Search on for 8 missing climbers in Nanda Devi

New Delhi/Londo (IANS) A search is underway for seven climbers -- four Britons, two Americans and an Australian -- and their Indian liaison officer, who went missing a week ago during an expedition to the Nanda Devi peak in Uttarakhand, CNN reported…

Congress social media head goes missing from Twitter

New Delhi (IANS) Days after the announcement of Lok Sabha results, the official Twitter handle of Congress social media head Divya Spandana, known for targeting the BJP, has gone missing from the micro-blogging site.

A search…

Muslim Trinamool MLA's inclusion sparks discontent in Bengal BJP

Kolkata (IANS) There is rising discontent in the West Bengal BJP against the induction of Trinamool Congress' Labhpur legislator Monirul Islam, with a key district level functionary even threatening to quit with his supporters if the…

Sonia Gandhi remains Congress Parliamentary Party leader

New Delhi (IANS) UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will continue as the Congress Parliamentary Party leader as the newly elected members of the party in Lok Sabha once again elected her as the leader of the CPP during their first meeting on Saturday…

Trump to formally announce 2nd campaign at June 18 rally

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced that he will formally launch his re-election campaign for the 2020 election at a rally in Orlando, Florida, on June 18.

The kick-off rally will be alongside First Lady Melania…

Congress gears up for presidium as Rahul targets old guard

New Delhi (IANS) The fallout from the Congress party's second consecutive general election rout is coinciding with Rahul Gandhi's obstinacy about not withdrawing his resignation to give shape to a presidium-like apparatus that could lead…

It's official: Unemployment rate at 45-year high

New Delhi (IANS) It is now official that the country has indeed been witnessing jobless growth.

Months after rejecting the claim by a leaked report that India's unemployment rate had touched a 45-year high, the government admitted…

First Modi 2.0 Cabinet extends PM Kisan scheme to more farmers

New Delhi (IANS) In a major push to boost rural consumption, the Modi government in its first Cabinet meeting decided to cover all the farmers, irrespective of their land holdings, under PM Kisan scheme that promises to transfer Rs 6,000 in their…

Q4 FY19 GDP growth slumps to 5.8% from 7.7% YoY FY18

New Delhi (IANS) The GDP growth rate of the country plunged to 5.8 per cent during the January-March quarter of the financial year 2018-19, from 7.7 per cent growth witnessed during the same quarter of the previous year, data from the Central Statistical…

Modi shuffles Top 4: Shah gets Home, Rajnath Defence, Nirmala Finance, Jaishankar MEA

New Delhi (IANS) The top four slots in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Team 2.0 have new faces rejigging key portfolios, with Amit Shah, who crafted a Modi wave in the elections, getting charge of the Home Ministry and effectively becoming…