An-32 to continue flying in mountains: IAF chief

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief B.S. Dhanoa on Monday said that the An-32 aircraft will continue to fly in the mountains as there was no other option.

His remarks come over two weeks after an An-32 crashed in Arunachal Pradesh…

RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya resigns

Mumbai (IANS) RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya has quit six months before the end of his term, sources said on Monday.

Acharya had joined as the RBI Deputy Governor in January 2017. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did not respond to queries…

Railways plans to run Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah trains at 160 kmh

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to reduce travel time, the Indian Railways, under its 100-day action plan, envisages increasing the speeds of trains on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes at an investment of over Rs 13,500 crore, officials said.

MP to run 'Save Water' campaign, 'Water Cell' formed

Bhopal (IANS) Madhya Pradesh government will run "Save Water" campaign with the suggestions and involvement of common people. A state level "Water Cell" has also been constituted for the purpose.

Chief Minister Kamal Nath…

99.99% of party functionaries, representatives honest: Trinamool

Kolkata (IANS) Facing the heat on the cut-money issue, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday accused the media of resorting to 'misreport, misquote and misrepresent statements" made by its chairperson Mamata Banerjee and quoted…

21st century should be remembered as India’s century: Raghubar Das

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that with the use of Technology knowledge and Science changes are being visible in the world and the country also needs to make its optimum utilisation so that a new Jharkhand and a new India can…

11 dead, many injured as tent collapses during religious gathering in Rajasthan

Jaipur (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and many injured when a massive tent erected for people attending a religious gathering collapsed during a storm in Rajasthan's Barmer on Sunday, police said.

Police said the death toll could…

Would love to see half the House comprised of women: Sumalatha

New Delhi (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Sumalatha Ambareesh, who made history by becoming the first independent woman candidate to enter the Lok Sabha from Karnataka, envisions a House that comprises 50 per cent female members.

"We have…

Four militants killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar (IANS) Four militants were killed on Sunday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.

Defence Ministry spokesman, Colonel Rajesh Kalia said: "Four terrorists have been killed…

India rejects US report on its minorities' status

New Delhi (IANS) India on Sunday rejected a US State Department report which made certain critical comments regarding the status of minorities here, saying it has "no locus standi" to "pronounce on the state of our citizens' constitutionally…