DGCA extends ban on intl commercial flights till Oct 31

New Delhi (IANS) The Directorate General of Central Aviation (DGCA) has decided to extend the ban on scheduled international commercial flights till October 31, considering the Covid-19 scenario.

In a notification issued on Tuesday, the DGCA,…

Modi chairs meeting of council of ministers

New Delhi (IANS) A meeting of the Council of Ministers was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In this crucial meeting, Modi reviewed the progress report of many projects.

According to sources, in Tuesday's…

Rain play havoc ahead of Bengal bypoll

Kolkata (IANS) Six persons, including a child and his mother, were trapped inside when a building collapsed in North Kolkata's Ahiritola on Wednesday.

The collapse was the result of continuous rain in the city since midnight. The administration…

Intel agencies ask forces to avoid social media at sensitive locations

New Delhi (IANS) Amid heightened security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and western borders after Taliban took over Kabul, Intelligence agencies in their fresh report to the government, have suggested that security personnel must avoid using various…

Power blackouts now rolled out in Beijing and Shanghai

New Delhi (IANS) China has now started rolling blackouts in Beijing and Shanghai, metropolises home to 48 million people, as the country struggles with crippling power shortages that have hit key factories in a further threat to the economy, Nikkei…

US concerned about Pak nuclear weapons after Taliban takeover

New Delhi (IANS) Top US generals had warned US President Joe Biden that a rushed withdrawal from Afghanistan could increase risks to Pakistan's nuclear weapons and the country's security, Dawn reported.

"We estimated an accelerated…

Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah, sets off buzz

New Delhi (IANS) Amid speculations, former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday evening called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The meeting is underway at Shah's official residence here.

Since Tuesday, there has been speculation…

CPEC in doldrums, no work done in last three years

Islamabad/New Delhi (IANS) Chairman of Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee on Planning Salim Mandviwala recently said the Chinese Ambassador and companies had complained about the slow pace of work on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)…

Jharkhand is leveraging solar energy to provide year-round irrigation facilities

Ranchi: Promotion of farming activities and increasing the farmer's income has been one of the utmost priorities of the state government led by chief minister Hemant Soren.

Schemes like Mukhyamantri Pashudhan Vikas Yojna, Birsa Harit Gram…

Delhi riots: HC says premeditated conspiracy, not on spur of the moment

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court has said the last year's riots did not take place on the spur of the moment, rather it was a "pre-planned" and "premeditated" conspiracy to disturb law and order in the capital. The three-day violence left…