India acquires anti-satellite capability: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) India has attained anti-satellite capability, becoming the fourth such country after the US, China and Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday.

The mission was completed within 3 minutes when a pre-determined…

Markets in green: Sensex up 70 pts, Nifty at 11,380

Mumbai (IANS) Key equity indices had a muted start on Tuesday. The benchmark Sensex was up 70 points while the Nifty advanced by 24 points.

Both the indices opened slightly higher after some recovery was seen in the Asian markets after Monday's…

Allies likely to push NDA tally near 300 mark: IANS-CVoter survey

New Delhi (IANS) The State of the Nation March 2019 Wave 2 opinion poll conducted by CVoter for IANS shows the likely vote percentage for the two main poles of national politics, the NDA and UPA in this year's general elections.
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India, China, US see 70% rise in energy demand: IEA

New Delhi (IANS) China, the US and India together accounted for nearly 70 per cent of the rise in energy demand, even as such demand worldwide grew by 2.3 per cent last year, at its fastest pace this decade, the International Energy Agency…

Kingmaker Lalu Yadav's RJD losing ground in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) There was a time when prominent leaders of the UPA in Jharkhand would visit RJD chief Lalu Yadav often but now the party is left fending for itself in the state.

The RJD chief played the role of a kingmaker in Jharkhand. He was…

BJP wipes out terrorists, doesn't feed 'biryani': Adityanath

Gorakhpur (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the Congress of being soft on terrorists while his Bharatiya Janata Party was "proactive and aggressive".

Addressing a public gathering at Numaish grounds…

SBI, Ministry devise plan to pay Jet staff: Sources

New Delhi (IANS) The new interim management of the cash-strapped airline Jet Airways led by state-run SBI to oversee the daily operations and cash flow on Tuesday drew up a plan in consultation with the Civil Aviation Ministry to address…

Mueller report finds no Russia-Trump collusion

New York (IANS) Special Counsel Robert Mueller who investigated Russian interference in US President Donald Trump's 2016 election has concluded that there was no collusion between him or his campaign and Moscow, according to a summary of the report…

Court refuses interim relief to Robert Vadra

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant any interim relief to Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

Vadra has challenged a money laundering case brought against him.

A division bench…

Congress' minimum guarantee to benefit 25 cr poor: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said nearly 25 crore poor people in the country will get financial assistance of Rs 72,000 per annum if the party is voted to power.

Announcing the details of the party's…