Centre allows stranded migrant workers, students to move during lockdown

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has allowed the movement of students, migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists and others stranded at various places due to the ongoing nationwide lockdown that is in place to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

The Union…

Liquor ban costs states Rs 24,460 cr & counting. Relook on cards?

New Delhi (IANS) Alcohol withdrawal symptoms have been on the rise, ever since the nationwide lockdown brought shutters down in all liquor shops. But the government is having a far harder time adjusting to it than those who simply want to get tipsy.

CBDT charge sheets 3 IRS officers involved in controversial tax report 'Force'

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued charge sheets to three senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers and has divested them of their current responsibilities for their role and complicity in the preparation of the…

Direct transfers via Aadhaar saving India from queues, panic during COVID19: Arvind Gupta

New York (IANS) Direct money transfers via Aadhaar and the interoperable software layers called India Stack to India's financially vulnerable population have "saved" the country from long queues and panic during the ongoing COVID19 pandemic and…

Centre to give all help to states to combat COVID-19: Ashwini Choubey

New Delhi (IANS) Union Health State Minister Ashwini Choubey said that the Central government will leave no stone unturned in fighting against the novel coronavirus pandemic. For this, the Centre is constantly providing the PPEs, testing kits, masks,…

3 terrorists killed in Kulgam, J&K

Srinagar (IANS) Three terrorists were killed in an encounter between security forces and militants at Lower Munda in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday morning.

"Op Lower Munda (Kulgam). Three terrorists killed. Joint Operation in…

Top agenda of Modi's 4th conference with CMs - what's next?

New Delhi (IANS) Just six days before the extended lockdown ends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kickstarted his interaction with Chief Ministers of all states and Union territories on Monday morning through a video link. The meeting started at 10 a.m.

Govt may set up groups to convert pandemic into opportunity

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Government plans to convert the current lockdown into an opportunity to substantially scale up its manufacturing prowess in targeted areas for world dominance.

The commerce ministry is looking to set up small groups…

Pak Army's secret book reveals its new tactics for proxy war against India

New Delhi (IANS) Shaken by the two significant actions of the Modi government last year -- the air strike on terror camps in Balakot and the nullification of special status of Jammu & Kashmira -- the Pakistan Army has recalibrated its proxy war tactics…

Make this Ramzan symbol of patience, goodwill, sensitivity and service: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) In the backdrop of growing number of COVID-19 patients, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to people to turn the month of Ramadan into a symbol of patience, goodwill, sensitivity and service. Modi's message came a…