailment near Odisha injures 20 passengers

Cuttack (IANS) At least 20 passengers were injured on Thursday after the Bhubaneshwar-Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Express hit a goods train near Salagaon in Odisha, resulting in the derailment of eight coaches, railway officials said.

R.D. Bajpai,…

China draws blank at UNSC consultation on Kashmir

United Nations (IANS) China drew a blank at the Security Council consultation at which it raised the Kashmir issue with members declaring it a bilateral issue and refusing to step in.

Beijing's Permanent Representative Zhang Jun himself…

No decision of cabinet expansion despite end of Kharmas

Ranchi: Despite the end of the period of Kharmas no clarity seems on the horizon as far as the expansion of Hemant cabinet is considered.

It is expected that for the next three-four days confusion would continue to prevail in the state as Chief…

UNSC to hold private talk on Kashmir; no outcome expected

New Delhi/New York (IANS) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members will hold a closed door discussion on Kashmir at China's request on Wednesday night.

Top diplomatic sources said that China has once again sought discussion on…