India-Australia to finalise economic cooperation agreement by this year

New Delhi (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday said that his country and India have agreed on an early conclusion of the ambitious comprehensive economic cooperation agreement, expecting it to be finalised by this year itself.

Modi raises issue of temple attacks with Australian Prime Minister

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday raised the issue of incidents of attacks on temples in Australia with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese.

Modi raised the issue during the course of bilateral talks between the…

3,038 lab confirmed H3N2 influenza cases in India, two deaths

New Delhi (IANS) After the outbreak of the seasonal H3N2 influenza across the country, two deaths have been reported from Karnataka and Haryana. So far, 3,038 laboratory confirmed H3N2 influenza cases have been reported from across the country.

Industrial output rises to 5.2% in January

New Delhi (IANS) India's industrial output or index of industrial production (IIP) went up by 5.2 per cent in January, according to data released on Friday by the statistics ministry. It was 4.7 per cent in December 2022.

For the April-January…

LIFE mission case: Swapna Suresh to make more revelations today

Kochi (IANS) Accused in the Life Mission bribery case Swapna Suresh will on Thursday evening make more revelations regarding alleged attempts being made for a settlement in the gold smuggling case -- in which she is the prime accused.

This…

Rumours of attacks on migrants in TN spread day after I called for Oppn unity: Stalin

Chennai (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Thursday alleged that rumours of migrant workers from Bihar being attacked in the state, had emanated a day after his call for opposition unity against the BJP.

Responding to questions during…

ED raids premises linked to two separatist leaders in J&K

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted raids at the premises belonging to two separatist leaders -- Hurriyat Conference's Qazi Yasir, and J&K Salvation Movement chairman Zaffar Bhat in connection with a Prevention of…

Gujarat IAS officer held hostage during inspection, 3 arrested

Himmatnagar (Gujarat) (IANS) An IAS officer was held hostage for hours and thrashed by a group of fishermen here, said the police on Thursday.

The incident happened on March 4 evening, and a late-night complaint was lodged against 17 persons.…

Twitterati slams Bharat Matrimony over new Holi video ad

New Delhi (IANS) Bharat Matrimony's latest video commercial on the occasion of Holi has sparked debate, with several people accusing the matrimonial website for hurting their religious sentiments.

The video released on March 8, also marked…

Cryptocurrency transactions to come under money laundering provisions: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) Any participation in transactions involving virtual digital assets or cryptocurrency, would come under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act or PMLA, the Centre has said.

This was announced through a gazette notification,…