NSA's K-concerns: Resumption of normal life, infiltration, JeM threat

Srinagar (IANS) In the back drop of the latest threats issued by the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terror outfit, National security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval reviewed the overall security situation in the Kashmir Valley before flying back to Delhi on Thursday.

FM to meet pvt banks, NBFCs, HFCs on liquidity, credit disbursal

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet private sector banks, NBFCs and Housing finance companies on Thursday, official sources said.

HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank are expected to attend and some…

10 Jharkhand districts declared 'drought' affected by the Centre

Ranchi (IANS) The Central government on Wednesday declared 10 districts of Jharkhand as drought affected, an official said.

"The Central government has announced 10 districts of Jharkhand as drought affected. This will help around…

Sensex up 380 points as US hints at trade-war resolution

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Thursday with the BSE Sensex trading over 380 points.

The domestic market traded in line with the Asian markets as they rose in hopes of a resolution of the prolonged…

India rejects 'uninformed' Labour Party motion on Kashmir

New Delhi (IANS) India on Wednesday termed a motion on Kashmir passed by Britain's Labour Party at its annual conference as "uninformed and unfounded" and aimed at pandering to vote bank interests. India also refused to engage…

17 school students suspended for shouting 'Jai Shri Ram'

Ranchi (IANS) A church-run school in Jharkhand's steel city Jamshedpur has suspended 17 students for allegedly shouting 'Jai Shri Ram' in the school, drawing protests from Hindu-right wing groups on Wednesday.

The matter came to…

Adityanath announces Rs 6,000 per year for divorced women

Lucknow (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced annual support of Rs 6,000 to the victims of triple talaq and also Hindu divorced women till their rehabilitation.

The divorced women will also…

MiG 21 crashes near Gwalior in MP, no casualties

New Delhi (IANS) A MiG 21 fighter aircraft crashed near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday after taking off from the airfield on a training sortie. There were no casualties in the incident, said the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Sources…

India, US very close to trade deal: Trump

New York (IANS) India and the US are very close to concluding a trade deal, and a larger deal is set to be finalised in some time, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, as teams from both sides were engaged in negotiating a limited trade package.

Modi receives Global Goalkeeper Award, dedicates it to 1.3 bn Indians

New York (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Tuesday conferred the Global Goalkeeper Award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat mission. The PM said the honour bestowed on him was for the millions of Indians who participated…