Basavaraj Bommai sworn-in as 30th Chief Minister of Karnataka

Bengaluru (IANS) Basavaraj Bommai, a senior BJP leader was sworn-in as the 30th Chief Minister of Karnataka by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at a function held in the Glass House of Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. Basavaraj Bommai took oath in the name of…

US and India closely coordinating on Afghanistan

New Delhi (IANS) The US and India are also closely coordinating on regional security issues, such as Afghanistan.

The US supports India's emergence as a leading global power and vital partner in efforts to ensure that the Indo-Pacific is…

7 dead, 27 missing in J&K's Kishtwar cloudburst

Jammu (IANS) Seven people died, 12 were rescued while 27 went missing on Wednesday in flash floods triggered by cloudburst in Jammu and Kishtwar's Kishtwar district.

Shafqat Hussain, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kishtwar told reporters…

Blinken addresses civil society leaders in India visit

New Delhi (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commenced his India visit with an address to civil society leaders.

Speaking to a group of civil society leaders at a New Delhi hotel, Blinken said that the relationship between the US and…

At a time of democratic recession, its vital that US, India stand together: Blinken

New Delhi (IANS) "At a time of rising global threats to democracy and international freedoms -- we talk about a democratic recession -- it's vital that we two world leading democracies continue to stand together in support of these ideals," US…

May send more students to the US this year than ever before: Blinken

New Delhi (IANS) Visiting US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday praised the US mission staff here for processing a record number of visas for Indian students to study in the US, saying "this is where ensuring connections are made", as…

IAF formally inducts Rafale aircraft into 101 Squadron at Hasimara

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday formally inducted the Rafale aircraft into its 101 Squadron at the Air Force Station in Hasimara under the Eastern Air Command (EAC).

Hasimara in West Bengal earlier had a MiG 27 Squadron…

Naresh Goyal, Ajay Singh, Prashant Ruia, PSU chiefs in Pegasus list

New Delhi (IANS) Among the host of names from cross-section of categories whose phone numbers have appeared on the Pegasus Project list, there are also a few businessmen and bureaucrats who have made their way into the alleged surveillance list.

BJP mulling social engineering to control after-tremors in K'taka

Bengaluru (IANS) The BJP, facing daunting task of finding a suitable replacement for the four-and-a-half decade unquestionable leadership of Yediyurappa in Karnataka, is mulling various options, according to party insiders. The options include establishing…

Bommai, Shettar in race for new Karnataka Chief Minister

Bengaluru (IANS) As the countdown begins for the selection of the new Karnataka Chief Minister, sources reveal that former ministers Basavaraj Bommai, and Murugesh Nirani and BJP MLA Aravind Bellad are in the final race for the post.

Another…