Factually incorrect: India rejects Bangladesh media reports' claims of floods due to Tripura dam

New Delhi (IANS) Amid reports in Bangladesh dailies that current flood situation in the neighbouring country has been caused by opening of the Dumbur dam upstream of the Gumti River in Tripura, India on Thursday pointed out that the flood is not because…

India mobile phone exports reach $6.5 billion in April-July, iPhones lead

New Delhi (IANS) Led by iPhones, exports of mobile phones from India reached $6.5 billion in the April-July period (Q1 FY25) – an almost 40 per cent surge from the same period last fiscal (FY23), industry data showed on Thursday. 

iPhone exports…

PM Modi invites Poland to join 'Make in India, Make for World' initiative

Warsaw (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited companies from Poland to join the 'Make in India, Make for the World' initiative as both countries decided to transform the bilateral relationship into a strategic partnership…

2016 Nabha jailbreak mastermind extradited from Hong Kong

Chandigarh (IANS) In a major breakthrough after six years of extradition process, the Punjab Police on Thursday extradited the mastermind behind the 2016 Nabha jailbreak incident in which six wanted criminals, including two terrorists, escaped from…

People with criminal background will not be given membership in MP: BJP

Bhopal (IANS) To make politics clean, the BJP on Thursday said that the party will not give membership to the people with criminal backgrounds.

“We will reach our target of 1.5 crore membership. However, to make politics clean and free from…

SC to constitute panel to resolve grievances of protesting farmers on Punjab-Haryana border

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will constitute, within a week, a committee to amicably resolve the grievances of the farmers protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border.  

A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant asked…

PM Modi embarks on three-day visit to Poland, Ukraine

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to Poland and Ukraine to lay the foundation for stronger bilateral ties with the two nations. 

He will first arrive in Poland on Wednesday, marking the first visit…

Sexual abuse case: Internet services suspended in Badlapur

Badlapur (IANS) After protests over the alleged sexual abuse of two girls in Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district, internet services in the town were suspended to prevent the spread of misinformation.

The police have stepped up security…

India’s target of $55 trillion economy is ambitious but achievable: IMF official

New Delhi (IANS) India’s economy is projected to grow to $55 trillion by 2047 if the country is able to register an average real growth rate of 8 per cent in the coming years which is an ambitious but achievable target, IMF executive director Krishnamurthy…

Rajnath Singh to embark on four-day US visit for high-level defence talks

New Delhi (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on an official visit to the United States from August 23 to 26, at the invitation of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, to further enhance the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic…