UPA to blame for HAL's ouster from Rafale deal: Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS): Rebutting Congress' charges against the Narendra Modi government over the Rafale deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday held the erstwhile UPA regime responsible for Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) being overlooked…

ISRO to launch three more satellites for bandwidth connectivity

Sriharikota (IANS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch three more satellites to provide high-speed bandwidth connectivity to rural areas as part of the government's Digital India programme, an official said on Sunday.

Rajnath in J&K to inaugurate 'smart' border fence, to visit IB

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to inaugurate two pilot projects of "smart" border fencing built under the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) programme.

Pakistan must decide how to live peacefully with neighbours: Rajnath

Jammu (IANS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that he hopes the new government in Pakistan will bring about positive changes in its approach to seek peace with neighbours.

Addressing the media at the BSF headquarters in Paloura…

Amid search for Parrikar's successor, Congress stakes claim to form government

Panaji (IANS): Even as the ruling BJP-led coalition alliance looks for a new leader to replace ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Congress MLAs on Monday staked claim to form a government in Goa.

Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar…

State cleaners to get enhanced pay after undergoing skill development training

Ranchi - CM Raghubar Das said that the Jharkhand government would impart three to five days training to the cleaners and get them in the category of skilled labourers. After this, their remuneration would be Rs 7053 per month which is 6612 rupees…

Sensex plunges over 500 points on weak global cues

Mumbai (IANS): The key Indian equity indices provisionally closed deep in the red on Monday, as the S&P BSE Sensex lost more than 500 points and the NSE Nifty50 slipped by around 140 points amidst negative global cues on concerns over the US-China…

Over 1 lakh duplicate voters in Jaipur deleted from electoral list

Jaipur (IANS): A total of 1,05,299 duplicate/fake voters appeared in Jaipur electoral rolls and all these have been deleted, said district collector Siddharth Mahajan on Saturday.

Congress had recently complained to the Election Commission…

Railways to try Japanese technology in bio-toilets at stations

New Delhi (IANS) Railways will try Japanese technology in bio-toilets, which is different from those being used here, at a few selected stations as a pilot project to ascertain its effectiveness in the Indian system.

While one Japanese…

Indian designer to revive 'Swadeshi spirit' in London

London (IANS) Indian designer Ruchiekka Krishnani will represent India at the India Pakistan London Fashion (IPLF) Season 2 here by showcasing Khadi collection on September 30.

Krishnani, founder of Signature1Concepts and IPLF show…