Trump signs immigration ban, but exempts H1-B professional visa-holders

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order banning many categories of immigration to the US for 60 days but it does not apply to H1-B professional visa-holders.

Trump signed the executive order on Wednesday evening…

DA for Central govt employees frozen till July 2021

New Delhi (IANS) In view of the crisis arising out of COVID-19, government on Thursday decided to freeze payment of additional instalment of dearness allowance (DA) to the Central government employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners falling…

DRDO's mobile viral research lab to speed up COVID-19 screening

New Delhi (IANS) To speed up COVID-19 screening and related research and development activities, a mobile viral research laboratory (MVRL) has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Hyderabad.

The laboratory…

Facebook buying 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio for Rs 43,574 cr, largest FDI in India's tech sector

New York (IANS) It's official. Social media and tech giant Facebook is pouring in Rs 43,574 crore for a 9.99 per cent stake in India's oil-retail-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) led Jio Platforms -- the largest investment…

4 terrorists killed in Kashmir encounter

Srinagar (IANS) Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces at Shopian in South Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.

"All four terrorists killed in the ongoing operation at Melhura, Shopian," police said in a statement.

Cabinet approves Rs 15,000 cr package for fighting COVID-19 outbreak

New Delhi (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 15,000 crore for what it calls �India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package'. The funds will be utilized in 3 phases while for immediate COVID-19 emergency…

WHO, Wuhan Institute data hacked

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) The digital data of World Health Organization, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the Gates Foundation and other institutes working on the novel coronavirus pandemic have been hacked, with thousands of their emails, passwords…

Serum Institute to commence human trials for corona vaccine by Sept-Oct: Adar Poonawalla

New Delhi (IANS) In an exclusive interview with IANS, Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer, Serum Institute of India (SII), has said that SII has associated with US-based biotechnology firm Codagenix and developed a virus-vaccine candidate which…

Shivraj expands cabinet with 5 ministers, 2 from Scindia camp

Bhopal (IANS) Five ministers, including two from the Jyotiraditya Scindia camp, were sworn in by Governor Lalji Tandon on Tuesday noon at the Raj Bhavan in Bhopal. Social distancing was observed throughout the 20-minute ceremony.

Chief Minister…

China includes Arunachal in its updated map

New Delhi (IANS) China has included parts of Arunachal Pradesh within its international boundaries, an updated version issued by Sky Map has revealed.

Sky Map, China's authority on digital maps, is constructed and operated by a unit directly…