Delhi Assembly session extended till March 3 to discuss CAG report; 21 AAP MLAs suspended for 3 sittings

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday suspended 21 AAP legislators from attending the proceedings for the next three sittings even as the session was extended by three days for discussion on the CAG report on excise policy…

Fight against obesity: PM Modi invites 10 prominent personalities to spread awareness

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invited ten prominent personalities to join the national movement against obesity and promote awareness about healthy food consumption, aligning with his Fit India initiative. 

Among those…

No response when rescue teams called out names, says Telangana minister

Hyderabad (IANS) Teams engaged in the operation to rescue eight trapped workers from an under-construction tunnel which collapsed on Saturday in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district, received no response when they called out names of the trapped men,…

Talks with farmers end on positive note; next meeting on March

Chandigarh (IANS) The second round of meeting between a three-member Central government delegation, led by Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and protesting farmer unions ended here after three hours on Saturday night with a positive…

Congress accuses US Prez and BJP of misleading public on USAID funding, demands white paper

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress party has intensified its attack on the BJP and US President Donald Trump, accusing both of brazenly lying about USAID funding to India. The party has demanded the release of a comprehensive white paper detailing all…

Union ministers Chouhan, Joshi to lead fresh round of talks with protesting farmers in Chandigarh today

Chandigarh (IANS) The next round of talks, the second in this month, with protesting farmers by government representatives led by Union ministers will be held in Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, on Saturday evening over their long-pending…

Bid to rig polls: ED lens over USAID’s partners in crime in India

New Delhi (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement, along with other security and financial agencies, has initiated preliminary steps to identify Indian entities and individuals who served as conduits for receiving the now-scrapped USAID’s $21 million…

Army soldier injured in landmine explosion near LoC in J&K's Poonch

Jammu (IANS) An Army soldier was injured on Saturday in a landmine explosion near the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.  

Officials said that during routine patrolling near LoC, an Army personnel accidentally…

Under-construction tunnel collapses in Telangana, seven workers feared trapped

Hyderabad (IANS) Seven workers are feared trapped after a portion of an under-construction tunnel as part of Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) collapsed in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district on Saturday. 

At least 50 workers were on the site…

Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed top aide to PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said on Saturday. 

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment…